Deliverance 2 Banned in Saudi Arabia

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2may have been banned in Saudi Arabia due to a scene containing LGBTQ content. Allegedly, an unskippable gay sex scene in the game attracted the attention of the country’s censorship institutions, which led to a ban. The developers’ refusal to edit the game is claimed as the reason for the ban. However, no official statement was made by either the Saudi authorities or the game’s developer studio, Warhorse Studios.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Controversial Content

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will be released on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 platforms on February 4, 2025. However, reports that it was banned in Saudi Arabia sparked controversy ahead of the game’s launch. Allegations are that an unskippable gay sex scene in the game violates the country’s strict censorship laws. It is stated that the developer studio, Warhorse Studios, rejected requests to change the content of the game and therefore the game was banned.

Saudi Arabia is known for banning games with LGBTQ content before. Games such as Final Fantasy XVI and The Last of Us Part II were banned in the country for similar reasons. Strict measures taken against such content make this ban no surprise.

So far, there has been no official statement regarding the ban from the Saudi authorities or Warhorse Studios. However, sources such as VGA4A in the Arab press claim that the ban will be officially announced soon.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was developed with high expectations after the first game and was especially praised for its gameplay mechanics and optimization. However, these discussions may negatively affect the accessibility of the game in some regions.

While writing the story of the game, Warhorse Studios comes up with a comprehensive text again, after a scenario that reached 22.2 million words in the first game. However, these discussions about the game content show that the pre-release game will not fall off the agenda.