The answer: although it is a videogame and not meant to be a pure simulation, far, far more than I would’ve ever expected was firmly based in reality.Īs an open-world, first-person RPG, the player will travel over parts of what was then called Bohemia.

That took me by surprise, and led to me constantly questioning every aspect of the game to find out how much was real, and how much was fiction. When watching an opening cinematic listing off events regarding power struggles and kings plotting for dominance, I laughed at some of it (to be fair, it was genuinely humorous) and when asked how they came up with it, it turned out it was all completely true historical fact. The player steps into the role of a blacksmith’s son in a small village set in the early summer of 1403 in the area that is now known as the Czech Republic. I didn’t know much about the game before going into the meeting, but after seeing what it’s got in store, I was quite impressed with their effort.įor starters, take the setting. He walked me through some builds and answered every question I had. Today, I spent 90 minutes with Tobias Stolz-Zwilling of Warhorse Studios. I’ve played many games with historical elements and many based in certain historical periods, but I don’t think I’ve ever come across a game that takes the historical angle as seriously, or to such lengths as Kingdom Come: Deliverance does.

Kingdom come 3rd person