Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 director claims it has the longest script in game history

The director of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 has claimed that it has a longer script than any other video game.

The current record holder, according to Guinness World Records, is Baldur’s Gate 3, which has a script that its says “reportedly stretches to more than 2 million words”.

However, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 director Daniel Vávra posted on X that he believes his game has beaten the record.

Vávra’s comment came as a reply to a post by YouTuber ESO_Danny, who posted a photo of himself with the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 script (as spotted by 80 Level).

In his post, ESO_Danny claimed that the script was 1.7 million words in length, compared to the 800,000-word script for the first game.

This was then corrected by the official Warhorse Studios account, which claimed: “Actually, it’s over 2.2 million words in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Danny.”

Vávra then retweed the post, adding: “As far as I know, it’s the longest script for [any] game ever. Including Baldur’s Gate 3.”

As far as I know its the longest script for the game ever. Including BG3. https://t.co/nN8NxbT4qT

— Daniel Vávra ⚔ (@DanielVavra) January 13, 2025

Until the game is released and its script is verified, Vávra’s claim can’t be verified, meaning Baldur’s Gate 3 is still officially recognised by Guinness as the game with the longest script as it currently stands.

Baldur’s Gate 3 features 1,888 voiced characters and boasts 174 hours of cinematics. Its lengthy script is down to the game’s commitment to a wide number of possible player choices (meaning numerous scenarios have to be accounted for), as well as the ability to talk to animals.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is an open-world action RPG set during a civil war in 15th Century Bohemia, and is set for release on February 4, a week earlier than previously planned.

After playing the game for around three hours last summer, VGC said it felt like “a refined version of the cult hit original”.