10 Best Games To Play After Beating Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is unlike any other RPG out there. It offers an unparalleled immersive open-world steeped in historical realism and deep RPG mechanics with meaningful consequences. As such, it can be quite hard to find something that quite fits the bill to scratch the itch it leaves after its final credits roll. Fortunately, while there isn't anything exactly like KC:D2 - and likely won't be for quite some time - there are a lot of games that either share specific elements or give a similar experience.
From some of the most immersive open-world games of all time to games that directly inspired the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series, there are plenty of excellent titles players can pick up after beating KC:D2. Many of these are indie titles and thus lack the same level of scope and budget that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been blessed with. Nevertheless, every game is worth checking out, especially for those with a keen interest in historical RPGs.
10 The Emperor's Own (Volga Studios)
A Historical RPG Set In 19th Century Russia
Kingdom Come: Deliverance and its sequel are exceptionally rare as there are no other historical RPGs like them in existence. Of course, there is the Assassin's Creed series, but the many liberties it takes with its history, coupled with its penchant for the supernatural and its lack of meaningful RPG systems makes it pale in comparison to the dedication to historical accuracy and detail seen in Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
This is where The Emperor's Own comes in, a game that sits neatly between Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Assassin's Creed. It is a historical RPG, one that is set in an alternate history based on 19th century Russia, that borrows from KC:D2's in-depth RPG mechanics. It features meaningful choices, lots of dialogue, a vibrant world to explore, and a huge focus on narrative. Currently, there is only a free Alpha test that contains a large portion of the game for people to try, but it is definitely worth it for Kingdom Come: Deliverance fans.
9 Dragon Age: Inquisition (Bioware)
A Great Medieval Fantasy RPG
Dragon Age: Inquisition differs from Kingdom Come: Deliverance rather significantly. Not only is it not a historical RPG, but rather a fantasy one, but it is also a third-person game with a mix of real-time and tactical pause combat. However, despite their stark differences, there's a lot in Dragon Age: Inquisition that fans of Kingdom Come: Deliverance will rather enjoy.
Most importantly, the dynamics between Henry, Hans Capon, and the rest of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's lovable cast feels somewhat reminiscent of the player character and their companions in Inquisition. Additionally, Dragon Age: Inquisition's focus on the political machinations of its world mirrors that of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's war-torn Bohemia. There's certainly enough here for RPG enthusiasts and KC:D2 fans to enjoy.
8 Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord (TaleWorlds Entertainment)
A Sprawling RPG That Lets The Player Carve Their Own Story
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is one of the most ambitious RPGs ever made, as, much like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, it allows players to truly carve out their own stories. Much like its predecessors, Bannerlord is set in a fictional world that's heavily inspired by the real medieval world, although fans can mod it to be set during a specific time period, or even in popular fantasy worlds, such as Game of Thrones. Players will start out with nothing and can carve their own path across the world.
From completing odd jobs for nobles and establishing trade routes to raising armies and conquering the world, there are so many options when it comes to how players can approach their story in Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord. It is easy to spend hundreds of hours in Bannerlord, especially as its strategic battles, which see the player fight alongside their troops as they command them, can end up becoming epic encounters.
7 Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft)
A Medieval Historical RPG
The closest Assassin's Creed game to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 would be Valhalla. Set in medieval England and, during some sequences, Norway, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a sprawling RPG with some of the most stunning vistas in all of gaming. It switched up the formula quite significantly, splitting its huge open world into large areas filled with hidden side quests and emergent moments made to make the world feel more alive.
While it lacks the same level of depth as Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 when it comes to its RPG mechanics, Valhalla is a critically acclaimed and enjoyable romp through medieval England that offers the same historical fantasy of encountering real people as KC:D2. Those with nearly a hundred hours to spare - those who've completed Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 absolutely have the time - should check out Valhalla.
6 STALKER 2 (GSC Game World)
An Immersive Open-World RPG
STALKER 2 proved to be a smash hit when it launched, offering Xbox fans a truly immersive and unique RPG that served as an excellent follow-up to the original beloved trilogy. It features a sprawling and harsh open world for players to explore, full of dynamic activities to complete, strange characters to meet, and a lot of terrifying monsters. Much like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, STALKER 2 has a lot of survival mechanics that make navigating through the Zone a challenge.
STALKER 2's dedication to realism, despite its sci-fi setting, is also another similarity it shares with KC:D2. Players can expect impressive animations, meaningful decisions, and a world that reacts to the player's choices while also existing outside of them. While it trades swords for guns and medieval Europe for a horrifying apocalyptic wasteland, STALKER 2 is surprisingly a lot like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
5 Crusader Kings 3 (Paradox Development Studio)
A Grand Strategy Game With An RPG Twist
While there may not be a lot of open-world RPGs like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, there are a handful of strategy games that manage to evoke the same feelings. Perhaps the best at this is Crusader Kings 3, a game that balances the medieval historical fantasy that KC:D2 so painstakingly creates while offering surprisingly deep RPG mechanics that let players roleplay the leader they wish to be.
CK3 comes off the back of the enormous and free Crusader Kings 2 and is slowly implementing a lot of its best features while adding even more of its own through DLC. Players can have children - who they'll later play as when their first character dies - conquer kingdoms, build alliances, join cults, and so much more while contending with a fully simulated world. The combination of its deep RPG mechanics and compelling RTS gameplay are what make it one of the best strategy games of all time.
4 Medieval 2: Total War (Creative Assembly)
The Best Medieval Grand Strategy Game
In a similar vein to Crusader Kings 3, Medieval 2: Total War offers a grand strategy experience across the medieval world, allowing players to take on the role of one of many factions and attempt to rule over everyone. It's an incredibly deep RTS game that still holds up today thanks to its ability to simulate huge battles that the player has direct control of.
While it lacks the RPG mechanics of Crusader Kings 3 - players don't really control a specific ruler as much as they do an entire kingdom - its huge real-time battles and engrossing political gameplay more than makeup for it. Players who want the grand campaign experience as well as the ability to control thousands of soldiers will thoroughly enjoy Medieval 2: Total War.
3 Dragon's Dogma 2 (Capcom)
A Truly Immersive Fantasy RPG
Much like Dragon Age: Inquisition, on a surface level it would appear that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Dragon's Dogma 2 have very little in common. After all, Dragon's Dogma 2 is a fantasy RPG in which players fight giant trolls and dragons, not bandits and knights. However, while their settings are different, Dragon's Dogma 2 is one of the few RPGs that truly value immersion, much like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
Dragon's Dogma 2 is all about the journey, and it achieves this through its dynamic and emergent gameplay. It's hard to know what to expect while venturing from one city to another, as anything could happen. The world in Dragon's Dogma 2 feels truly alive in a way that no other fantasy RPG has achieved, but that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 fans will absolutely enjoy.
2 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Softworks)
A Clear Inspiration For Kingdom Come: Deliverance
While in many ways Kingdom Come: Deliverance felt like the antidote to Skyrim's relaxed RPG mechanics, it is still nevertheless clearly heavily inspired by the Elder Scrolls series. In fact, fans of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, will likely recognize a lot of the UI elements in Kingdom Come: Deliverance and its sequel, as they're very similar. Fortunately, the similarities between these two games go far beyond UI elements, as Oblivion also features an immersive world and gripping RPG mechanics that truly allow the player to roleplay their custom character.
With an Oblivion remake potentially coming soon, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 fans have no excuse not to try it. Its medieval fantasy setting will appeal to those who prefer the more realistic world of KC:D2, and its emergent gameplay and immersive world will delight those who enjoy roaming Bohemia. It does lack the survival elements, although there are plenty of mods for the game that greatly enhance the experience and add a lot of the gameplay elements Kingdom Come: Deliverance fans have grown accustomed to.
1 Medieval Dynasty (Render Cube)
A Medieval RPG Life Sim
Perhaps the closest game in tone, style, and depth to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is Medieval Dynasty. This life sim allows players to live a life as a medieval peasant, tasked with simply surviving through the harsh conditions that Kingdom Come: Deliverance fans are all too familiar with. In Medieval Dynasty, players can build their own farm - and eventually upgrade to a whole city - raise a family, hunt, and even play co-op with a friend.
With a huge open world to explore, dynamic seasons to survive, NPCs to interact with, bandits to fight, and quests to complete, Medieval Dynasty is essentially Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 but without a pre-defined narrative. Rather, players have to craft their own stories while literally crafting their own homes and towns. For fans of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, it doesn't get much better than Medieval Dynasty.
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- ESRB
- Mature 17+ // Use of Alcohol, Blood and Gore, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity
- Developer(s)
- Warhorse Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Deep Silver
- Engine
- CryEngine
- Number of Players
- 1
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- February 4, 2025
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- February 4, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- February 4, 2025
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
