Liquid Swords files for bankruptcy after Samson launch
The Swedish studio behind Samson has gone bankrupt after a Stockholm court order. The team’s future, and the game’s updates, now depend on a sale process.
AI-generated summary based on reporting by Kotaku.
Liquid Swords, the Swedish studio behind the recently released GTA-like game Samson, has filed for bankruptcy after an order from the Stockholm District Court. The company was founded in 2020 by former Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg.
Samson was the studio’s first and only game. It launched on Steam on April 8, 2026, but it was met with weak reviews and has a 51 percent score on Metacritic. Players and critics pointed to bugs and performance problems at launch.
Sundberg later posted an apology on Steam and said the game’s launch state was unacceptable. He promised fixes for the game-breaking bugs and performance issues, and the studio has released several updates since then.
Breakit reported that the court issued the bankruptcy order on October 12. The studio reportedly had close to 30 developers, and they have not been paid since August 2026. Liquid Swords and its founder have not publicly commented, and the company’s assets, including Samson, are now up for sale.
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