Samson

"Samson is ultimately a janky but endearing experience, with the foundation of something genuinely compelling. Beneath the rough edges lies a strong core and a likeable cast, but the lack of polish and unreliable combat hold it back at every …"

"Samson is an awful game packed with poor gameplay at every avenue. There is almost no fun to be had here unless you just want to gawk at how miserable everything is. It’s honestly impressive to me just how badly …"

"This title’s biggest strengths are probably the city’s atmosphere and the interesting day-management system. But, to be fair overall, Samson didn’t turn out very well. The combat, which constitutes the main core of gameplay, is undermined by repetitive animations and …"

"Samson: A Tyndalston Story has a good idea behind it, but at present, it doesn&s;t flow together with the gameplay. Combined with a story that only makes the vaguest of sense, I struggled to enjoy myself outside of breaking noses …"

"Liquid Swords&s; debut title, Samson: A Tyndalston Story, has the potential to one day be an incredibly strong double-A experience. At a bargain price of $25 and with strong foundations, even in its broken state, I can see through to …"

"While it could have much higher potential, Samson is at times tedious due to certain technical and design choices. Nevertheless, it offers a worthwhile and enjoyable experience."

"SAMSON is an exciting and unique take on its genre, standing out from Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row and delivering a gritty experience inspired by crime-action dramas. While fun to play, some systems could have been handled better, small …"

"Samson tells the story of a down-on-his-luck man burdened with debt, whose sister has been taken hostage. It aims to be an open-world action-driving noir, but the world is too small, the action feels clumsy, the driving is awkward—leaving only …"

""A rough mixture of open city and structured missions, Samson does some things very well. However, for everything the game does right it misses the mark on something else. Janky combat and poor AI hurt the games main focus as …"

"Samson: A Tyndalston Story fails to make the most of its setup. A mix of poor combat and repetition pulls down what could have been an interesting tale of redemption and revenge."

"Samson reminds me of the days when games didn’t need a hundred map icons to be worth playing. It’s a punchy AA brawler that swaps out massive maps for a focused story about paying back a gang before your sister …"

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"Samson has a solid foundation and several interesting ideas, but an uninspiring combat system and several glitches quickly drag this adventure down."

"The city and premise have real potential, but I cannot ignore how often the game fights you in the wrong ways. If you are curious, I would wait for major updates and then revisit. Samson: A Tyndalston Story is not …"

"Samson may come stocked with an impressively detailed sandbox, but it’s totally impossible to recommend in its current state."

"Samson: A Tyndalston Story harkens back to the late-&s;90s and early-&s;00s in terms of atmosphere and story beats. Which is great, aside from feeling a little overly grimdark. I just wish it played a little more like something from 2026."

"Samson is, quite frankly, a missed opportunity, especially since there aren’t a lot of titles tackling similar settings and genres recently. The overall presentation is thematic and appropriate, and also has a core gameplay loop that you can see develop …"

"Samson is in a weird place as far as recommendations go. Is it a buggy, unfocused, tedious mess? Yes. But is it fun? Also yes. If you get a lot of satisfaction out of completing side content, Samson could very …"

"Samson is a game about how different things are. It has strong ideas, an interesting atmosphere, and a clear goal. But it doesn&s;t work because of poor technique, excessive repetition, and a lack of an ending. It looks like this …"

"Samson: A Tyndalson Story is a broken, boring, charmless mess of a game that needed either more time in the oven or a stronger vision."

"At $24.99 (which is a great price to be fair), it&s;s a solid deal if you&s;re desperate for something GTA-lite. Just go in knowing that Samson never fully delivers on its own potential, and given how promising that potential is, …"

"Samson is built with some excellent bones; its gameplay loop is fun and engaging and its gritty story is good and can be knocked out in 10-12 hours."

"Despite the lack of optimization and official Brazilian Portuguese localization, and the fact that the game feels like it should have been released in Early Access, we must acknowledge — just as the studio admitted its mistakes — that they …"