Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Release Date: April 24, 2025
Platforms: Windows, Xbox, PSN
Developer: Sandfall Interactive
Publisher: Kepler Interactive
Genre: RPG
Time to beat: 30-47 hours
Prep: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is our longest game in EXP Monthly. It is our first 2 month long EXPM Game July-August.

Pre-Game: by Filbert

Clair Obscur dominated the gaming landscape in 2025. Frankly, it is wild to me that the game is only a year old. Guillaume Broche who left Ubisoft in 2020. Broche founded Sandfall Interactive and 5 years late released to many what is considered an instant classic. Won game of the year in practically all the major award shows.

It’s a game which I have personally been able to stay fairly spoiler free. I’ve only heard it has fantastic turn based combat with some sort of dodge mechanics. The other thing I kept hearing about the game was how great the narrative is. I have avoided all spoilers other than I have heard it is a somber story (at least at the start) and I believe I heard it is about a dying world.

It quickly became a game that I put on my wish list. I almost played it early on but at the time I recall I was catching up on other games. And as I get older longer games always seem a bit more daunting. I always hate when I pick up a game that is story centric and set it down. And I was led to believe this was a much longer game ~80 hours. Only to find out a few months ago it though still long is much closer to 40 hours. I hadn’t gotten around to playing yet. Though early into EXPM I reckoned it would be a future game. I know many in the community such as MsMoon and Shadow815x greatly enjoyed the game and have a lot to say about it. I can’t wait to hear their thoughts!

Expedition 33 seems like it’s going to be a fantastic game to jump into. I hope many of you in the EXPM community either play it for the first time with me and others. Or are eager to share your thoughts as the next two months go by in the discord or during the Podcast.