Liquid Swords, the game developer behind the action-adventure beat-’em-up Samson, has reportedly filed for bankruptcy.
Sweden-based law firm and Liquid Swords administrator Cirio announced the filing in a digitally translated news release, in which the bankruptcy estate “offers the business and its assets for sale.”
A Breakit report cited by Game Talk (via GI.biz) alleges studio employees petitioned for bankruptcy after the studio failed to pay them for two months. The studio is dismissing its entire workforce — 27 employees — as part of the bankruptcy. GI.biz says that these employees’ salaries will “be covered by the Swedish state wage guarantee.”
Law firm Cirio said its contracts “do not transfer with the business, and a takeover of staff requires that a buyer enter into new employment contracts with each employee.”
Swedish law firm Cirio to oversee sale of Samson studio Liquid Swords
“Liquid Swords AB, 559275-6240, was declared bankrupt by the Stockholm District Court on October 12, 2026,” the digitally translated Cirio news release starts.
The release then briefly describes Liquid Swords’ history. “Liquid Swords AB develops computer and video games. The company was founded in 2020 and has since built a high-quality and diversified development team with employees with experience from, among others, DICE, Rockstar, Starbreeze and Avalanche Studios. In 2026, the company launched its debut title Samson, an action game with a strong visual identity and clear market potential.
“The assets of the bankruptcy estate consist mainly of intellectual property rights relating to the developed game.”
Cirio subsequently published a preliminary bidding document on Thursday, Oct. 15. Bidding closes on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.
About Samson
“Samson returns to Tyndalston, a city that shaped him hard, where every fight is close and every escape is earned,” explains the game’s Steam logline. “He owes dangerous people more than he can pay, and they’re using his sister to force his hand. The clock is ticking. The only way out is through anyone who stands in his way.”
Samson: A Tyndalston Story — often just called Samson — released on PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X|S, and Windows PC via Steam this past April to generally mixed reviews. Over on Metacritic, the game currently holds an aggregated critic score of 51 (out of 100) and a 5.2 (of 10) from players.
Samson‘s Steam reviews are similarly so-so; the platform shows a “Mixed” review average, with just 56 percent of its nearly 1,900 English-language user reviews considered favorable.
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