Overview

• The Stendhal ability, which can currently deal up to 4 billion damage, will be nerfed in a patch rolling out on Steam on May 9, with other platforms to follow.
• Sandfall Interactive acknowledged that Stendhal, initially underpowered in development, was over-boosted in a final pre-release balance pass.
• The studio aims to maintain player freedom in creating powerful builds while ensuring the game's hardest challenges, like superboss Simon, retain their intended difficulty.
• The adjustment will scale Stendhal's damage to be more in line with other builds while retaining its status as a strong single-hit skill with synergy potential.
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 launched April 24 to critical acclaim, selling over 2 million copies and becoming a standout indie hit of 2025.