Samson

- Developer
- Liquid Swords
- Released
- Apr 8, 2026
- Steam reviews
- 55% of players recommend it, from 3,524 reviews — Steam calls that “Mixed”
- Tags
- ActionAdventureRacing
On Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
This game runs under Proton with minor issues, per ProtonDB reports (15 reports). Valve rates it Playable on Steam Deck.
Valve rates it Verified on Steam Machine. Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.
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About this game
The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.
Samson comes home to the worst streets of Tyndalston, a place that built him hard and never forgave him. Muscle, speed, and nerve decide who stays upright. Close-quarters fights, tight corners, and no room for hesitation. He learned violence before he learned mercy, and the city hasn’t forgotten. Every clash matters. Every hit is meant to break or be broken. You cut through alleys, rooftops, and backroom dens designed to keep you moving, not sightseeing. Tyndalston shapes how you fight, climb, corner, and vanish. It’s familiar ground, but never safe ground.
Cars are not set dressing. They’re blunt instruments. You rip through the outskirts and industrial wastelands in battered machines held together with scrap and stubbornness. Ram, drift, smash, or outthink whoever chases you. Nothing here is clean. Samson’s debt hangs over everything, and his sister is the pressure point his enemies squeeze. Time is short, and the bill keeps growing. This is a focused, brutal chapter in his story, built with intent, no excess, no padding. He didn’t return to entertain. He returned because this is the only place where he can fight his way out.

Your debt grows by the hour, and the people holding it squeeze harder every day. Every job, every dollar, every choice cuts a path forward or shuts it down. No do-overs. No safety net.
- Action Point System: Spend your limited points on missions that matter. Once you commit, you live with the outcome.
- Law Response: Your chaos dictates their pressure. Push too far and the city pushes back harder.
- Daily Quota: Each morning hits you with a new number. Miss it and the interest spikes, making tomorrow worse.

You built this mess. You’re the only one who can carve through it. Up close or behind the wheel, you fight with whatever the city gives you.
- Unlock Samson’s Potential: Build his strength in both brawling and weaponized driving.
- Brawler Combat: Use momentum, terrain, and improvised tools to break your enemies fast.
- Cars as Weapons: Chases turn into collisions, traps, and close-quarters destruction.
- Skill Tree: 25+ upgrades to shape Samson into the fighter this place demands.

Tyndalston made you tough. It’s familiar, never forgiving, and always shifting with your actions.
- Open World Districts: Move through hostile blocks, hidden corners, and the history that built Samson’s past.
- City With a Pulse: Faces, factions, and streets change as you rise or fall.
- Story That Hits Back: Uncover what broke Samson’s family and what it takes to fix it before time runs out.
System requirements
As Steam lists them.
Windows
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 10/11
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-10505 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Nvidia® 1070 GTX 8 GB / AMD Radeon™ RX 5600 6 GB
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- Additional Notes
- This game requires a SSD hard drive
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 10/11
- Processor
- Intel i5-11400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600 XT
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 3060Ti 8GB / AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT 8GB
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- Additional Notes
- This game requires a SSD hard drive
Downloadable content
Steam lists 2 items of downloadable content for this game.
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