Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Demo Showcase Highlights Combat, Characters, and Exploration

Check out how the titular Expedition fares at the start, each character's fighting style, and more in new extensive footage.

Posted By | On 04th, Mar. 2025

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With so many big releases in March and April, the buzz around Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has proved intriguing. It’s out next month, but until then, new gameplay is available courtesy of media publications and content creators going hands-on with a demo. Check out a full playthrough of it below, courtesy of Boomstick Gaming.

The demo covers the beginning portion of the game, with the remains of the Expedition – Gustave and Lune – embarking to find survivors. While exploration is straightforward, combat mixes turns and real-time actions like parrying, dodging, and countering. Lune can inflict Stains on enemies and consume them for specific effects with skills.

Meanwhile, Gustave possesses a metal arm charged with parrying, dodging, and dealing damage. In its Overcharge state, he can deal more damage. Eventually, they meet with Maelle, who uses different Stances – Defensive to take less damage, Offensive to dish out (and take) more damage, and Virtuose for a “lot more” damage.

Launching on April 24th, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will be available for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC alongside Game Pass. It retails for $49.99 and promises a thirty-hour story. Check out the PC requirements here.


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