
With GTA 6, Ghost of Yotei, Death Stranding 2, and Monster Hunter Wilds all on the horizon, 2025 has always looked like a promising year for game releases. What wasn't expected, though, was for such a strong and highly rated title to come along before all of them and steal some of the best review ratings this year. At the time of writing, the new RPG from Warhorse Studios, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, is tracking at an 87 rating on Metacritic (or an 88 for PS5).
This means that, in the RPG space at least, the medieval simulator is competing with the likes of Final Fantasy 16, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Horizon Forbidden West, and Disco Elysium. Only truly elite experiences like Baldur's Gate 3 better it — according to Metacritic averages, at least.
The critical success also marks a substantial upgrade for Warhorse Studios, which recorded a rating of 76 with the first game. To improve in such a drastic fashion is impressive. Below you will find a selection of critic reviews waxing lyrical about the sequel — and one that wasn't as hot on the RPG.
Push Square - 10/10
Fortune favours the brave, the family motto of the noble Capon line and the creed of developer Warhorse Studios. In daring to deliver its singular vision for a game, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 transports even the most grizzled genre veterans back to a time of truly immersive video game experiences. Challenging, uncompromising, and thoroughly engrossing, it's in a league almost entirely of its own.