Martin Klima Calls Out Teenager RPGs for Power Fantasy

Kingdom Come: Deliverance dev Martin Klima says RPGs for teenagers are repetitive power fantasies.

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Oct 5, 2026

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Martin Klima Calls Out Teenager RPGs for Power Fantasy

Kingdom Come: Deliverance dev Martin Klima says RPGs for teenagers are repetitive power fantasies.

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance dev Martin Klima says RPGs for teenagers are repetitive power fantasies. Martin Klima, Kingdom Come: Deliverance's co-founder, criticizes RPGs that focus on power fantasies for teenagers as repetitive. Originally reported by IGN.

Martin Klima's frustration

Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio co-founder Martin Klima is bored and tired of RPGs that focus on power fantasy for teenagers.

“But once you play the same game for the 10th time, it sort of becomes stale.”

Klima's preferred RPG approach

Klima says Kingdom Come: Deliverance strays from the beaten path of repetitive RPG formulas to offer something new.

Klima's critique of Ubisoft

Klima's critique of Ubisoft

Klima praises Ubisoft's craftsmanship in games like Assassin's Creed and Far Cry but wants more innovation.

Klima's view on RPG audiences

Klima believes RPGs are for teenagers but the audience is now much older, not just 16 or 17 year olds.

Klima's call for change

Klima says major publishers recycle the same formula over and over, making RPGs repetitive for players.

What matters most

Martin Klima, Kingdom Come: Deliverance's co-founder, criticizes RPGs that focus on power fantasies for teenagers as repetitive.

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