Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

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Avowed’s massive playtime shows Obsidian’s RPG formula still works

By Michael Hoglund Published

Gaming When it comes to players on Xbox, Avowed managed to reach the top 20 played in a single day, something Hollow Knight didn't.

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I didn't buy any $80 games in 2025 — and I won't again

By Jennifer Young Published

Gaming Is the $80 game a dead end? While 2025 saw big publishers hiking prices, I and many other gamers moved in the other direction.

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Screenshot from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 showing Gustave looking up at blowing flowers.
Expedition 33’s creators reject the “bigger is better” mindset for their next project

By Brendan Lowry Published

News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall is looking ahead to future projects, but doesn't intend to "scale up" for them despite their huge success.

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Was The Indie Game Awards right to disqualify Expedition 33 over AI use?

By Adam Hales Published

Gaming Clair Obscur’s disqualification raises uncomfortable questions about transparency, economic pressure, and whether zero-tolerance AI rules can realistically scale.

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Screenshot from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 showing Sophie and Gustave on a dark background.
Expedition 33 robbed this The Game Awards nominee of an award it deserved far more

By Brendan Lowry Published

Features To nobody's surprise, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year at The Game Awards. But it also won Best RPG — and it shouldn't have, against Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was "robbed" by Expedition 33 at The Game Awards, says devs

By Brendan Lowry Published

News The developers of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 have reacted to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 beating the RPG in three categories at The Game Awards.

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I just realized Expedition 33's song lyrics give away the plot

By Rebecca Spear Published

Gaming PSA: Don't look up the lyric translations to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's main songs before beating the game. They give away the story.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 GOTY 2025 Game Awards
Here are all the winners from the Game Awards 2025

By Samuel Tolbert Published

Gaming Here are all the winners from the Game Awards 2025, from the biggest blockbusters to smaller indie games.

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Game Pass reaches a milestone with Clair Obscur: Expedition — its largest third‑party debut yet.

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming Microsoft has announced that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, one of the most critically acclaimed video games of 2025, has become the biggest third-party launch title on Xbox Game Pass.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the Game Awards 2025

By Samuel Tolbert Published

Gaming Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hades 2, and other games dominate the Game Awards 2025 nominations. Here is a list of all the nominees.

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