No DRM will be present in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, confirmed Tobias Stolz-Zwilling from Warhorse during a recent Twitch stream.
IGN reported that Warhorse decided against using Denuvo or any DRM for the RPG. Stolz-Zwilling mentioned they debated about implementing DRM to protect the game from piracy but ultimately chose not to include any DRM systems.
Stolz-Zwilling expressed hope that this announcement settles the ongoing community queries about DRM in Deliverance 2.
“Stop texting under every post we do that Denuvo is in the game, because it’s not. We never announced… we never said it will be there. As I said, a bit of a misunderstanding,” he said. “Let’s bury that thing and let’s never ever talk about it any more.”
The confusion likely arose from an email sent by publisher Plaion, which mentioned Denuvo, but it was incorrect.
Many game creators rely on Denuvo and similar software to stop piracy, though all games eventually get cracked. Denuvo, in particular, is controversial because some players believe it slows down games, even if that might not be true.
Deliverance 2 is set to release in February 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The game, set in the Middle Ages, will be easier to get into while still pleasing hardcore fans of the first game.
We often wonder why some decisions take so long to clarify.
The original Kingdom Come: Deliverance, released in 2018, was part-funded via Kickstarter and achieved great success, selling
Daniel Vavra, known for the Mafia series, directed both the original and its sequel.
