Daniel Vávra is a Czech video game creator and co-founder of the studio Warhorse Studios. The studio released the game Kingdom Come: Deliverance, set in the Czech Middle Ages.[1][2]
In February 2026 he left Warhorse Studios as creative director. He no longer works on the development of further games and, according to Echo24, is preparing a feature film, Kingdom Come. He explained his departure from the post by exhaustion.[1]
Vávra is also active in public debate and commentary on social media. Around 2021 he founded the Společnost pro obranu svobody projevu, which according to Echo24 positions itself against political correctness, progressivism and the European Union. In May 2025 it organised the Konzervativní kemp, which was also attended by current members of the government Tomio Okamura, Karel Havlíček, Petr Macinka and Filip Turek.[1][3]
Gratias Agit Award
On 22 October 2026 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic presented Vávra with the Gratias Agit award, which it gives for spreading the good name of Czechia abroad. The award was presented by minister Petr Macinka. The ministry justified the award by saying that Vávra combined modern technology with respect for national history and reached millions of people around the world.[1][2]
Chronology
- — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic presented the Gratias Agit award to, among others, video game creator Daniel Vávra and director Jiří Strach; the award was presented by minister Petr Macinka. → Echo24 iDNES.cz