Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is out at this time (April 24) and, in response to early opinions, is among the greatest video games of 2025 to this point.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the primary recreation from new indie studio Sandfall Interactive. “Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress in order that she will be able to by no means paint loss of life once more,” reads the official description. “Discover a world of wonders impressed by Belle Époque France and battle distinctive enemies on this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.”
The sport is out at this time for Xbox, PlayStation and PC customers and can also be out there by way of Xbox Sport Go Final.
Based on review-aggregate website Metacritic, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the most effective reviewed recreation of 2025 with a rating of 92 out of 100. It’s tied with puzzle journey recreation Blue Prince, which was launched earlier this month, and is simply above Cut up Fiction which has a Metacritic rating of 91.
“Outdoors the core plot, there’s an exquisite silliness – and self-deprecation – to Clair Obscur that, along with its excellent artwork route and distinctive battle mechanics, guarantee the sport is distinct. It’s an formidable but spectacular debut from the studio that, regardless of a considerably fanciful narrative, is a pensive examination of grief and the facility of artwork,” reads Eurogamer’s glowing assessment.
“It actually looks like Clair Obscur is punching above its weight, contemplating the comparatively small measurement of the group at Sandfall,” mentioned Gamespot of their assessment. “It is a supremely assured recreation that reinterprets acquainted mechanics with an imaginative eye. Its fight is a constant delight, delivering thrills with considerate technique and reactive motion in equal measure, complementing a heartfelt story of shared grief and camaraderie.”
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is an trade disrupting title. When a gaggle of 30 individuals could make a recreation THIS good, and in a technology the place AAA has felt so lackluster with exploding prices on the dev & participant, then now we have to reevaluate every thing we’re doing as an trade.
— Evening Sky (NEW ACCOUNT) (@NightSkyKing_) April 23, 2025
Responding to the constructive opinions, Sandfall shared a assertion by way of social media. “Right now, for the primary time, we learn the phrases of people that lastly held our dream of their palms, in its entirety. This has been past our wildest creativeness. Thanks all, actually. Our recreation was crafted by a small, passionate group of RPG followers. Writers. Artists. Musicians. It was made with love.”
“Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a love letter to the video games that formed me,” added voice actor Ben Starr. “Thanks to everybody who has already performed it and secure travels to these about embark. Verso awaits. Tomorrow comes.”
In different information, Nintendo followers are having a tough time pre-ordering the Swap 2 in each the UK and US, whereas Japanese followers have been informed a “vital quantity” will miss out after demand exceeded expectations.