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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the Biggest New Third-Party Game Pass Launch in 2025, Says Microsoft

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the Biggest New Third-Party Game Pass Launch in 2025, Says Microsoft

"This year has been so far beyond what any of us could have imagined," says Sandfall's creative director, Guillaume Broche.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Success Won’t Change Much for Sandfall Interactive – Creative Director

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Success Won’t Change Much for Sandfall Interactive – Creative Director

As for whether this means that the studio with over 30 employees has plans of growing, Guillaume Broche said that it's unlikely.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Developers Didn’t Expect it to Get So Big – Creative Director

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Developers Didn’t Expect it to Get So Big – Creative Director

Guillaume Broche spoke about how the studio was trying to make sure that 'it's going to be cool' rather than 'it's going to be big'.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sweeps Golden Joystick Awards, Wins Ultimate Game of the Year

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sweeps Golden Joystick Awards, Wins Ultimate Game of the Year

Sandfall Interactive's acclaimed RPG won awards for Best Storytelling, Best Visual Design, Best Soundtrack and much more.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Nominated in 12 Categories at The Game Awards, The Most in History

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Nominated in 12 Categories at The Game Awards, The Most in History

Sony Interactive Entertainment has also scored a collective 19 nominations between Death Stranding 2 and Ghost of Yōtei.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Director Wants a Tighter, One Area Game Like Clair Obscur

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Director Wants a Tighter, One Area Game Like Clair Obscur

However, that's currently not possible given "the position I have in the company" and "what they want me to make," says Naoki Hamaguchi.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Director Says Combat System Isn’t “Pre-Determined” For Each New Entry

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Director Says Combat System Isn’t “Pre-Determined” For Each New Entry

"Essentially, for the Final Fantasy numbered series, the game design is based on the director's decision himself," says Naoki Hamaguchi.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Still Has Undiscovered Secrets, Says Director

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Still Has Undiscovered Secrets, Says Director

"Maybe they have been found, but I haven't seen anything about it. There are still a few things, yeah," says Guillaume Broche.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Unlimited Resources Would Not Change the Scope of the Game

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Unlimited Resources Would Not Change the Scope of the Game

Creative director Guillaume Broche spoke about the lack of padding and respecting players' time helped with the game's critical acclaim.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has Sold 5 Million Copies

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has Sold 5 Million Copies

The acclaimed soundtrack, composed by Lorien Testard, has also hit 333 million track streams following the RPG's launch.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Will Receive New Location, Boss Battles, and More in Upcoming Update

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Will Receive New Location, Boss Battles, and More in Upcoming Update

Alongside a new playable environment, players can look forward to additional localization support, new outfits, enemies, and more.

60 Single-Player PC Games You Absolutely Need to Play (2025 Edition)

60 Single-Player PC Games You Absolutely Need to Play (2025 Edition)

As a gaming platform, the PC has the biggest game library of any other platform out there. This makes picking just 60 incredibly difficult.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Leads in Nominations for the Golden Joystick Awards

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Leads in Nominations for the Golden Joystick Awards

Sandfall Interactive's hit role-playing game scores nominations in six categories, including Best Storytelling and Best Visual Design.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has Sold 4.4 Million Units

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has Sold 4.4 Million Units

Sandfall Interactive's debut title launched last April for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, and has since earned extensive acclaim.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Patch Adds Long-Requested Battle Retry Option

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Patch Adds Long-Requested Battle Retry Option

Other features include dialogue autoplay outside of cutscenes, separate volume sliders for exploration and combat, and much more.

The Last of Us Creator Praises Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

The Last of Us Creator Praises Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Neil Druckmann described Sandfall Interactive's RPG as "one of the most moving, creative stories I played in a long time."

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Success Prompted Square Enix to Acknowledge Turn-Based RPGs

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Success Prompted Square Enix to Acknowledge Turn-Based RPGs

Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu reportedly spoke about how turn-based gameplay is at the root of the Final Fantasy series.

Hideo Kojima Believes Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Studio Sandfall Interactive is the “Ideal” Size

Hideo Kojima Believes Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Studio Sandfall Interactive is the “Ideal” Size

Hideo Kojima spoke in an interview about how the size of Kojima Productions has blown up to employing more than 200 developers.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is Frontrunner for Game of the Year – The Witcher 4 Community Director

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is Frontrunner for Game of the Year – The Witcher 4 Community Director

Marcin Momot took to social media to praise Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, everything from its story and characters to its gameplay.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Developer “Exploring” Accessibility Features, New Content, and More

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Developer “Exploring” Accessibility Features, New Content, and More

A "wide range of future improvements" is under consideration, though Sandfall doesn't have "specific timelines" to share "just yet."