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Assassin's Creed Valhalla vs Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure action-RPG game (2020) while Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an action-RPG open-world game from Warhorse Studios (2018).

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

2020 · Studio not listed

6.4GamingPickz Score

$59.99

Steam: Mixed

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

2018 · Warhorse Studios

7.5GamingPickz Score

$29.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files Assassin's Creed Valhalla under Action-Adventure and Action-RPG. In contrast, it files Kingdom Come: Deliverance under Action-RPG and Open-World.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game in which you are a Viking warrior raised on tales of battle and glory. Explore a dynamic open world set in England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies and grow your settlement to earn your place among the gods in Valhalla.

Description from its Steam store page

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Assassin's Creed ValhallaKingdom Come: Deliverance
GamingPickz Score6.4/107.5/10
Steam ratingMixed (69%, 44,718)Very Positive (84%, 185,163)
Critic aggregateNo aggregate76/100
Price$59.99$29.99
Install size160 GB70 GB
Steam Deckplayableplayable
Released20202018
DeveloperWarhorse Studios

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla vs Kingdom Come: Deliverance, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Assassin's Creed ValhallaAction-adventure action-RPG game
    Kingdom Come: DeliveranceAction-RPG open-world game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Assassin's Creed ValhallaOpen World, Action, RPG
    Kingdom Come: DeliveranceMedieval, RPG, Open World

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Assassin's Creed ValhallaScore 6.4 · 69% on Steam
    Kingdom Come: DeliveranceScore 7.5 · 84% on Steam · 76 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Assassin's Creed Valhalla44,718 reviews · 4 add-ons · 160 GB
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance185,163 reviews · 13 add-ons · 70 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Assassin's Creed Valhalla$59.99
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance$29.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Assassin's Creed ValhallaPlayable
    Kingdom Come: DeliverancePlayable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Kingdom Come: Deliverance (GamingPickz Score 7.5)
  • The cheaper right now: Kingdom Come: Deliverance ($29.99)
  • Lighter on storage: Kingdom Come: Deliverance (70 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Kingdom Come: Deliverance (185,163 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

Open WorldActionRPGAdventureSingleplayerAction RPGStory RichHistorical

Where they differ

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is also

VikingsMultiplayerThird PersonAction-AdventureStealthViolent

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is also

RealisticFirst-PersonSwordplayNudityChoices MatterChoose Your Own Adventure

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Assassin's Creed ValhallaKingdom Come: Deliverance
Minimum GPUAMD R9 380 /NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660
Minimum CPUAMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz / Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHzIntel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz, AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
Minimum RAM8 GB8 GB
Install size160 GB70 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Assassin's Creed Valhalla · Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 12 accessibility features for Assassin's Creed Valhalla and 1 for Kingdom Come: Deliverance. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Kingdom Come: Deliverance in scope?

Assassin's Creed Valhalla has drawn 44,718 Steam reviews, ships 4 add-ons and installs in 160 GB. Kingdom Come: Deliverance has drawn 185,163 Steam reviews, ships 13 add-ons and installs in 70 GB.

Is Assassin's Creed Valhalla or Kingdom Come: Deliverance better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Kingdom Come: Deliverance rates higher (7.5 to 6.4). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Assassin's Creed Valhalla or Kingdom Come: Deliverance?

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is cheaper right now at $29.99, against $59.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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