Samson
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| Developers | |
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| Liquid Swords | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 5[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 8, 2026 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 54 |
| OpenCritic | 58 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Brawler, Driving, Open world |
| Vehicles | Automobile |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary, North America |
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Samson is a singleplayer third-person action, brawler, driving and open world game.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Supporter Edition Pack | Contains: Character Bios, Concept Art, Tyndalston Map, 3D Printable Character files & 8 x Wallpaper Backgrounds. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3634520/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3634520/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | 21:9 / 32:9 | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use Samson FOV camera fixes and more. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | DLAA | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | DLSS 4 |
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| Frame generation | DLSS Multi-Frame Generation, FSR Frame Generation 2x, 3x, 4x |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | Ray Tracing[2]. Most likely Lumen[3]. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.
Post-processing
| Use Samson FOV camera fixes and more |
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Turkish |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Cutscenes | Bink Video 2 |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10, 11 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-10505 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel Core i5-11400 AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT |
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| System memory (RAM) | 16 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 15 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX 5600 6 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 8 GB of VRAM |
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| Other | SSD is required. | |||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unreal Engine 5 engine build: 5.7.4[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/3634520/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (3634520) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Liwsy on 2026-04-08
- ↑ DLSS 4.5 and Path Tracing Coming To 007 First Light, CONTROL Resonant, Tides of Annihilation & More. Plus, DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Gen Available March 31 - last accessed on 2026-03-10
- ↑ Taking a zero-nonsense approach to game development: why Liquid Swords chose UE5 for Samson - last accessed on 2026-04-03