Put down your mead and sharpen your swords, because Warhorse Studios has officially confirmed that a third Kingdom Come game is in active development - and it is coming faster than a bandit ambush on a forest road. According to Polygon, the studio has locked in a release window of sometime in 2027 or early 2028.

If that news wasn't enough to make you spit out your virtual gruel, here's the real stat boost: the next Kingdom Come will be a full open-world RPG. For fans of the grounded, historically-flavored Bohemian adventures of Deliverance and its sequel, this is a massive level-up in scope - think less tightly stitched regional maps and more "go touch grass anywhere in medieval Central Europe."

Why this slaps harder than a mace to the helmet

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 only launched in early 2025 and has already been racking up impressive player counts, so Warhorse isn't exactly wasting time before respawning the next quest line. A 2027-early 2028 window means the studio has been cooking this one in the background for a while - no jank, no loading screens between areas, just pure open-world medieval chaos.

The open-world shift is a significant design decision. The Kingdom Come series has always prided itself on realism over fantasy fluff - no magic, no dragons, just mud, dysentery, and the crushing weight of feudal society. Scaling that philosophy to a true open world is either a genius move or a cursed speedrun waiting to happen. Maybe both.

What's the loot drop here?

  • Developer: Warhorse Studios
  • Genre: Open-world RPG (a series first at this scale)
  • Target release window: 2027 or early 2028
  • Confirmed by: Warhorse Studios, as reported by Polygon

No title has been officially revealed yet, so whether this is Kingdom Come 3, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 3, or Kingdom Come: Actually We Added Dragons This Time remains a mystery. But with a concrete genre direction and a release window already on the map, this is one quest marker worth keeping your eye on.

2027 might feel like a distant loading screen, but in game development time? That's basically next Tuesday. Start hoarding those lockpicks.