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'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' preview: Stunning visuals, innovative combat, prime melodrama

I’ve been wondering why everyone seems so hyped on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. It’s the debut game from Sandfall Interactive, an independent French studio with fewer than 30 employees, and it’s attracted massive partnerships in video games and film over the past five years. Expedition 33 has a high-profile cast of voice actors, including Andy Serkis, Charlie Cox, Shala Nyx and Jennifer English. It received an Epic MegaGrant in 2022, it was picked up by Pacific Drive publisher Kepler Interactive in 2023, and it was a tentpole of Xbox’s first showcase of 2025. Even though the game isn’t out until April, Story Kitchen has already signed on to turn it into a live-action film.   <br /> At the very least, Expedition 33 has seemed like an easy game to fall in love with. <br [...]

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Clair Obscur Expedition 33 review: An original hit RPG

It’s rare for a turn-based RPG to excite the editorial team beyond Engadget’s usual core RPG fans. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has many excited, however. Maybe it’s the dreamy Belle Époque aest [...]

Match Score: 368.74

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Everything announced and all the winners at The Game Awards 2025

This year at The Game Awards, if your game wasn’t melodramatic, mechanically innovative, beautifully presented and aggressively French, it didn’t stand a chance. The Game Awards 2025 wrapped up on [...]

Match Score: 211.68

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The Indie Game Awards snatches back two trophies from Clair Obscur over its use of generative AI

The Indie Game Awards has stripped Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of two major awards, including Game of the Year and Debut Game. This is due to developer Sandfall Interactive's use of generative AI [...]

Match Score: 200.52

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold five million copies

The French RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has officially sold five million copies across all platforms. That's a fantastic metric for an original IP, even one that has garnered stellar reviews.& [...]

Match Score: 190.04

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 secures a movie adaptation before it's even released

Hollywood has been turning to video games for source material quite a bit in recent years. And while their success rate has been improving (mostly), it's a surprise to see a a movie adaptation an [...]

Match Score: 170.25

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs dropped a big update after sweeping The Game Awards

Sandfall Interactive, the developer of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, knows how to ride the wave. Right after the visually stunning RPG finished dominating The Game Awards, the team dropped a free " [...]

Match Score: 153.59

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sold 1 million copies in its first three days

It’s safe to say people are loving Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 so far. The turn-based RPG — which is the debut game from French developer Sandfall — has been racking up rave reviews in the days [...]

Match Score: 137.49

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The Morning After: The Switch 2 pre-order struggle

Nintendo may not have enough Switch 2 consoles for everyone, it seems. It’s struggling to meet demand both in Japan and the US, where pre-orders were already delayed due to the tariff fiasco. The of [...]

Match Score: 130.75

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The Game Awards 2025 nominees include Clair Obscur, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades 2

We won't have to wait too much longer to find out which game will follow the wonderful Astro Bot's triumph at last year's edition of The Game Awards. The 2025 ceremony takes place on De [...]

Match Score: 126.01