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- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold over 5 million copies since April 2025 across various platforms.
- The games soundtrack, composed by Lorien Testard, has amassed over 333 million streams and reached number one in nine countries, including France.
- The soundtrack spent over 10 weeks at the top of Billboards Classical and Crossover Albums charts.
- A free Great Update with additional content is planned for release soon on all platforms. Players are advised to follow the games official social media channels for release date announcements and further details.
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Clair Obscur’s Expedition 33 Breaks Records: 5M Copies Sold & Soundtrack Success
Sandfall Interactive and Kepler Interactive today announced significant achievements for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The game has sold over 5 million copies since April 2025 across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms, available via GOG, Steam, and Epic Games. Beyond game sales, the soundtrack for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, composed by Lorien Testard, has garnered over 333 million streams. It has also achieved significant chart success, reaching number one on iTunes’ Top 100 Albums list in nine countries, including Sandfall Interactive’s home country of France. Additionally, the soundtrack has spent over 10 weeks at the top of Billboard’s Classical and Crossover Albums charts. To mark these milestones, the developers are preparing a free “Great Update” for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. This update will include additional content for players across all platforms and is expected for release soon. Players are encouraged to monitor the game’s official social media channels for release date announcements and further details.
In Case You Missed It
For those interested in the latest developments in the gaming industry, be sure to check out our recent post by Ahmed Hassan where he discusses how Clair Obscur’s Expedition 33 has taken center stage with multiple nominations at this year’s Golden Joystick Awards (read it here: Clair Obscur Leads Nominations for Golden Joystick Awards 2025). Published on October 3rd, the piece highlights the game’s growing recognition and impact in the industry. If you’re a fan of JRPGs and are curious about the latest release that’s making waves in the gaming community, be sure to check out “Digimon Story: Time Stranger Achieves One of the Best Steam Launches for a JRPG” by Sophie Laurent, also published on October 3rd. This article delves into how this long-awaited title from Media.Vision and Bandai Namco is capturing the attention of gamers worldwide, ranking impressively high in concurrent player counts on Steam. Dive into the details at Digimon Story: Time Stranger Achieves One of the Best Steam Launches for a JRPG to learn more about its success and impact on the JRPG scene. For all you adventure enthusiasts and gamers out there, Jonathan Dubinski has a fantastic piece on the latest update for “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33” (October 8, 2025). This eagerly awaited update from Sandfall Interactive brings an array of exciting new features, including a fresh playable environment with challenging boss battles and expanded customization options. Plus, it introduces support for seven additional languages, making the game accessible to even more players worldwide. Dive into the details at Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to Receive Update Featuring New Areas, Bosses, and Outfits and discover what’s in store for this captivating game!
| Specification | |
|---|---|
| Official Name | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
| Brief Summary | “Year by year, She erases us.”
Once a year, the Paintress wakes and paints upon her monolith. Paints her cursed number. And everyone of that age turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down and more of us are erased. Tomorrow she’ll wake and paint “33.” And tomorrow we depart on our final mission - Destroy the Paintress, so she can never paint death again. We are Expedition 33. Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics. |
| Platforms | PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S |
| Released | April 24, 2025 |
| Genre | Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure |
| Play Modes | Single player |
| Content Rating | 19+ |
| Languages | Chinese (Simplified), English, Korean |
| Genre | Sandfall Interactive |
| Genre | Kepler Interactive |
| Ratings | 90/100 (424 reviews) |