Amanita Design Condemns AI-Made Machinarium Tribute

Amanita Design rejected an AI-generated Machinarium tribute after Nura Studios CEO Sylvio Drouin posted a video made with the 2009 game’s assets on October 20. The studio said the animation had nothing to do with its work.

“Love letters are supposed to be handwritten. This looks disgusting and has nothing to do with us or our craft,” Amanita wrote on X.

The audacity to feed Machinarium assets to AI, make AI slop animations, and call it a love letter…

Love letters are supposed to be handwritten. This looks disgusting and has nothing to do with us or our craft. https://t.co/14llxXSv2S

— Amanita Design 🔧 Machinarium 2 (@Amanita_Design) October 20, 2026

Drouin later apologized, saying he had intended the video as an homage to Amanita’s work, and deleted his posts.

@Amanita_Design we are so sorry for the post we did. We thought it was an hommage to your amazing work and I already deleted the posts, again please accept our sincere apologies.

— Sylvio Drouin (@SylvioD) October 21, 2026

Amanita later said the AI ad had been deleted, then shared fan creations and praised the work sent in by players. “Fan art is the highest compliment, and we cherish every piece!” the studio wrote.

We didn't expect so much support! The studio deleted the AI ad.

Now, we’re handing the spotlight to you by sharing some fan creations you've sent us. Fan art is the highest compliment, and we cherish every piece!

Authors: @ErroR404like @flydxndelion @Robinobandito @NovaNyx_czs pic.twitter.com/fGwq5ZTcWR

— Amanita Design 🔧 Machinarium 2 (@Amanita_Design) October 21, 2026

With its hand-drawn world and expressive mechanical characters, Machinarium gives fan artists a vivid visual language to build on. Amanita announced Machinarium 2 earlier in October.

Which fan creations do the best job of carrying a game’s visual style beyond the screen? Follow Amanita’s response and the development of Machinarium 2 on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.