Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s ‘Next-Gen Update’ Is The Perfect Kind Of Enhancement
Warhorse Studios has surprise-dropped a free Kingdom Come: Deliverance update on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S that brings the game up to Ultra Quality-like PC visuals on consoles. That includes 60 FPS performance, 4K resolution upscaling, improved textures and assets, and more.
Out now, this update is free to all existing owners of Kingdom Come: Deliverance on PlayStation and Xbox, and if you don’t already own the game, you can pick it up on digital storefronts for $29.99. In a new “Next-Gen Update” trailer highlighting the game’s PS5 and Xbox Series X/S enhancements, Warhorse reveals Kingdom Come: Deliverance has surpassed 10 million copies sold, which is more than double the 4 million copies sold of its sequel, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (which was my Number Two game of the year in 2025).
Check it out for yourself in the trailer below:
My Quick Kingdom Come: Deliverance Next-Gen Update Impressions
As you can see, Kingdom Come: Deliverance is looking better than ever. I adored Kingdom Come: Deliverance II last year, but I had actually never played its predecessor. With how much I enjoyed Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, I’m happy to report that in my early hours with this updated version of the first game, I’m having a great time. Something I especially appreciate is that Warhorse seemingly held great restraint when essentially remastering this game – it looks very much like the original release, but is just a bit easier on the eyes. The artistic vision of that first game remains intact, and based on comparisons I’ve been seeing, there aren’t any major changes that disrespect what the original developers accomplished more than half a decade ago.
To me, that is an ideal enhancement update: make it run better, increase the resolution, and lightly touch up the other areas of the game. It’s okay if that knight still kind of looks a little wonky – it’s the knight your original players of the 2018 came to enjoy seeing on their screen, and I like that this update upholds that. Even the gameplay matches that of the original game, and while that’s for the worse when compared to the across-the-board improvements made in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, it’s nice to experience this game with a new coat of paint and come to understand the context in which its fans came to enjoy it.
It’s why, when I watched Dragon Ball Z for the first time in the late 2010s, I chose the original version– not Kai, which essentially trims the filler and remasters the visuals. Dragon Ball Z is a beloved anime, and I wanted to see it the way its long-time fans originally did; I appreciate Goku’s adventures more because of that. I imagine I’m going to roll credits on Kingdom Come: Deliverance on my PS5, feeling the same.
In the meantime, read my Kingdom Come: Deliverance II review to find out why it was one of my favorite games of 2025, and then read Game Informer’s review of Kingdom Come: Deliverance to learn what we thought of it in 2018.
For more information about this update, you can check out the full patch notes here.
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