Deliverance 2 developer claims AI is replacing them

A former Warhorse Studios developer indicated that the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 studio will be using AI for all localization going forward. This comes as more developers face backlash over the implementation of generative AI in their games.

On Saturday, Czech-to-English translator and editor Max Hejtmánek posted on Reddit claiming that he was fired by developer Warhorse Studios and replaced with AI. It came as a shock to the developer, who said he worked on dialogue, quest logs, item names, and marketing material for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and its DLCs.

“Yesterday, March 27th 2026, with no forewarning, I was invited to a meeting and promptly told that, in an effort to ‘make the company more effective’ and ‘save finances’, as of next month, my position at the company would become ‘obsolete’ in favour of using AI for all translations going forward,” Hejtmánek explained. “This came as a huge shock to me, as though the discussion about using AI for translating had frequently come up in the past, something I was always strongly and vocally against, but never to the extent that it might actually cost me my job in the future.”

A look at Hejtmánek’s LinkedIn shows he worked at Warhorse Studios between July 2022 and March 2026; additionally, the moderators of the Kingdom Come subreddit verified his identity. At this time, Warhorse Studios has not publicly commented on Hejtmánek’s claim. We’ve reached out to a representative of publisher Plaion and Warhorse Studios for comment and will update this article with any response we receive.

The use of artificial intelligence by game developers is a controversial topic. While the technology permeates events like GDC, the backlash to its use is usually immense. Just this past weekend, Crimson Desert faced derision over the use of generative AI for in-game art assets.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 released to critical acclaim in February 2025 and was even nominated for Best Narrative, Game of the Year, and Best Role Playing Game at The Game Awards 2025. As such, it’s disappointing to hear that AI will be used in any part of the creative writing process, even if it’s solely for language translation. The head of Warhorse Studios did recently defend Nvidia’s much-hated DLSS5 AI technology, though, so perhaps this pivot shouldn’t be too surprising.