Samson developer Liquid Swords is closing a month after the console launch

Liquid Swords, the Swedish studio behind the open-world crime game Samson, is shutting down. Founder Christofer Sundberg confirmed it after reports that the company had gone bankrupt, saying plainly, "Liquid Swords is closing," according to GameSpot.

A short run on console

Samson: A Tyndalston Story launched on PC in April. The PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions followed in September, with the PS5 release on September 21, per Push Square. That puts the closure only about a month after the game reached consoles.

The console launch helped. Push Square reports that Samson's console sales were "far better" than its sales on PC. GameSpot says the console edition did better too, but not by enough to save the studio.

What happens to the game

In a statement posted on Twitter, the studio said, "We're discussing continued support for Samson," Pure Xbox reports. It hasn't said what that support would look like or who would provide it.

The news landed only days after Pure Xbox published a hands-on look at the game on Xbox Series X.