Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Producer Finally Reveals Why The Game Doesn’t Feature Kids

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Summary

  • Children weren’t included in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 due to ethical and PR concerns.
  • Executive producer revealed the absence of kids aimed to avoid potential controversy.
  • Adding children would have required significant resources and potential gameplay implications.

Since its release, players of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 have often pondered why the game lacks any child characters. Some speculated that children were non-existent during the 15th century; others posited that all the kids were sent to work in mines. Regardless of the explanation, there are no child characters, and this aspect has never been clarified.

It wasn’t clear until a recent panel at Prague Comic-Con where one of the executive producers of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 shared everything, and now it all seems clear.

“You Don’t Want It As A PR Problem” Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Producer Says Regarding The Game’s Lack Of Kids

According to CzechCrunch, during a discussion at Prague Comic-Con, Martin Klíma, the executive producer of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, explained why the game does not feature any child characters. He also mentioned that an operation to capture Vlad Dracula was originally part of the game but was eventually removed.

According to Klíma, this is the point where the aspects of production and ethics converge. He strongly felt that incorporating children into the game was essential as they seem to be missing. This absence is particularly noticeable due to everyone involved being roughly the same size and appearance. Children would add a refreshing change, helping to break the monotony.

Including children in a game presents a challenge because many gamers might not behave well within the virtual environment, which is a common issue in the gaming community.

It’s not desirable for individuals to create videos showing them adding another body onto a stack of deceased children.

Or, more casually:

It’s not cool for folks to film themselves dumping yet another body on a heap of kids who have passed away.

Klima stated that including children in the simulation would make it more authentic. However, if there was no option to attack them, then it wouldn’t truly reflect reality. Moreover, he mentioned that it would be inappropriate and undesirable for individuals to create videos of children being harmed or killed, such as adding another body onto a pile of child casualties. He also emphasized that this scenario is not something one would want for public relations reasons or due to ethical concerns.

Klíma proposed that including children in the game would necessitate an additional “six months of work” due to the need for fresh animations and designs specifically tailored for them, as opposed to simply shrinking the adult characters.

It’s probably for the best, then…

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2025-04-15 15:36