Warhorse Studios Ends Translator Role, Adopts AI for KCD2

A translator for the acclaimed role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 announced on Wednesday that Warhorse Studios, the Czech-based developer, has terminated his position and plans to replace all translation work with artificial intelligence starting next month.

Max Hejtmánek, who had served as the studio's Czech-to-English translator and editor since 2022, shared the news in a post on the r/kingdomcome subreddit. Moderators there confirmed his identity, and his LinkedIn profile now lists his departure from Warhorse effective March 2026. Hejtmánek contributed to the game's dialogue, quest logs, item descriptions, marketing materials, and DLC content for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which launched in February 2025 and earned widespread praise for its narrative depth, with critics averaging scores around 89 out of 100.

In his post, Hejtmánek described being called to an unexpected meeting on March 27, 2026, where management informed him his role would become obsolete as part of efforts to improve efficiency and reduce costs. "This came as a huge shock to me," he wrote, noting that while AI for translations had been discussed internally, he had opposed the idea and believed...