Summary
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sold over 2 million copies in 12 days with a 9.7 Metacritic score.
- A fan spotted a building in Montpellier with the number 33 resembling the game's font.
- The Sandfall team hints at possible DLC for the game if fans desire it.
A Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 fan has sighted a small detail from the game lingering in Montpellier, France, and the community cooked up the appropriate response to the impressive sighting. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a turn-based RPG from Sandfall Interactive, flaunting a dark fantasy Belle Époque style to color the quest of Expeditioners Gustave, Lune, and Maelle to conquer the Paintress.
Adding to its phenomenal launch, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 reached an impressive milestone on Steam recently, which is a testament to the game’s overwhelming popularity in the gaming community. The RPG sold over 2 million copies in its first 12 days in the wild and maintains a brilliant 9.7 Metacritic score. The fandom’s praise for the dark fantasy targets its emotionally driven story, hair-raising score, and Soulslike boss battles in terms of difficulty.
Clair Obscur Fan Makes Incredible Maelle Figure Sculpt
A Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 fan shares an impressive figure sculpt of Maelle with the community, and fans want to buy their copy.
Posted on Reddit by AL-Walker, a photo was shared on the Expedition 33 subreddit showing a building in Montpellier with a recognizable number placed above a door's archway. The building number is 33, the titular expedition number from the game. However, what makes this a notable nod is the number uses the same font marked on the Paintress’ monolith. French President Macron congratulated Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on its success, proving the game has become a grand achievement for the country, and spotting this blink-and-you’ll miss-it detail out in the wild is a fantastic discovery for any fan.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Fan Spots 33 Archway In Montpellier
The original poster pointed out that the Sandfall team was based in Montpellier, France, and the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director Guillaume Broche revealed the team was “assembled in very random ways” and pursued “stupid ideas” while developing the project. More of the Reddit community flooded the comments section with a memorable phrase from the game: Gustave’s “For those who come after.” Additionally, fans were more than happy to share their love for the game in response to Montpellier’s Easter egg, and some also shared their personal connections to the number 33.
Some gamers have shared their opinion on how Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 embraces French cinema, through its characters, story, gameplay, and combat, to build a truly poignant and stylistic story for gamers to soak up. Since the title is already a shoo-in for game of the year, the Sandfall team has addressed a possible DLC in the roadmap, stating additional content would only be considered if there was a desire from the fandom, which there certainly is.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 92 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- April 24, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Sandfall Interactive
- Publisher(s)
- Kepler Interactive
WHERE TO PLAY
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Genre(s)
- Turn-Based RPG, JRPG, Fantasy
