Besides its dazzling open world and quirky questlines, did you know that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is celebrated for its historical accuracy? Well of course you know, because that’s all everyone and their great aunt have been talking about for the past few weeks. As a historical RPG set in the year 1403, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has no elves, goblins, or dragons – just peasants, knights, and drunken priests.
Despite all this talk, however, a closer look reveals that the game does contain many historical inaccuracies. As in all games, some of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s core features must fundamentally differ from real life, such as world size, a lack of bathroom breaks, and the protagonist’s impressive carrying capacity. While it’s only fair to accept these as absolute necessities, at a slightly more ‘surface level’, some features might’ve been more realistic – so why aren’t they? And more importantly, why doesn’t it matter?
