One of the most welcome surprises of the last six months was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. This turn-based RPG outdid the Japanese with JRPGs, and French team Sandfall Interactive created a brilliantly crafted turn-based adventure with production values and narrative usually reserved for Square Enix and Final Fantasy. It’s protected to say that it’s hit the nail on the head for many players, too, and the team has just announced the incredible milestone of 5 million players worldwide on this thirty-third journey. As a thank you to all players, Sandfall Interactive today announced that it will be releasing a massive recent DLC pack, bringing recent areas, content and all-new boss battles to the game.
It’s good news that we’re dealing with one of the best games of the year. There’s more to come from Clair Obscur, especially since not only was the game a huge hit, but so was the orchestral soundtrack, which has amassed 333 million streams! We loved TSA Towers, and Gamoc gave it a crazy 10/10 rating, saying: “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a lovely experience that excels in almost every way – the customization of combat skills and characters is some of the most intricate I’ve seen, the plot is constantly surprising and emotional, the characterization and performances are impeccable, and the look and sound are outstanding throughout absolutely stunning. This is a stunning achievement for Sandfall Interactive’s first game and with a core team of around 30 people (with external aid). It will definitely be in contention for Game of the Year awards, and anyone who doesn’t play it is seriously missing out.”
- A recent playable environment, transporting the heroes of Expedition 33 to a completely recent location, full of recent enemy encounters and surprises to discover.
- Challenging recent boss battles for late-game players to overcome.
- New costumes for each Expedition member, giving players even more customization options throughout the adventure.
- New localizations of text-based games and UI into Czech, Ukrainian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai and Indonesian, bringing the total number of supported languages to 19.
- Moreover, fans can expect even more surprises!
“The response to our game has been simply amazing,” says Guillaume Broche, original director of Expedition 33 at Sandfall Interactive. “We have spent years working on our dream project and knowing that it has resonated so much with fans around the world is both wonderful and overwhelming. We are so grateful to our fans for their love of the world we have created, for sharing their own art and music covers, for wearing their best Baguette cosplays to conventions, and for their incredible support of our game. We have We hope that the update we are working on will serve as a ‘thank you’ to these fans for their support – please be patient as our team is working hard to bring you something worth waiting for.”
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is available now on PS5, Xbox Series and PC. If you hurry, it’s currently also available on PS5, bringing it in line with the PC version.
