Popular streamer Shroud is calling on fans to vote for ARC Raiders for Game of the Year over the massively popular Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, looking to rally multiplayer gamers. The "Game of the Year" award at the annual Game Awards has long stood as one of the most coveted accolades in gaming, serving as the pinnacle of the annual show. The Game Awards has seen some of gaming's most beloved titles capture its highest honor, with last year seeing Astro Bot win Game of the Year. Now, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 looks to be one of this year's frontrunners.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has easily been one of the most critically acclaimed releases of the year, with the RPG earning massive praise. The game, developed by French studio Sandfall Interactive, has been hailed as "revolutionizing" the turn-based RPG genre, with the game's combat and story seeing some of the biggest compliments from fans and reviewers alike. Clair Obscur has already become one of the biggest mentions for potential Game of the Year winners, with the annual awards show still more than a month away. However, a popular streamer is now pushing back against the RPG.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Just Got Snubbed for a Big Award
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is one of the most critically acclaimed games of 2025, but it's just been snubbed for a very big award.
Shroud Urges Fans Not to Vote for Clair Obscur
Popular streamer Shroud urged fans not to vote for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for Game of the Year during a recent stream. Shroud pushes instead for fans to vote for ARC Raiders for Game of the Year, suggesting that The Game Awards unfairly skews its main award towards single-player experiences. The streamer urges multiplayer gamers to "band together", suggesting that the multiplayer-oriented players are "the minority" among the voting audience. Shroud even claims that The Game Awards are "rigged," urging fans to "not let that Expedition game win" the Game of the Year award.
Shroud's call to action comes as the streamer has immersed himself in the new multiplayer shooter from Embark Studios. ARC Raiders has already seen significant success following its launch at the end of October, with the game boasting more than 250,000 players on release day and seeing praise from fans and critics. ARC Raiders has already released its first post-launch update, with the 1.1.0 patch not only pushing multiple bug fixes but even adding a new "Hidden Bunker" event in the Spaceport map.
While The Game Awards has yet to reveal its candidates for Game of the Year, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is expected to be a lock for the nomination. Clair Obscur only needed three days to pass the 1 million units sold mark, with the game passing the 5 million copies threshold in October. Clair Obscur will likely face stiff competition in the Game of the Year category as well, with games like Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades 2 also expected to be candidates for the award. 2025's Game of the Year is set to be a tightly-contested award between some of gaming's hottest new releases.
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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
- Genre(s)
- Turn-Based RPG, JRPG, Fantasy
Source: IGN