Embracer's release slate places Darksiders 4 and Warhorse Studios' next Kingdom Come game in FY 2027/28, but Kingdom Come fans should read it as a publisher window rather than a full reveal.
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Embracer has put two long-awaited sequels inside the same fiscal window
Embracer Group now expects Darksiders 4 and the next game in the Kingdom Come franchise to release during its 2027/28 financial year, a window that runs from April 2027 through March 2028. The wording comes from Embracer's latest interim report, as quoted by multiple outlets including VGC, Gematsu, Push Square, VGChartz, and IGN: “In FY 2027/28, we expect the release of the next game in the Kingdom Come franchise from Warhorse Studios, Darksiders 4 from Gunfire Games, as well as the externally published Tomb Raider: Catalyst.”
That is the concrete development. The tension is that the Darksiders 4 release window and the next Kingdom Come game are being discussed in a financial document, not through a dedicated reveal stream, a storefront rollout, a gameplay trailer, or a platform-holder announcement. Embracer is committing to a planning window for investors and the market. It is not providing dates, editions, platforms for Kingdom Come, pricing, trailers, pre-orders, system requirements, or a final marketing beat.
For players, the useful read is narrow but meaningful: both games are now part of Embracer's visible slate for the fiscal year that begins on April 1, 2027 and ends on March 31, 2028. If that plan holds, neither game is positioned for the current fiscal year, where Embracer separately highlighted Metro 2039 and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis as February 2027 releases. The 2027/28 placement makes Darksiders 4 and Warhorse Studios' next game medium-term releases rather than imminent launches.
The March 2028 date is a ceiling, not a release date
Several reports describe the window slightly differently, which is worth unpacking before anyone starts treating “March 2028” like launch timing. VGC, Push Square, Gematsu, and VGChartz all interpret Embracer's FY 2027/28 as April 2027 to March 2028. IGN phrases the slate as due “by April 2028,” while also explaining that Embracer's financial year ends on March 31 and begins on April 1. GamingBolt's headline and article body say before the end of March 2028, despite the URL using “April.”
The cleanest reading is the fiscal one: Embracer expects these games somewhere between April 1, 2027 and March 31, 2028. Anything more precise is interpretation. Push Square notes that more firm release dates were not provided, and Gematsu similarly frames the information as a launch window from Embracer's interim report.
The word “expects” matters. In financial reporting, that is stronger than a rumor and weaker than a dated launch announcement. It tells us the publisher is comfortable placing the games in a specific fiscal year, but it does not remove development risk. Large RPGs, action-adventure games with multiple playable characters, and externally published projects can all move when production, certification, localization, performance, or marketing timing changes. Embracer has put these games on the slate. It has not locked them to a month.
Darksiders 4 is the clearer product, even without a date
Darksiders 4 currently has the cleaner public footprint. Gematsu reports that the game was announced in August 2025 and is planned for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Push Square also identifies Gunfire Games as the developer, noting the studio previously made Darksiders 3 and is also known for the Remnant series.
That matters because Darksiders 4 is no longer just a name appearing in a corporate table. It has an announced title, named developer, confirmed platforms, and a Steam presence. VGChartz also lists PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam for the game. For practical planning, that gives action-RPG and character-action fans more to work with than the Kingdom Come side of the slate.
Push Square reports that Darksiders 4 apparently picks up after the events of the original Darksiders and will let players use any of the Four Horsemen, each with unique gameplay. That is the kind of design promise that raises both interest and production questions. Four playable leads can mean broader build identity, different combat rhythms, and more replay value, but it can also complicate balance, encounter design, animation support, equipment systems, and pacing. Embracer's fiscal window does not answer how deep those differences go. It only says the company expects Gunfire's game inside FY 2027/28.
The next Kingdom Come game is confirmed, but still mostly unrevealed
Kingdom Come fans should be more cautious with this update. The next Kingdom Come game is now named in Embracer's slate as a release expected in FY 2027/28, and GamingBolt reports that Warhorse Studios had already confirmed in May that it was working on “a new Kingdom Come adventure.” GamingBolt also reports that Warhorse communications director Tobias Stolz-Zwilling and community manager Tom Grey clarified it will be an open-world RPG led by Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 lead designer Prokop Jirsa.
That gives us genre, studio, and a broad target window. It does not give us a full reveal. Gematsu specifically notes that platforms for the next Kingdom Come game have yet to be announced. The title has not been officially announced through the sources provided, and Embracer's report calls it “the next game in the Kingdom Come franchise,” rather than Kingdom Come: Deliverance 3.
That phrasing is important for an RPG audience. Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 built their identity around grounded historical role-playing, quest consequences, skill growth through use, social friction, and a protagonist whose limitations are part of the progression fantasy. A new Kingdom Come RPG in 2028 could continue that lineage directly, or it could shift focus within the same franchise. GamingBolt notes that the lack of “Deliverance” wording has led to speculation that the project could be a spin-off with a different cast, but also stresses that no details on that front have been revealed. Until Warhorse shows the game, the safest position is that it is a Kingdom Come open-world RPG from Warhorse, not a confirmed Deliverance 3 feature set.
Kingdom Come Salvation is a strong signal, not the official title yet
The most intriguing breadcrumb is the Kingdom Come Salvation trademark. VGC reports that a trademark for Kingdom Come Salvation was filed on the EU Intellectual Property Office website last month. GamingBolt says the trademark was filed and received on July 23, that the listing names Warhorse Studios as owner, and that an official logo appeared with it. Push Square describes the next Kingdom Come title as likely to be named Kingdom Come Salvation, while Gematsu uses the more careful “possibly titled” framing.
Those are ratings-board or trademark-style signals, not a reveal in the marketing sense. A trademark can surface before an announcement, and it often points to a real product name, but it does not provide scope, platforms, release date, combat design, map structure, protagonist, quest design, or historical setting. VGC and GamingBolt both connect the filing's timing to possible near-term announcement speculation around Gamescom Opening Night Live, but that remains expectation based on timing, not a confirmed showcase booking in the provided sources.
For completionist-minded Kingdom Come players, this distinction matters. A title can change how you read a game's intent. “Salvation” would suggest different thematic ground than “Deliverance,” but reading story direction out of a trademark is risky without Warhorse's own pitch. The series has earned close lore scrutiny, but this is still the point where patience is healthier than theory-crafting a canon roadmap from a filing.
Warhorse's cadence makes the 2028 target notable
The next Kingdom Come game's timing stands out because of Warhorse's release history. GamingBolt notes that Kingdom Come: Deliverance launched in 2018 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 followed in 2025, leaving a roughly seven-year gap between the first game and its sequel. A new Kingdom Come game arriving by March 2028 would mean a much shorter interval after Deliverance 2.
GamingBolt interprets that as a possible sign that Warhorse has refined its development pipeline, but the same source also reports that the studio is working on another project, an open-world Middle-earth RPG led by Viktor Bocan. IGN also notes that Warhorse is working on the Middle-earth game and says there is no release window for that project. Embracer's report, as covered by IGN, frames fan response to the Middle-earth news as encouraging, but does not place that game in the FY 2027/28 slate.
That creates a production question rather than a contradiction. Warhorse has one Kingdom Come RPG expected before April 2028 and another open-world RPG project without a dated window. The sources do not say how staffing is divided, how long the next Kingdom Come has been in development, or whether it reuses major technology, tools, systems, or world-building infrastructure from Deliverance 2. Those are exactly the factors that would determine whether the shorter turnaround is conservative, aggressive, or dependent on scope.
How to read the Embracer release slate as a player
The practical guidance is simple: treat this as a credible publisher window, not as a buying decision point. Darksiders 4 is the easier game to track because its platforms are public, including PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. If you are waiting on the series' return, the Embracer release slate suggests the target is no later than March 31, 2028, but you still need a proper release date before planning time off, pre-ordering, or expecting performance details.
For the next Kingdom Come game, the useful confirmed facts are fewer but important. Warhorse Studios is tied to the next game in the franchise. GamingBolt reports that Warhorse has described it as an open-world RPG, and Embracer expects it in FY 2027/28. Platforms are unannounced, the final title is unconfirmed in the provided sources, and the Kingdom Come Salvation trademark should be treated as a signal rather than a completed reveal.
The slate also says something about Embracer's broader cadence. The company is using its current fiscal year for Metro 2039 and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, both described by VGC and IGN as expected in February 2027, while the following fiscal year carries Darksiders 4, the next Kingdom Come, and Tomb Raider: Catalyst. That is a crowded release strategy, and crowded publisher calendars can shift. For now, the safest headline is the factual one: Darksiders 4 and the next Kingdom Come game are expected between April 2027 and March 2028, and Kingdom Come fans are still waiting for the reveal that turns a slate entry into a specific RPG.