If you have $180 burning a hole in your pocket and want to spend it on something profoundly absurd, look no further. The developers behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance have officially entered the fragrance market, releasing a premium perfume that aims to capture the essence of medieval Bohemia.

Retailing for approximately €156 (roughly $180 / £135) for a 50ml bottle, this high-end scent is currently only available for shipping within Europe. While it remains a mystery why a marketing professional at Warhorse Studios decided a luxury perfume was the next logical step for a game about being a muddy peasant, the execution is undeniably bold.

The Scent of Medieval Bohemia

The fragrance is produced by Kintsugi Perfumes, a Czech scent house known for blending French perfumery traditions with Eastern philosophies to create gender-neutral fragrances. Rather than just smelling "old," the perfume attempts to translate the actual gameplay experience into olfactory notes.

Perfumer Martin Švach designed the scent by drawing direct inspiration from the ingredients encountered by the game's protagonist, Henry. The goal was to replicate the scents of survival and alchemy found within the world of KCD.

The complex fragrance pyramid includes:

  • Top Notes: Apple, lavender, and mint.
  • Heart Notes: Chamomile, rose, elderflower, honey, and sage.
  • Base Notes: Olibanum, leather, papyrus, and birch.

While the developers omitted the more "authentic" smells of the game—such as gunpowder, blood, or military camp latrines—the inclusion of herbs used for healing potions and honey used for energy provides a surprisingly grounded connection to the RPG.

A Fragrance Built on Lore

The marketing literature accompanying the release is remarkably dramatic, leaning heavily into the atmospheric storytelling that defines the series. The product description avoids modern jargon, opting instead for high-fantasy prose:

"Centuries pass, kingdoms rise and fall, yet the essence of presence remains unchanged... In ages of iron, smoke, and ash, those who carried a noble scent were set apart, as if they were meant to be followed."

The brand emphasizes that while technology changes—moving from armor to tailored suits and horses to machines—the power of scent remains a timeless tool for influence. The most striking claim, however, is the promise that these are not merely distant notes, but "fragments of a world you already know."

Whether this $180 bottle is a brilliant piece of immersive branding or just an expensive way to smell like a medieval apothecary remains to be seen, but it certainly captures the unmistakable spirit of Kingdom Come: Deliverance.