Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has sold more than 2 million copies but only 8% of players have completed the game so far. Is it too long?

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been a massive success. The game has sold over two million copies within two weeks of its February 4 release. But according to game director Daniel Vávra, only 8% of players have reached the end of the game. It’s been a little over two weeks since the game came out so it is a little surprising.

Why is the completion rate this low? | Image Credit: Warhorse Studios

Is the game too long? Or too hard? According to players, it’s a mix of both. The difficulty of the game has turned off a lot of people, but some players have reported that they’ve spent 100 hours in just the first region alone. Either way, it doesn’t make the game’s success any less impressive.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has a lot of players but barely anyone has finished it

But why could that be? The answer is pretty simple. | Image Credit: Warhorse Studios

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a big game, there’s no doubt about it. The game is filled with side quests and a fresh, lively world. KCD2 offers two large regions to explore and takes a while to complete. The early estimate for a standard playthrough is already about 60 and 80 hours and if you’re a completionist, expect to be well past the 100-hour mark.

Players are reporting that they’ve spent a hundred hours on just the first region alone. Others say that they are deliberately avoiding finishing the game to prolong the experience. So the consensus seems to be that no one is rushing through the game, they are taking their time with quests, and exploring every detail of this potential Game of The Year contender. But is length the only reason?

Unlike many RPGs, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 does not offer an easy mode, meaning all players must engage with its challenging combat and survival mechanics. The game has no difficulty settings and the combat is hard to adjust to as players have found themselves struggling even against basic enemies.

Aside from the length and difficulty, there have also been some technical issues. While the game itself has been praised for its optimization and performance on the hardware side of things, some players have reported bugs, save file losses, and mission-breaking glitches. These reports aren’t common but some players have lost entire playthroughs which does contribute to the low completion.

It just speaks to the quality and success of the game

And the game is good, very good. | Image Credit: Warhorse Studios

None of this means that the game isn’t successful though. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been a massive commercial success. The game has already sold over two million copies in under two weeks and has completely overtaken the first game. On Steam alone, it peaked at over 250,000 concurrent players, a huge jump from the original game’s record of around 96,000.

Warhorse Studios and its parent company, Embracer Group, have expressed confidence that the game’s strong launch will translate into long-term success. The post-launch roadmap includes updates like a Hardcore Mode and a new Barbers feature, alongside three major expansions throughout 2025. So if you were taking it slow before, feel free to speed it up because more is coming.

Given the game’s depth, some may never truly “finish” it. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is on track to become a game like Skyrim which never truly dies and always has people playing it. It may or may not be too long or too hard, but it might just work out in favor of the game.