Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 News

When a game like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 rocks up, rakes in a bunch of success and critical acclaim, alongside the top game of the year prize at Geoffie's Lil Night of Ads, there will be certain expectations of what's next. It's always what's next! Because there has to be more. But whatever more ends up being for developer Sandfall Interactive, the team is trying to make sure they don't just bow down to what people want from them.

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Valve объявила победителей Премии Steam 2025 года, и главным сюрпризом стало то, что награду "Игра года" получила Hollow Knight: Silksong, а не считавшаяся фаворитом Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

It might have lost out at Geoff Keighley's Game Awards, but Hollow Knight Silksong has claimed the top spot on PC, taking home the Game of the Year prize in the 2025 Steam Awards. The annual contest is voted for by users, making it a good sample of what was enjoyed by the most people. Yes, it's a bit of a popularity contest at times, but with the Valve storefront still overwhelmingly the go-to place for PC gaming, it's useful to take a measure of the audience. While it couldn't add to its impressive GOTY win count here, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 still managed to sneak in a well-deserved prize for best soundtrack, so let's take a look at what won elsewhere.

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По состоянию на 3 января Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (наш обзор) собрала 292 награды "Игра года" — больше, чем Baldur's Gate III (288), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (281), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (264), God of War (263), The Last of Us (257), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (229), Astro Bot (196), Uncharted 4 (190), Red Dead Redemption II (178) и Grand Theft Auto V (163).

AAA-индустрия продолжает переживать кризис — закрываются студии, увольняются разработчики, громкие релизы сопровождаются скандалами, переносами и спорными решениями, а ожидания игроков далеко не всегда совпадают с реальностью. На этом фоне всё лучше показывают себя проекты меньшего масштаба — смелые, необычные и искренние игры, в которые хочется играть и к которым хочется возвращаться. Именно они во многом задали тон 2025 году.