Overview

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has reached a 9.7/10 user score on Metacritic, the highest in the platform's history, and is the top-rated game of 2025 among critics.
• The game has sold over 1 million copies in just three days, including 500,000 units sold within the first 24 hours of its April 24 launch.
• Developed by a 30-person French indie studio, Sandfall Interactive, the game blends turn-based JRPG mechanics with innovative quick-time events and a unique Lumina system.
• Its day-one availability on Xbox Game Pass has fueled debate over the platform’s impact on sales, with some questioning if the subscription model was necessary given its strong commercial performance.
• The game’s success is further highlighted by a peak of over 121,000 concurrent players on Steam and a live-action film adaptation deal already in motion.