In 2025, the RPG world has been eating good, and it’s due to surprises left and right. One of the biggest surprises, of course, was The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, which had one of the most followed and hyped shadow drops of all time. While it wasn’t a complete, ground-up remake per se, it was still a sizable update and complete graphic overhaul to one of the best games ever made.
Before that happened, though, we opened up the year with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which was an extremely long-awaited sequel to the 2017 hit that had left us hanging for 8 years. Both games are similar in some ways and very different from others and which one is the best may just depend on the type of gamer you are.
We’re going to explore the ins and outs of each game, and review a bunch of different categories for each to find out who the winner is among these two titans of 2025.
8 Story
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
I think this is an easy choice to start us off. While Oblivion Remastered definitely has one of the more compelling stories of the Elder Scrolls games and has the incredible talents of one Sean Bean voicing one of the main characters, the overall story is very one note and though it’s done well, it’s nothing all that unique.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, however, is a brilliant, political tornado of a story, with espionage, war, backstabbing and betrayal, and it’s all done in a way that makes you feel like you’re playing through a big budget TV show.
Henry and Hans carry the story with another true rags-to-riches-style tale that has some incredible moments, like a wedding gone horribly wrong, or a high-stakes rescue from a guarded camp, and it goes on and on.
It’s a massive plot, but one that is paced perfectly and is consistently intriguing and your ability to shape the way things play out makes it all the more compelling to play through.
7 Visuals
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Oblivion Remastered is a fantastic looking game in many ways, but if there is one way it falls flat it’s with the character models and faces. There is just way too much uncanny valley there for it to take this spot.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is one of the best looking games ever made and while the environments are based in reality rather than fantasy, it has some of the most realistic graphics to ever be seen in a game of this scale.
The forests burst off your screen with lush, swaying trees while the buildings and cities you explore all feel real and lived in and armor and weapons all look fantastic as well.
The characters all feel like real people, and though there is still some artistic merit there, they basically look like real people and their animation and minor facial intricacies bring them to life in a big way.
The graphics really stand out during the huge battles, as chaotic scenes are depicted with expertise, no matter if buildings are crumbling around you or if you’re clashing swords in the midst of a big crowd.
6 Gameplay Loop
Oblivion Remastered
Both games have great gameplay loops, but I have to go with Oblivion Remastered. The reason is the side content and even the moment-to-moment gameplay is just more compelling.
You have so many different factions to explore and join, optional activities to try out, like the arena and tons of other stuff that is always fun. The problem is that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is so focused on realism that it just isn’t always fun.
For example, there is a mandatory quest where you have to carry multiple bags of something up and down a large hill. It took me 10 minutes to do it. Not one second was fun.
Oblivion Remastered doesn’t waste your time like this and instead makes sure everything you’re doing is fun or compelling in some way, shape or form. This is a game that is made to be fun, leaving realism in the dust in favor of something that consistently deserves your attention while playing.
5 Enemy Variety
Oblivion Remastered
Okay, so this one isn’t exactly fair as Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is based in reality and while the enemy variety is decent enough, it can’t possibly compare to what Oblivion Remastered has to offer.
There are countless enemies to fight in Oblivion Remastered, from the demons in the Oblivion Gates to spriggans, bandits, Minotaurs, wolves, zombies, vampires, and it goes on and on.
No matter where you’re exploring, you’re likely to come across some new type of creature that wants nothing more than to turn you to paste, and it makes exploring the world so interesting and fun to do.
There are also a large variety of bosses to keep you on your toes throughout the game too, so you’ll never feel too safe at any point, no matter where you are.
4 Exploration
Oblivion Remastered
There is so much to explore and find in Oblivion, with countless dungeons, caves, castles, you name it. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 doesn’t really have that variety, and while you can explore and find side quests all over, they are much less convenient and there are little to know optional areas like Oblivion Remastered has.
You can get lost for hours exploring in Oblivion Remastered, with hundreds of side quests, weird monsters to find and overall, the world is just more fun to explore. It’s gorgeous and mysterious and that’s not even talking about the world of Oblivion, which you can optionally explore at your leisure and there are tons of those to find throughout the game as well.
The journey from town to town in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 isn’t really great most of the time. Sure, you can come across some bandits or people in need, but for the most part, that’s the best of it.
Exploring in Oblivion Remastered will lead you to ancient tombs, vampire lairs where you can contract vampirism, accidentally running into a minotaur, an ancient god and, yeah, you get the gist of it. It’s just far more interesting and rewarding to explore in a fantasy world.
3 Combat
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Combat in Oblivion Remastered is okay, with a fine mix of melee and magic and archery to choose from, but for the most part, the remake left the combat as is, which is still just janky as hell to engage with.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has some fantastic combat on the other hand. You have a bunch of weapons to choose from, a good number of combos to learn, and every fight feels like a puzzle. You can’t just button mash, you have to read and react to your enemies and blocking the wrong way or failing to riposte will result in a quick death.
It feels realistic, but also incredibly fun too, and the combat just feels better and better as you play, as you can mix things up with a hand cannon, a cross bows, spears, you name it pretty much, and it feels different for every weapon you play with
The big fights feel particularly great in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, as the back and forth and desperation between each combatant shows with the roars of aggression and pained cries when hits connect. It’s brutal and beautiful and some of the best combat an RPG has to offer.
2 Soundtrack/Music
Oblivion Remastered
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has some outstanding tracks throughout its lengthy runtime, but the problem is, when Bethesda is at its best, you cannot beat their soundtracks. Ever. Oblivion Remastered has some of the most memorable tracks in fiction history, forget just gaming.
From the amazing title screen music to the ambient soundtrack that plays throughout your exploration of the world, it’s just endlessly beautiful, mysterious and contemplative. It’s the best example I can think of when someone says that the soundtrack makes the game.
There are so many iconic tracks here that it’s hard to count. The soundtrack is endlessly fascinating and when that music swells, it’s hard to describe the feeling, but the best word for it would be magic. It’s a feeling that only art can elicit, and Oblivion Remastered captures it at its finest, as the music plays while you discover a new dungeon.
1 Winner
Oblivion Remastered
What can I say? While Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is an absolute contender for game of the year in 2025, Oblivion Remastered is one of the best games ever made. I just can’t walk away from it no matter how many hours I’ve put in and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 just doesn’t have that kind of gripping power.
Both games are great, but only one of them has the ease of access to jump in and just have fun for a few hours. Oblivion Remastered is a set of amazing comic books, while Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a dense novel.
They both have their strengths for sure, but if you were going to strand me on a desert island with one of them, I’m taking Oblivion Remastered. Despite the lackluster combat, there is always something new and interesting to explore and that’s what I come to RPGs for. Oblivion Remastered managed to live up to the hype, which is saying something considering how out of control it was.
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