Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 News

Expedition 33 is "the first in a new wave" of "risky" games from small teams punching "above their weight," Sandfall tells us

Live on stage at Summer Game Fest 2025, perhaps the biggest gaming event of the year following E3's demise, Geoff Keighley praised Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as "a monumental achievement" from a "team of under 30 developers." This was far from the first time that Sandfall's team size had been in discussion following Expedition 33's huge success and rave reviews, which earned it a spot on our best RPGs list. How could such a tiny crew produce something so ambitious and with 'triple-A' grade production values?

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Создатели Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 не расстроятся, если их игра не будет признана лучшей в 2025 году

Геймдиректор Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Гийом Брош не считает, что дебютному проекту Sandfall Interactive нужны громкие награды. В рамках нового интервью разработчик признался, что его студия переживет отсутствие победы в номинациях "Лучшая игра 2025 года" — гораздо важнее поддержка непосредственно аудитории.

Here's a rare chance to grab Clair Obscur Expedition 33 for just $1

I love the best RPGs as much as the next PC player, but turn-based games usually aren't my thing - I much prefer the immersion of real-time action. However, it didn't take long for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to quickly become my favorite role-playing game of all time, with an incredible story that is broken up by engaging and flashy rounds of combat. If you want to see why everyone is shouting from the rooftops about this game being amazing, Fanatical is giving you a chance to grab it for just $1 - if you're lucky.

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Expedition 33 dev says other games play it "too safe" with their storytelling

Once upon a time, when I was a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed university student, I wrote a dissertation on L.A. Noire. While my main focus was its portrayal of PTSD in 1940s America, it's the ending that sticks with me most. I, like many, found protagonist Cole Phelps to be thoroughly unlikable, even arrogant, yet the conclusion of his story still hits hard because he's so convincingly written. That sort of high-stakes, shocking storytelling is threaded throughout Expedition 33, one of the year's best RPGs, which arguably goes one step further by frontloading its most devastating surprise.

Please note that this article contains major spoilers for both Expedition 33 and L.A. Noire. Tread lightly, expeditioner.

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Expedition 33 is "85% of the original vision," but one character deserves more

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 needs no introduction at this point, and developer Sandfall Interactive's journey through its creation has been tremendously well-documented. The stunning, surrealist adventure will live long in the memory for its gloriously executed narrative (and my clumsily executed parries). But looking back after five million copies sold, is there anything the team would have liked to have done differently? We spoke with CEO and creative director Guillaume Broche and COO Francois Meurisse to find out.

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