Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Peak Steam CCU Count Overtakes The Witcher 3, Metaphor: ReFantazio

Sandafall Interactive and Kepler Interactive's acclaimed turn-based RPG sees its concurrent Steam players peak rise to over 120,000.

Posted By | On 29th, Apr. 2025

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been a big hit for debut developer Sandfall Interactive, having received widespread acclaim and sold over 1 million units in just three days, despite also being available on Game Pass. In fact, the turn-based RPG is also enjoying a continuously growing audience on PC.

On the day of its release, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hit a peak of over 51,000 players on Steam, and that number has more than doubled since then. As per SteamDB, over the weekend, the game hit a new peak of 121,422 concurrent players on Steam.

That means it has overtaken the CCU peaks of the likes of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (103,329), Divinity: Original Sin 2 (93,701), Metaphor: ReFantazio (85,961), and the recently-released Assassin’s Creed Shadows (64,825), among others.

In our review of the game, we awarded it a score of 9/10, saying, “Paying homage to those that came before yet bursting with its own creativity, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a must-play title for RPG fans.” Read the full review through here.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.


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