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Warhorse Studios has confirmed that the upcoming action-adventure RPGKingdom Come: Deliverance 2will not feature Denuvo. The developer also made it clear thatKingdom Come: Deliverance 2won’t include DRM of any kind when it’s released in February 2025.
Over the past few years, many developers have begun utilizing DRM (Digital Rights Management) to help combat game piracy. These systems can take many different forms, with some titles requiring a constant internet connection to play and others only allowing a game to be installed once on a single device. One of the most notorious of these systems is Denuvo, which many gamers claim negatively impacts game performance and causes damage to SSDs. Recently,Denuvo spoke out against these claims, though many in the gaming community are still against its inclusion in new titles.
While highlightingKingdom Come: Deliverance 2gameplayonTwitch, Warhorse Studios PR chief Tobias Stolz-Zwilling confirmed that the game won’t include Denuvo or any form of DRM, despite ongoing rumors to the contrary. The PR head also asked fans to stop bringing up the subject and reminded the community to await official information from Warhorse before assuming something to be true. “Let’s bury that thing and let’s never ever talk about it anymore," Stolz-Zwilling said. “What we can talk about though is the game.” Rumors about Denuvo’s inclusion inKingdom Come: Deliverance 2stemmed from an apparent email from the publisher, though this seems to have been proven false.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Won’t Feature Any DRM
The inclusion of Denuvo continues to be a thorn in many player’s sides, with several recent heavy hitters adding the technology. Upon its release in January 2023,the Square Enix RPGForspokenincluded Denuvo, though the company quietly removed the controversial software in July 2023. With some DRM services negatively impacting game performance, many fans of the originalKingdom Come: Deliveranceare relieved to know that the tech won’t be included in the sequel, as the first game already struggled with long loading times and bugs. Many are hopeful that the sequel will see improved optimization and a higher level of polish.
After being hit with a delay,the release date forKingdom Come: Deliverance 2was bumped to July 28, 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Set in 15th-century Bohemia, the title will once again place players in the shoes of blacksmith Henry as he fights against the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund and his army in a brutal civil war. The development team has promised a variety of gameplay improvements and new features, as well as a lengthy narrative. It was recently announced that the game’s script has around 2.2 million words, putting it on track to breakBaldur’s Gate 3’s record.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is an exhilarating Action RPG, set amidst the chaos of a civil war in 15th Century Bohemia.You are Henry of Skalitz – an ordinary man doing extraordinary things – caught in a gripping tale of revenge, betrayal, and discovery as he embarks on an epic journey, ‘from a humble blacksmith’s forge to the court of Kings’, searching for purpose in this beautiful but brutal medieval world.From bustling city streets to lush forests, explore this open-world Medieval Europe through an unforgettable adventure filled with action, thrills, and wonder.
