Liquid Swords Reported Bankrupt After Samson Metascore of 51
Samson shipped, but reviews and bugs did not give Liquid Swords the room to recover, and the reported unpaid salaries put the cost on staff first.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Liquid Swords, the studio Christofer Sundberg founded in 2020 after co-founding Avalanche Studios, is reported bankrupt, with salaries unpaid for several months, according to Swedish media cited by Insider Gaming. Its debut title Samson, an open-world crime-city action game, released in April 2026 to a Metascore of 51 on PC from 33 reviews and mixed Steam reception. Around 30 employees will receive state support, and a buyer is being sought.
The bankruptcy reports follow a difficult first release. Samson arrived in April 2026 with bugs and crashes that drew a patch commitment from the studio, and its Steam reception opened at mixed. By October 17 the PC Metascore sat at 51 from 33 reviews.
Sundberg founded the studio in 2020 and had earlier worked on the Just Cause series at Avalanche Studios. Liquid Swords said it was not trying to compete with GTA when it described the crime-city setting during development. Around 30 employees are set to receive state support, and reports say a buyer is being sought. The studio's official X account had posted a play guide on October 9 and has not addressed the reports.
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