Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Shares rank 18 of 33 role-playing games by recommenders
Recommended for its realistic 15th-century European setting and a hardcore mode that rewards careful, challenging play.
Recommended for its realistic 15th-century European setting and a hardcore mode that rewards careful, challenging play.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Realistic medieval simulation based on history
“is unique in that it's not only based on real 15th century European”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “What Did Medieval Peasants Know? (2022)” “it's basically medieval simulator. Actually pretty good one.”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “What Are Your Guilty Displeasures?” “KCD is not perfect but much better for historical accuracy”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “High Density Living, 2000 Years Ago: Inside the Roman Apartment Building” Hardcore mode and challenge runs
“The hardcore mode of Kingdom Come: Deliverance really made me appreciate the game”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Maybe the Default Settings Are Too High” “Try Kingdom Come Deliverance (1 or 2) with the "do not kill anyone" achievement”
Comment from 27 May 2026 in “Splinter Cell veteran says realistic modern lighting has screwed up stealth game”
Other role-playing games people recommend
The four most recommended other role-playing games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 71 | 11 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 58 | 10 | 85% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Ultima VII Revisited | 24 | 7 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Disco Elysium | 23 | 1 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Kingdom Come: DeliveranceThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“are excellent and have won a ton of awards”
“KCD is not perfect but much better for historical accuracy”
“Try Kingdom Come Deliverance (1 or 2) with the "do not kill anyone" achievement”
“it's basically medieval simulator. Actually pretty good one.”
“Kingdom Come: Deliverance and KCD2 were better.”
“The hardcore mode of Kingdom Come: Deliverance really made me appreciate the game”
“is unique in that it's not only based on real 15th century European”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.