Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 can be banned in Saudi Arabia due to a stage with LGBTQ contents contained. A gay relationship scene that can not be assigned in the game according to the authors, attracted the attention of the country’s censorship institutions and led to this situation. Developers stand out as the cause of the ban to refuse editing in the game. However, neither Saudi authorities nor the developer studio of the game did not have a picture statement by Warhorse Studios.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Discussion Content
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will be released on PC, Xbox Series X SeriesS and PlayStation 5 platforms on 4 February 2025. However, news about the ban in Saudi Arabia led to discussions before the launch of the game. Iddialar in the direction of a gay relationship scene that cannot be thrown in the game violates the country’s strict censorship laws. Developer studio Warhorse Studios refuses the demands of changing the content of the game, and therefore it is noted that the game is banned.
Saudi Arabia is known for baning games with LGBTQ content before. The games like Final Fantasy XVI and The Last of Us Part II were banned in the country with similar reasons. Hard measures against such contents, this ban is surprised.
As far as Saudi authorities or Warhorse Studios did not have any official explanation. However, resources such as VGA4A in the Arab press suggest that the ban will be officially announced in short time.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was developed with high expectations after the first game and praised especially with play mechanics and optimization. However, these discussions may negatively affect the accessibility of the game in some regions.
Warhorse Studios is a scenario that reaches 22.2 million words in the first game when writing the story of the game. However, these discussions about the game content indicate that the game before the exit will not fall out of the agenda.
