InKingdom Come: Deliverance 2, your reputation isn’t just a number - it’s the way the world sees you. If you play the hero, people will greet you with warmth, from common folk to nobles. But make the wrong choices, and you’ll be met with distrust, cold stares, and even hostility.

Not only that, but your actions don’t stay in one place; word of your deeds spreads from town to town, shaping how others treat you. Whether it’s through quests, helping strangers, or simply the way you talk to people, every decision leaves a mark. The game doesn’t just encourage good behavior - it makes you think twice before stepping out of line.

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What Is Reputation?

Reputationin the game is a system thatreflects how other characters treat you and interact with you based on your previous actions.

This means that if you’ve been behaving well and keeping your nose clean,villagers, guards, nobles, and even traders will treat you fairly and kindly. However, on the opposite hand, you will be treated badly.

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In each village or town you visit, you will havea separate reputation among its people. But,word spreads between communities, so even if you have never visited a village or town,your established reputation will still affect how you are treated.

If you want to keep track of your reputation level, go to thePlayer Taband selectthe Reputation menuto see how you stand with other people.

Hans thanking Henry for taking up the work by himself.

Here, you will noticeevery town or village listed separately, along withdifferent types of people within it(civilians, men-at-arms, holy men, nobility..etc).

Each group will have a face icon representing your reputation.

So how do you change this and improve your reputation to the best? This is what the next section will cover.

There are several ways to improve your reputation and make people like you, and the general idea is simple -be nice, be good, and be kind.

Henry talking to an angry person in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

How To Improve Reputation

Do Not Commit Crimes

The first way to avoid reducing your reputation is bynot committing any crimes. Simple as that.Crimes can have a bad influence on your reputationand will potentially get you into multiple troubles.

So before stealing, lockpicking, or killing innocent people, think to yourself -do you really have to do that? If the answer is yes, then you are choosing to take on the bad guy role in this game.

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We have a detailedcrimes guideif you want to check it out.

Complete Quests

The easiest way to improve reputation is bycompleting quests. There are numerous characters who will request your help in either finding a specific item, helping them out of a crisis, and so on.

All these quests help you directly boost your reputation.

Be Nice During Conversation

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is filled with choices that you will make during conversations or cutscenes, and this is a core part of the RPG elements in the game. Sopicking the right dialogue option when responding can help you either boost or ruin your reputation.

For example, you will usually be given multiple dialogue choices. Take a second to read them andmake sure to pick the nicest one. This will help you in the long run.

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Trade Fairly

Sometimes,a simple purchaseyou make with a trader without haggling too much canslightly boost your reputation. This shows appreciation to the traders, and they might even offer you discounted items in the future.

While the gain might be small, the more you do this,the better reputation accumulation you will gain among traders.

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Do Your Part During The Random Encounters

When you fast travel from one location to another, or simply travel a long distance,you will come across random events. Among these, you might find some innocent people struggling against bandits or being attacked by an animal.

Do your part andhelp them survive the encounter. This is one of the best ways to not only boost your reputation butalso spread it among others.

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You never know which village or town the stranger you helped came from, and they might actually speak well of you behind your back.

Pay Indulgences

If you want to gain favor with the holy men, then these last two options are your best bet.Paying Indulgences means donating or paying a small fee into one of the boxesfound in different villages to ask for forgiveness.

This donation will help you gain more reputation within the holy men social category, andthey will spread the word among civilians.

Go On A Pilgrimage

Alternatively, you can do this by seeking a priest in one of the locations, such asFather Nicodemus in Trosky Castle. By interacting with him or any other priest, you can ask toundertake a pilgrimage.

The priest will then direct you to a shrinewhere you need to pray to gain absolution.

This will have the same effect as Paying Indulgences, increasing your reputation more toward the holy men, which will then be spread among the people.