Recent reviews by Rather_Smashing

Despite being 13 years old, it still holds up.

The interactions are satisfying, puzzles are not over complicated and are rewarding. The atmosphere and visuals are great, keep you on edge and hold up well despite the somewhat dated graphics.

I put off buying this game when it first released as I'd heard about many launch issues with it. However I bought it on sale recently and can definitely say it was worth every penny to me.

As a bit of a medieval history nerd its great to finally have a decent RPG that doesn't involve crazy wizards dragons and magic.

One of the main complaints I had heard was that the combat is very clunky and difficult. and it certainly feels like that at the start. The combat feels more calculated than other games with similar combat systems such as Mordhau, while in that game they've gone for smoothness and speed, Kingdom come has gone for a slower, more grounded in reality approach that feels great once you learn it.

Its also worth noting that as you start as a blacksmiths son, decisions like having you die quickly in combat early on make sense from a role-playing standpoint, as there is a good chance a blacksmiths son would not know how to fight or defend himself, by playing the game, your character improves his skills and by the end you feel a lot more like an unstoppable warrior.

The game does still have its problems, visual bugs and voice acting being the most noticeable for me. But id say the game is well worth it if your interested in the historical background, and want a slightly more realistic take on a medieval historic RPG

8 - 8.5/10