Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a hyperrealistic RPG in both setting and gameplay that captured the hearts of players back in 2019.
Now, its sequel is set to launch on February 4, 2025, with the developers promising it will be “twice as big”. We can expect longer gameplay, additional quests, and, most excitingly… a larger map!
What will the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 map size look like? What changes in the game world can we anticipate? Today, we’ll share everything we know based on leaks, trailers, and official information from Warhorse Studios.
Map Comparison: How the Map in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Is Larger and More Detailed
In an interview, Tobias Stolz-Zwilling, the lead designer of both KCD and its sequel, made a somewhat enigmatic statement: “Doubling the size could mean many things — the map size, the number of quests, new mechanics. I believe the answer lies in a mix of all of them!”.[1]
We know for certain that the game will continue Henry’s adventures, with the events taking place immediately after those in the first game, within the same year. Naturally, players will find themselves in roughly the same area — Bohemia.
However, the developers have announced that the game world size will be doubled compared to KCD. Due to its scale, it will be divided into two maps. Leaks suggest that one of these maps will feature the area around a large medieval city — Kuttenberg.
The expanded world isn’t just about size; it’s also about depth. The promise of more quests, random NPC encounters, and other gameplay features means we’ll see more detailed maps with new locations and interactive elements. This is especially significant in the Kingdom Come series, where there are no randomly spawning NPCs. Each character has a home, a job, and specific places they frequent. Doubling the number of NPCs will naturally lead to the addition of new locations where these characters live and work.
Fan Expectations: What Players Are Saying About the Expanded Map
The expectations for the game are sky-high. And rightly so — the first Kingdom Come set a very high bar, and the promises for the sequel are truly ambitious.
Players are speculating not only about new mechanics and features (like crossbows and their related combat systems) but also about the new maps and the expanded world. Among player comments, we see plenty of speculation about the areas available for exploration. Kuttenberg is confirmed, but fans of KCD are wondering if we’ll revisit the Torsky area or if the developers have designed an entirely new map that takes Henry to a different part of Bohemia.
Conclusion
There’s no denying that a larger world opens up opportunities for significantly more exploration — provided it isn’t empty, as is sometimes the case with games offering vast but ultimately uninteresting maps.
Given the wealth of engaging activities Warhorse included in KCD and the official announcements about doubling everything, we can only hope that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 delivers a truly massive and captivating world to explore!
Source:
- 1. https://www.ign.com/articles/warhorse-studios-kingdom-come-deliverance-ii-interview