Clair obscur: Expedition 33 is the surprise hit of spring, there is no longer any doubt. The evaluations escalate, the number of players increases steadily and even a president is full of praise.
With Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive has done this, which the very big publishers of the industry can only dream of at the moment: almost unanimous love on the part of fans and critics. The first work of the French studio is already part of the elite of the game year and is high in the scores of Metacritic and Steam, both on the part of the players and the critics.
And it is getting better. After a good start of sales of over one million copies in the first three days, the number of players continues to climb. After a solid start on Steam, the game even reached a new best value of a whopping 145,000 simultaneous players almost two weeks after the release. This is already strong, but especially if you take into account that the game can also be obtained free of charge in the Game Pass. So it seems that a lot of players are willing to reach into their wallets and to support the magnificent fantasy epic.
Even the highest leadership guard is impressed by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. French President Emmanuel Macron personally answered an Instagram post in which the developers express their thanks to the community and congratulated the team: “A million sold specimens and currently one of the best rated games of all time, and yes, it is French,” wrote Macron. “Congratulations on Sandfall Interactive and all makers of expedition 33. You are a shining example of French boldness and creativity.”
Sandfall Interactive and Publisher Kepler Interactive will surely see it, as well as the fact that Clair obscur: Expedition 33 was not washed away by the almost simultaneous surprise release by The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. Kepler Interactive attributes this to the fact that Clair Obscure was shown in addition to big titles such as Fable or Gears of War during the Summer Show Case last year and has already recorded momentum there, especially since announced as part of the Game Pass.
“And it went as well as it could only go from our point of view. In fact, the proximity to Oblivion didn't seem to be harmed at all. I think that in many ways it simply drawn attention to high -quality RPGs this week and everyone thought about this genre,” said Kelper Interactive.
If you look at social media, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as a serious candidate for the Game of the Year seems to be placed in the coming year after the shift of GTA 6. However, the competition is great, with Monster Hunter Wilds, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II or Split Fiction and Blue Prince there are already other top -class players for the title in the starting blocks and the year is far from over.
