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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 398 sampled Steam reviews (343 positive / 55 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing32% mention it
- Combat22% mention it
- World & exploration16% mention it
- Bugs & crashes9% mention it
- Controls & UI6% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Combat35% mention it
- Bugs & crashes27% mention it
- Story & writing25% mention it
- Controls & UI18% mention it
- Grind & repetition13% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
65%
31 reviews
5-15h
75%
57 reviews
15-40h
81%
77 reviews
40-100h
92%
136 reviews
100h+
96%
97 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 72 | 35 |
| Creator reviews (2 tracked) | – | 86 | 1 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 84% | 78 | 1268 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 84 | 131 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 81% | 75 | 3000 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Apr 14, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 6343 total reviews in window · weighted 213.8 up / 45.3 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (162)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 70
“Kingdom Come is an interesting project, but with all its brilliant ideas, today it remains incredibly incomplete - especially on consoles.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Kingdom Come is a unique roleplaying experience, full of interesting ideas and brutal medieval atmosphere. Which would be awesome, if not for a bunch of bugs and technical issues.”
read full review ↗ - 20
“A plethora of technical limitations transform this game's quest for verisimilitude into a kind of farce.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an amazing game with fantastic production values and breathtaking graphics. It’s a perfect RPG that stays true to the real world and historical accuracy. Thanks to its story, numerous side quests, and activities, the game will become a real time-sink, as it will simply draw you in. Some players might not fully appreciate the unique combat system, which is quite complex at first. However, if you devote a few hours to the game and let it fully guide you through the basics of gameplay, you’ll be rewarded with a spectacular experience in a world you won’t want to leave.”
read full review ↗ - 50
“At the moment, we'd recommend waiting this one out until it gets a few more updates. Underneath a myriad of technical muddles lies a serviceable RPG, although right now, it's nowhere close to what it could be.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Despite some bugs and technical issues at the launch, this game will offer you almost 100 hours of pure historical RPG joy.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Kingdom Come: Deliverance transforms the mundane into something special, intertwines its mechanics with both its narrative and setting in a way that few games managed to do it.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Kingdom Come: Deliverance guarantees excellent fun. It truly is a unique RPG that has all the qualities needed to become a cult classic among the fans of more hardcore games. The world, the story and the urge to explore are superb. Unfortunately, some technical issues and a controversial saving system can taint the overall impression.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Sure, it’s not the first game to eschew fantasy and science fiction trappings or feature a historically-accurate setting, but not many have yet done so to such a satisfying end result, not to mention going the open-world route and still succeeding, for the most part, brilliantly.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Overall, Kingdom Come: Deliverance gets a 9/10, the gameplay is amazing, replacing my need to play Skyrim for quite some time to come. Swordplay is smooth and unforgiving to those who rush in, setting your character up is immersive and engaging, skill progression is rewarding and clearly displayed with diplomacy being rather in-depth.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Kingdom Come: Deliverance is so full of issues that it's hard to sit here and tell you that it's worth the $60 (USD) price they're asking. I would strongly suggest that you wait a few months to see what sort of shape the game is in at that point in time.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Despite the drawbacks of ambitious endeavors, Kingdom Come: Deliverance succeeds in bringing a believable medieval world to the player.”
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Patch history
- Patch Notes: Bug Fixes and Improved HD SoundsApr 14, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.9.7: Rewards & stability updateFeb 13, 2026
- Czech & Japanese voiceovers are here!Feb 13, 2023
- Steam Deck Compatibility PatchApr 25, 2022
- Ukrainian Language PakDec 18, 2020
- Patch for Korean translationJul 17, 2020