French President congratulates Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 a second time after the RPG's record-breaking awards haul: "For future generations and those that follow"

President of France Emmanuel Macron has publicly tipped his hat to Sandfall Interactive, the French developer behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a second time after the role-playing game's record-breaking night at The Game Awards 2025.

Clair Obscur Expedition 33: France’s Sandfall Interactive dives into RPG territory — our take

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the turn-based RPG developed by French studio Sandfall Interactive and published by Bandai, has been available since April 24, 2025, on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series. This global hit made waves at the 2025 Game Awards, securing nine awards including Game of the Year. Check out our review.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's celebratory DLC bosses and nerfs are so brutal that players are having to retool their months-old endgame builds

Over time, many of these very players found builds built upon this foundation that essentially cracked the game wide open again and trivialized most of these encounters. With Expedition 33's celebratory DLC though, Sandfall Interactive has seemingly crafted a challenge befitting of the very high-end of players.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wasn't Just An Enormous Sales Success, It Was Also The Biggest New Third-Party Launch on Xbox Game Pass in 2025, Despite Launching Two Days After ...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wasn't Just An Enormous Sales Success, It Was Also The Biggest New Third-Party Launch on Xbox Game Pass in 2025, Despite Launching Two Days After The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
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