Ethan Crossfield 
As game studios look for more ways to keep major worlds active between full releases, tie-in books and expanded-universe stories have become a useful bridge for invested communities. Kingdom Come is taking that route after the success of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, but fans will need to wait longer than expected for its next trip to 15th-century Bohemia. Kingdom Come: Of Swords and Men, an upcoming anthology connected to the series, has been pushed from an autumn launch window to late 2026.
A delayed return to the Kingdom Come world
The revised schedule was highlighted after customers received notifications about the change, while the book's store listing also reflects a release near the end of 2026. Publisher WildCat indicated that the delay is intended to give the finished release more time to meet reader expectations. However, the new timing remains provisional, meaning a final date has not yet been locked in publicly. The move only adds a few months to the wait, but it matters for a community eager for new material following the strong response to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
What Of Swords and Men adds
Of Swords and Men is not a new game or a story expansion for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. It is a collection of six short stories, with different writers and illustrators contributing narratives focused on various people living in the Kingdom Come setting. That approach should offer a wider view of Bohemia than a single hero-led campaign can provide. Major game characters Henry and Hans are not expected to appear, making this less of a direct continuation and more of a companion piece built around the wider world.
Players will not need the book to follow the games
The anthology is positioned as optional reading rather than required franchise lore. Players who stick to the games should not be excluded from future story developments because they skipped the book. For dedicated fans, though, the collection could make future returns to the setting richer by spotlighting perspectives beyond the characters at the center of the games. It also gives Warhorse and its partners a lower-stakes way to test how far the brand can reach outside of game releases.
The next game may arrive sooner than the last
The book delay comes while the series' larger future is already taking shape. Earlier information pointed to the next Kingdom Come game targeting the next fiscal year, a period running from April 2027 through March 2028. That would represent a much quicker turnaround than the seven-year gap between the two mainline releases. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was both commercially successful and more widely acclaimed than its predecessor, including a Game of the Year nomination at The Game Awards 2025, giving the studio a strong foundation for faster expansion.
Key points
- Kingdom Come: Of Swords and Men has moved from autumn 2026 to a tentative late-2026 window.
- WildCat says the extra time is meant to help ensure the book meets expectations.
- The release contains six illustrated short stories set in the Kingdom Come universe.
- The next Kingdom Come game is reportedly targeting the fiscal year from April 2027 to March 2028.
Confirmed Kingdom Come release outlook
| Project | Previous timing | Current timing |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom Come: Of Swords and Men | Autumn 2026 | Tentative late 2026 |
| Next Kingdom Come game | Not stated | Targeting April 2027 to March 2028 |
Expert View
This is a small scheduling change, not a sign that the wider Kingdom Come roadmap is in trouble. Still, it underlines how closely fans are watching every release connected to the franchise after Deliverance 2 elevated its profile. A polished anthology can keep the community engaged between games, especially if it broadens the setting without turning supplementary material into mandatory homework. The more important signal is the reported 2027-28 target for another game: Warhorse appears to be pursuing a faster franchise cycle while trying to preserve the quality that made the sequel a commercial and critical success.
