Czechia tourist board plans real-life Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 tour
According to the local tourist board, there’s been a recent increase in people wanting to visit the Czech Republic and it's all thanks to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
According to the local tourist board, there’s been a recent increase in people wanting to visit the Czech Republic and it’s all thanks to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
Whenever a real-world location is used as a setting in a video game, it’s not uncommon for players to be compelled to visit that location in person, especially if the game makes it look as attractive as possible.
We’re sure games like Persona 5 and the Yakuza series have inspired trips to Japan. In fact, Ghost Of Tsushima is credited for raising worldwide awareness of the island of Tsushima and even led to a tourism campaign themed around the game.
And now the country of Czechia, aka the Czech Republic, is expecting a similar boon thanks to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which launched this past February and has been hugely successful – selling more than five times more than the original already.
Created by Czechian developer Warhorse Studios, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is set during the early 15th century, when the country was known as the Kingdom of Bohemia.
Given the game’s popularity Czechian tour operators have told TheGamer that they’re preparing for its player base to start flocking to Czechia later this year, especially since the country saw an uptick in tourism when the first Kingdom Come: Deliverance launched.
It’s too soon to tell how dramatic a boon Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will bring, but there’s apparently already increased interest in locations featured in the game such as the town of Kutná Hora (known as Kuttenberg in the game) and the Trosky Castle ruins.
This is Trosky Castle in real life (Czexperience) And this is Trosky Castle in one of the game’s cut scenes (Deep Silver)As such, there are efforts to more intrinsically tie these locations to their game counterparts, with tourist board websites like Premiant City Tour and Real Prague Tours now explicitly mentioning Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
Czexperience is going so far as to run an all-day tour inspired by the game. ‘Designed for adventurers at heart, this exclusive journey will transport you to some of the most iconic medieval sites that evoke the spirit of the game,’ reads its website.
It’s a smart move and, depending on how fruitful this strategy turns out, could do well for Warhorse Studios reputation in its home country.
Although it can be pretty uncompromising in its portrayal of medieval life the landscapes of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 are certainly very beautiful and this could end up being the video game equivalent of The Lord of the Rings, which led to New Zealand become a hot new tourist destination.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is currently available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and is slated to receive DLC expansions throughout the rest of 2025.
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