{"id":1575318,"date":"2026-05-10T16:39:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T16:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dDDTSfAq5y7WpNZL6jgPtN"},"modified":"2026-05-10T16:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T16:39:44","slug":"darkest-dungeon-studio-refuses-to-ai-generate-deceased-narrators-voice-despite-his-permission-i-would-never-ever-erode-his-incredible-and-timeless-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/darkest-dungeon-studio-refuses-to-ai-generate-deceased-narrators-voice-despite-his-permission-i-would-never-ever-erode-his-incredible-and-timeless-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"Darkest Dungeon studio refuses to AI generate deceased narrator&#8217;s voice despite his permission: &#8216;I would never, ever erode his incredible and timeless performances&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Darkest Dungeon is one of the best dungeon crawlers period, and a huge part of its appeal is the dour, gravely tones of a mysterious &#8220;ancestor&#8221; who narrates your every move. The man behind the musings, Wayne June, sadly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/wayne-june-famed-narrator-of-the-darkest-dungeon-games-has-died\/\" target=\"_blank\">died last year<\/a>\u2014and in the wake of news like this, a ghoulish question tends to arise: who, or what, could fill his shoes? Red Hook co-founder Chris Bourassa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/darkestdungeon\/comments\/1t6ofpm\/comment\/okj65xk\/\" target=\"_blank\">took to Reddit<\/a> last week to clarify that it certainly won&#8217;t be AI. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In one of his last emails to me, Wayne gave us permission to train an AI on his voice, something he&#8217;d staunchly opposed prior to the end. We&#8217;d never asked to do it. I think he was trying to put the game\/team\/fans first\u2014offer us a &#8216;way forward,'&#8221; Bourassa wrote. &#8220;I declined, and we donated to his family anyway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would never, ever erode his incredible and timeless performances by teaching a machine to sound like him. His voice and delivery was human, and I&#8217;m forever grateful I got to write for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Comments on the thread are elated by the stance. &#8220;It\u2019s refreshing to hear yourself and the Red Hook team honour Wayne\u2019s memory like this,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/darkestdungeon\/comments\/1t6ofpm\/comment\/okjknyl\/?utm_source=share&#038;utm_medium=web3x&#038;utm_name=web3xcss&#038;utm_term=1&#038;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\">commented<\/a> user Figgymcslickback. &#8220;Bravo sir.&#8221; User RiR_Crayon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/darkestdungeon\/comments\/1t6ofpm\/comment\/okk0nll\/?utm_source=share&#038;utm_medium=web3x&#038;utm_name=web3xcss&#038;utm_term=1&#038;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\">concurred<\/a>: &#8220;Red Hook doing giga chad moves as always.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So glad to hear it,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/darkestdungeon\/comments\/1t6ofpm\/comment\/okl8ifz\/?utm_source=share&#038;utm_medium=web3x&#038;utm_name=web3xcss&#038;utm_term=1&#038;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> user Curnbabs. &#8220;You&#8217;re never gonna be able to train an AI to do this properly. You guys are gonna find someone else. It&#8217;s going to be different, but that is not a bad thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"kwizly-quiz kwizly-XkGmNX\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/kwizly.com\/embed\/XkGmNX.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It speaks volumes to the potency of June&#8217;s performances that he left such an impact on players, despite the fact that the Darkest Dungeon games are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/person\/905644\/wayne-june\/credits\/\" target=\"_blank\">his only listed videogame credits<\/a> (though he was also in Dota 2 in a Darkest Dungeon-themed announcer pack, and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7vJSsMnmaxY\" target=\"_blank\">collaborated with PC Gamer on occasion<\/a>). If you want to hear more of his voice work, he narrated a fair few audiobooks and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WayneJune1\/videos\">a YouTube channel<\/a> with readings of stories by H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe. He also used it to share this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rQ2Xfo3I1wY\" target=\"_blank\">incredible shitpost<\/a> where the Ancestor hosts a cooking show. <\/p>\n<p>AI voice acting may have found a place in games like The Finals and Arc Raiders, but even Embark&#8217;s CEO has conceded that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/embark-ceo-says-a-real-professional-actor-is-better-than-ai-after-the-studio-re-records-some-arc-raiders-dialog-with-real-humans\/\" target=\"_blank\">real voice work is better<\/a> than its artificial counterpart. Voice actors in the gaming industry have been outspoken about AI&#8217;s inability <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/resident-evil\/leon-kennedys-voice-actor-doesnt-believe-ai-can-replace-human-performances-and-paying-for-an-actors-voice-session-is-not-that-big-of-a-deal-for-games-as-big-as-arc-raiders\/\" target=\"_blank\">to give a truly human performance<\/a>, and even if the team at Red Hook were willing to take June up on his offer, the notion that the resulting line reads would compare to the man&#8217;s actual work is farcical.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"d3c135ee-aa71-4b32-9c03-22c9549c9f58\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/darkest-dungeon-studio-refuses-to-ai-generate-deceased-narrators-voice-despite-his-permission-i-would-never-ever-erode-his-incredible-and-timeless-performances.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"d3c135ee-aa71-4b32-9c03-22c9549c9f58\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roguelike\/darkest-dungeon-studio-refuses-to-ai-generate-deceased-narrators-voice-despite-his-permission-i-would-never-ever-erode-his-incredible-and-timeless-performances\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darkest Dungeon is one of the best dungeon crawlers period, and a huge part of its appeal is the dour, gravely tones of a mysterious &#8220;ancestor&#8221; who narrates your every move. The man behind the musings, Wayne June, sadly died last year\u2014and in the wake of news like this, a ghoulish question tends to arise: who, or what, could fill his shoes? Red Hook co-founder Chris Bourassa took to Reddit last week to clarify that it certainly won&#8217;t be AI. &#8220;In one of his last emails to me, Wayne gave us permission to train an AI on his voice, something he&#8217;d staunchly opposed prior to the end. We&#8217;d never asked to do it. I think he was trying to put the game\/team\/fans first\u2014offer us a&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/darkest-dungeon-studio-refuses-to-ai-generate-deceased-narrators-voice-despite-his-permission-i-would-never-ever-erode-his-incredible-and-timeless-performances\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1575319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748,1518],"class_list":["post-1575318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games","tag-roguelike"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Darkest Dungeon studio refuses to AI generate deceased narrator&#039;s voice despite his permission: &#039;I 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