"Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Hits 1 Million Sales in 24 Hours"

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 had a stellar launch, achieving $1 million in sales and garnering positive reviews. Dive into the details of the game's first-day success and discover an intriguing Easter egg that players have found.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Massive Success at Launch

Overwhelming Hit in Sales and Popularity Across All Platforms

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (KCD2) has taken the gaming world by storm, achieving remarkable success in both sales and positive reviews across all platforms. Warhorse Studios proudly announced via Twitter (X) that the game sold over 1 million copies on its launch day, February 4, 2025. This impressive feat outshines its predecessor, which took over nine days to reach the same milestone.

According to SteamDB, KCD2 boasted 176,285 concurrent players within the last 6 hours at the time of writing, significantly surpassing KCD1's all-time peak of 96,069 players. On the PlayStation Store homepage in the U.S., KCD2 ranks 12th among all games at the time of writing.

The game also earned a "Mighty" rating from OpenCritic, with a score of 89 and a 97% critic recommendation rate, reflecting its strong reception among reviewers.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Creative Director Responds to Negative Reviews

Despite the overwhelmingly positive feedback from fans and critics, KCD2 has not been immune to criticism and negative reviews. KCD2's Creative Director, Daniel Vávra, took to Twitter (X) to address the negative ratings the game received from certain critics.

Some video game review outlets have given KCD2 significantly lower scores than its average rating from other sites, often describing the gameplay experience as a "slog" or suggesting that it requires more effort than it should. These lower scores have impacted the game's overall rating on OpenCritic, which aggregates ratings from various sources. Vávra responded to these critiques on Twitter (X), humorously questioning the "excellent journalistic standards" of these outlets.

Ongoing Online Criticism on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Vávra has also been vocal in countering online attacks on KCD2, particularly regarding the inclusion of same-sex romance options. On Twitter (X), he called out several Metacritic user reviews that criticized KCD2 as a "historically inaccurate DEI game." Vávra urged fans to leave their own reviews and report bots posting negative comments on review sites.

He emphasized that the LGBTQ+ content and scenes in the game are optional, depending entirely on the player's choices. As an open-world medieval game, KCD2 offers players a wide range of options to tailor their gaming experience to their preferences.