Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PS5) News Articles
Monday16th Jun 2025
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Teases Big Improvements for Future Updates
For the sake of tomorrow
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 may be a frontrunner for Game of the Year, but the near universal praise isn't stopping its developer from working on potential improvements. Sandfall Interactive has taken to social media in order to tease the studio's current trajectory. As you may already know, the RPG has been a hit beyond...
Thursday12th Jun 2025
Patch notes revealed
A new patch for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been revealed, and it makes some pretty interesting changes to how the game is balanced. Update 1.3.0 is out now on PC, and we assume that it won't be far off on PS5. We'll update and republish this article when it's available to download on Sony's system. Again, the headline act...
Friday30th May 2025
News Expedition 33 Could Get Much Requested Photo Mode in Future Update on PS5
"It's definitely something that we would like to do"
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been a barnstorming success for developer Sandfall Studios, but it sounds like the team may not quite be finished with the turn-based RPG. Fans have been making various feature requests for the game, including a photo mode allowing them to snap some cool pics...
Tuesday27th May 2025
News Very Fittingly, Expedition 33 Has Sold 3.3 Million Copies in 33 Days
Not counting Game Pass numbers either
As of today, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold 3.3 million copies in the 33 days since its release, Sandfall Interactive announced. How fitting is that? In a Bluesky post, the developer spoke of the RPG's breakout success, calling the sales update a "surreal moment" and thanking everyone for playing. A press...
Monday26th May 2025
News Clair Obscur Director Has Exquisite Taste, Says Nothing Tops Persona 5's Visual Design
The Phantom Thieves strike again
It's no secret that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creative director Guillaume Broche is a huge fan of Japanese RPGs — but the Sandfall Interactive CEO has championed one specific title in a new interview. "Persona 5 in particular is what I consider the best game in the world when it comes to UI and combat visuals,"...
Friday23rd May 2025
News After Pre-Launch Sellout, Expedition 33 Offers Collector's Edition Content Standalone
The Monolith Set available to pre-order now
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 team Sandfall Interactive has today opened up pre-orders for the contents of its Collector's Edition that sold out months before the PS5 game's release. Available now at a reduced price of £99.99 / $119.99, the Monolith Set comes with all the items included in the original...
Wednesday21st May 2025
News Breakout PS5 Hit Expedition 33 Is Getting an Official Art Book This Year
Book it
French art book manufacturer Pix’n Love has announced it’s collaborating with Kepler Interactive and Sandfall Games on a new piece featuring the fractured world of breakout hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. While it’s still super early, you can expect the book to feature concept art, illustrations, sketches, character models, and...
Thursday15th May 2025
News Expedition 33 Dev to Turn the Game's Best Character into a Plushie
You know the one
Esquie is the best, most charming and delightful character in all of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and if you disagree, then we're sorry to hear you're wrong. This adorable chap has the ability to put a smile on your face every single time he is on screen, from the funny little phrases he'll say as you explore The Continent to his...
Monday12th May 2025
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Struggles for Sales in Japan, Despite JRPG Inspirations
Obscured
One of 2025's early frontrunners for Game of the Year, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been one heck of a success story for developer Sandfall Interactive — but it seems as though the title hasn't caught on in Japan. According to the latest sales charts from the region, the title managed to move just 9,800 copies on PS5, following its...
And it's only May
The levels of praise for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 have been off the charts since it launched a few weeks back, and now that more people are rolling credits on the RPG, it's getting some additional Game of the Year talk. Case in point: Kim Hyung-tae, director of Stellar Blade and founder of its developer, Shift Up, has taken to...
Friday9th May 2025
News Expedition 33 Update Now Available on PS5, Nerfs Maelle's Broken Attack and More
Here are all the patch notes
Sandfall Interactive, the developer behind the hit RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, is planning to nerf the game's most broken attack. While the studio actively wants its players "to be able to break the game", it says on social media that one of Maelle's late-game skills, Stendhal, is simply too powerful in its current...
Thursday8th May 2025
News Expedition 33's Awesome Soundtrack Is Blowing Up, and Fans Think It Holds a Clue About DLC
A life to dream
It's well documented that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been a big breakout success, and just one reason that may be the case comes down to its fantastic original soundtrack. The music, of which there is a staggering eight hours, is really striking a chord with the game's audience, to the point that it's taking over certain music...
Tuesday6th May 2025
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 a Proper Breakout Hit, Now at 2 Million Copies Sold
From strength to strength
Sandfall Interactive has confirmed its turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now sold over two million copies in less than two weeks. The developer's first game as a collective, it's proving to be a true breakout hit. Writing on Bluesky, the French team said: "Twelve days in, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has...
Monday5th May 2025
News Expedition 33 Is Increasing in Popularity with Each Successive Week
The only way is up
Clair Obsur: Expedition 33 is getting more popular as time passes. It’s not unusual for a game to attract peak concurrent players on launch day, and decline from there. Sometimes the number increases during said release’s first weekend, but rarely does it get bigger from that point on. This is especially true with single...
Friday2nd May 2025
News Plenty of People Are Playing Expedition 33 on PS5, Despite Having to Actually Buy It
PlayStation players engaging for longer
Whenever a game is included as part of a subscription, you’re always going to see it get a boost in players. That much is true of PS Plus, and it’s also the case with Xbox Game Pass. But despite Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 launching as part of Microsoft’s service, plenty of players are paying for the...
News Expedition 33's Outstanding Critical Reception Receives Recognition from French President
Et voila
France is home to some major video game talent, including Ubisoft and Nacon, but the breakout success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is different. This game has been built by a relatively small team – although not quite as tiny as you may have seen – and is the debut project from a new developer. To be a Game of the Year frontrunner is...
Wednesday30th Apr 2025
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 DLC Is on the Cards After Positive Reception
"I'd say chances are good"
Sandfall Interactive may well expand on the base game of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with DLC in the future, as its lead writer says the chances of an expansion coming are "good". Responding to an Instagram DM from a fan (via Vice), lead writer Jennifer Svedberg-Yen said that due to the massively positive reception the...
News Expedition 33 Dev Working Around the Clock to Re-Stock Boxed PS5 Copies
Sold out in many regions
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is exceeding all expectations, both critically and commercially. That means it’s selling out at retail, with many fans unable to get their hands on a physical PS5 copy. Writing on X (or Twitter), developer Sandfall Interactive has acknowledged the issues, and says it’s working hard to rectify...
Tuesday29th Apr 2025
News PS5 RPG Expedition 33 Has Some of the Highest User Ratings Ever
Like, of all time
People love Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Like, really love it. Not content with attracting a 92 on Metacritic from media – powered by our very own 9/10 review score – the turn-based RPG has attracted some of the highest user ratings in the history of the website. Now, we all know user ratings don’t account for much on the...
Monday28th Apr 2025
News Expedition 33's Sublime Success Sparks Chatter About Final Fantasy's Future
Your turn, Square Enix
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s breakout success has sparked fraught conversations on social media regarding the future of the Final Fantasy franchise. Some fans feel that Square Enix’s decision to transition the series in a more action-oriented direction, in search of attracting more mainstream players, has irreparably...
Sunday27th Apr 2025
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Doubles Its Sales, Now Sold 1 Million Units
And that doesn't include Game Pass
Concerns that the sudden launch of Oblivion Remastered might hurt the sales of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 may not be warranted after all. On its social accounts, developer Sandfall Interactive has announced the new RPG has reached a sales milestone of 500,000 after just 24 hours. "A milestone for us, reached...
Thursday24th Apr 2025
News Bethesda Shows Solidarity with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 After Oblivion Remastered Launch
Handshake emoji
Not one but two big RPGs have launched this week, and the publishers are exchanging pleasantries on social media. Bethesda of course made a huge splash by shadow-dropping The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, but it's released just a couple of days before the launch of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a brand new RPG. The latter...
Thursday3rd Apr 2025
News PS5 Graphics Modes Make Expedition 33 Either Look or Run Better, PS5 Pro Enhanced Too
A few Trophies teased on top
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio Sandfall Interactive has shared some light details surrounding how its imminent RPG will perform on PS5 systems, including the PS5 Pro. On the base PS5, there'll be Performance and Quality Modes that allow you to prioritise either the framerate or visuals. If you've got a PS5 Pro, then...
Monday24th Mar 2025
News Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Dev Won't Add Mini Map, Discovery a Key Part of Promising PS5 RPG
In-game story reason for no mini map too
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio Sandfall Interactive has revealed it won't be adding a mini map to the upcoming PS5 RPG despite one or two complaints of players getting lost during a recent round of Previews. Speaking to Eurogamer at a recent GDC event, COO Francois Meurisse said the only change it'll be...
Saturday22nd Mar 2025
News Hotly Anticipated RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Ready for PS5 Launch
Release date set for 24th April
Sandfall Interactive has revealed its promising PS5 title Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now gone gold, meaning work on the 1.0 version of the RPG is now complete. The developer shared the news on Twitter, where it said it is "incredibly grateful for all the support, and we can’t wait for you to experience the...
Monday3rd Mar 2025
News Here's a Better Look Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Action-Heavy, Turn-Based Combat System
It can be both
Hot on the heels of today's press previews, IGN's posted a new gameplay video for upcoming PS5 RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. This footage is taken from one of the game's boss battles, against a creature called Eveque, and it basically provides an overview of what you can expect from the combat system.
Monday17th Feb 2025
News Expedition 33 Already Putting Its Best Foot Forward for Music Awards
13 minute video goes behind the scenes
Sandfall Interactive has published a new video that provides a deep dive into the musical score of upcoming RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Featuring interviews and voiceover from composer Lorien Testard, it touches on the numerous emotive pieces of the soundtrack as well as the journey singer Alice...
Friday31st Jan 2025
News RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Already Getting Live-Action Film Adaptation
The game's not even out until April
Daring to do what Square Enix no longer cares to, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, from developer Sandfall and publisher Kepler Interactive, immediately turned heads with its almost-unheard-of combination of AAA production values and turn-based combat. We've only seen a bit of the game, and it's not out for another...
Tuesday28th Jan 2025
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is So Popular the Dev Can't Meet Collector's Edition Demand
Sold out
Upcoming PS5 RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is looking very promising indeed, and we're not the only ones who think so. The game has garnered enough fans that it's already run out of its collector's edition. In a statement on social media, the game's official account has outlined the situation: "Never could we have imagined that we'd...
Friday24th Jan 2025
News DOOM: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur Will Be Enhanced on PS5 Pro
Ninja Gaiden 4 highly likely, too
Two of the upcoming titles showcased during Xbox’s big Developer Direct [No, we’re not using the underscore – Ed] will play best on PS5 Pro. Well, that’s assuming you prefer to play on console and don’t have a beefy PC rig loitering around. The PS Store pre-order pages for first-person shooter DOOM: The...
