Overview
- Samson, which launched Wednesday on Steam and the Epic Games Store, drew immediate complaints about crashes, severe stutter, broken missions, and clunky melee combat.
- Creative director Christofer Sundberg apologized to players and called the launch state “unacceptable,” saying the team is acting on feedback and will keep improving the game.
- Liquid Swords plans a Friday, April 10 patch with performance improvements, crash fixes tied to audio, animation and GPU, mission and gameplay repairs, and up to eight manual save slots.
- Review scores remain weak, with a 48 Metacritic average and Steam user reviews at “mixed,” hovering near the low‑50% positive range in reports that cite bugs and rough feel.
- The studio frames Samson as a smaller, 90s‑style brawler rather than a Grand Theft Auto rival, launched on PC for $24.99 with no microtransactions and console versions planned later.