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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an RPG that blends real-time and turn-based elements. Inspired by Belle Époque France, the story follows Expedition 33 as they try to stop the Paintress, an entity that paints a number that causes everyone who is that age to die.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Tag Page Cover Art
Turn-Based RPG
JRPG
Fantasy
Released
April 24, 2025
ESRB
Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
Developer(s)
Sandfall Interactive
Publisher(s)
Kepler Interactive
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Number of Players
Single-player

Once a year, the Paintress wakes and paints upon her monolith. Paints her cursed number. And everyone of that age turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down and more of us are erased. Tomorrow she’ll wake and paint “33.” And tomorrow we depart on our final mission - Destroy the Paintress, so she can never paint death again.

We are Expedition 33.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a ground-breaking turn-based RPG with unique real-time mechanics, making battles more immersive and addictive than ever. Explore a fantasy world inspired by Belle Époque France in which you battle devastating enemies.

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