Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been rated in South Korea, making major delays less likely.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been rated in South Korea. This turn of events serves as an encouraging update for fans, as the rating’s very emergence makes it less likely that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will suffer any significant delays.
The sequel to Warhorse Studios’ 2018 RPG was revealed in April 2024. On that occasion, publisher Deep Silver said that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is targeting a late 2024 release. But with two-thirds of the year now over and no release date in sight, some fans have been growing concerned that the game might end up getting pushed back.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Receives 19+ Age Rating in South Korea
While that remains a possibility, major delays appear less likely now that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has received an age classification from South Korea’s Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC). As first spotted by Reddit user ReFlectioH, GRAC attached a 19+ rating to the upcoming RPG on August 1, whereas the application itself was submitted to the regulator on July 25. While Warhorse Studios’ sister company Deep Silver is set to publish the game, its GRAC classification was requested by Bada Games, a South Korean localization and marketing agency. This would suggest that the Kingdom Come: Deliverance sequel will be localized in Korean, much like the original game was.
Farkle Dice Game Possibly Returning in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
The 19+ rating is the most mature classification that GRAC can issue prior to refusing to rate a game. Elaborating on its decision, the South Korean agency said that the upcoming RPG earned this label for its depictions of excessive violence, sexual acts, profanity, and drug and alcohol use. The rating also confirms one Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 feature in the form of gambling. Specifically, dice games will be part of the package, with Henry being able to wager his hard-earned money on them, the classification reads. While the regulator doesn’t go into any more detail, the most likely explanation for this tidbit is that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will retain the Farkle dice game from its predecessor.
The emergence of this rating confirms that Deep Silver has already started doing the legal legwork for releasing Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which suggests that major delays are unlikely to happen at this point. That notwithstanding, the fact that the RPG is still without a precise release date as of August 2024 indicates that it might end up slipping into early 2025.
Deep Silver will presumably want to avoid that scenario at all costs, as the holiday season is traditionally by far the most lucrative time of the year for game publishers. Aside from PC, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is also coming to the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5.
