Overview

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sold 3.3 million copies in its first 33 days, including 500,000 on launch day and one million within three days.
• The turn-based RPG holds a 92 Metacritic score, making it the highest-rated game of 2025 so far.
• Sandfall Interactive confirmed a new project is in development, leveraging lessons from its debut to accelerate production.
• Producer François Meurisse says the studio will maintain a sub-50-person team to preserve agility and creative focus.
• Observers cite the game’s modest budget and streamlined scope as a blueprint for independent developers to thrive alongside AAA publishers.