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No, Geoff Keighley—Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was not made by a team of 'under 30 developers,' and devs say repeating the myth is 'a dangerous path'

SGF's fascination with small staff sizes discredits the integral work of external contractors and contributors.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs say "our game was crafted with love," and don't want anyone using their RPG "to spread hate"

Sandfall Interactive speaks out in a new post

GamesRadar

'You've seen the number of releases from AAA publishers dwindle and dwindle and dwindle': Clair Obscur's runaway success was helped by staying smaller scale in a world of inflated budgets

Clair Obscur's budget was less than you might think, but in a world of spiralling development costs, that might not be a bad thing.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 publisher says GTA 6 and Rockstar can make ballooning AAA budgets and team sizes work, but "there's been a lot of irresponsible practices in the industry" from others who can't

"There is a human cost to running things that way"

GamesRadar

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sells 3.3 million copies in 33 days, in case you needed any more evidence we're living in a simulation

33.3 percent, recurring, of course, chance of good sale figures.

PC Gamer

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio already has "great ideas for the next game" after its debut release "smashed our forecasts pretty fast"

Expedition 33's producer "can't wait to dig more into the ideas we already have"

GamesRadar

A Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dev has formed an anime rivalry with the godlike buildcrafters who only needed 'like, one week' to beat his record of dealing 3.4 billion damage with one attack

Number go up.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs had an internal competition to see who could hit for the most damage – and players broke their record "in like 1 week"

Fans of the RPG have developers beat

GamesRadar

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says the studio itself is "like an RPG party" of people who came together randomly, and treating "stupid ideas" seriously is essential

I love it when a plan comes together

GamesRadar

Baroque breakout hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is unlike any game you’ve played before

This might be the most French game ever – but there is more to the small-scale development of this belle époque-inspired beauty than you think

The Guardian - UK

Expedition 33’s Maelle Stendhal nerf hits live servers along with other changes in update 1.2.3

Back to the drawing board.

Destructoid

I couldn't have played Clair Obscur without its accessibility settings, and now it might be my GOTY

One toggle between delight and disaster.

PC Gamer

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is nerfing its best skill after it started one-shotting every boss in sight: "We gave it a big damage boost—and clearly overdid it"

Maelle has a Skill in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Stendhal — so powerful that it's completely broken the game. Now, the developers are nerfing it and the builds that make it so overpowered.

Windows Central

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs to issue its first nerf to an ability that does 2 billion damage: 'We gave it a big damage boost—and clearly overdid it'

Stand down, Stendhal.

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'I'd say chances are good': While the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 team is still figuring out where to go next, DLC is likely

Sandfall's not out of paint just yet.

GamesRadar

"Speechless": Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the first game from a studio filled with ex-Ubisoft devs, is officially the best-rated game of 2025

Sandfall Interactive's debut RPG beats Blue Prince, Split Fiction, and more

Windows Central

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review and Metacritic roundup — Here's what critics say about this gorgeous turn-based RPG

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 reviews are out, and critics are praising the detailed world, story, and art of Sandfall Interactive's first game.

Inverse

'Expedition 33' Is A Stunning RPG That's Both Classic & Inventive, All At Once

'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' is a stunning RPG that feels destined to go down as one of the greats, and a jaw-dropping debut for developer Sandfall.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 mime locations and how to beat them

Find the mimes scattered across the continent and work out how to damage them.

GamesRadar

It's not just your favorite JRPGs, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 takes notes from Studio Ghibli movies like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle too

Clair Obscur dev Sandfall hopes to capture the same "sense of wonder" as the best Studio Ghibli films

Creative Bloq

Using Unreal Engine 5 “can be a trap”, says the dev behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Sandfall Interactive found there were pros and cons to moving onto UE5, as "people expect AAA quality on all aspects".

GamesRadar

Gorgeous JRPG homage Clair Obscur sells out its collector's edition months before launch, dev says it didn't think "the demand for our physical editions would be so high"

There are dozens of us

PC Gamer

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the surreal debut RPG from Sandfall Interactive, is out this April and I can't wait to hang out with my inscrutable balloon comrade

I don't know what any of this is but I'm very excited.

Inverse

The Most Promising RPG of 2025 Just Got Even Better

'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' is a gorgeous RPG inspired by the greats of the genre, and its star-studded voice cast makes it even more fascinating.

GamesRadar

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an "homage" to the RPGs of old, and its director wants players to "break the game with crazy builds"

Preview | Sandfall's debut game has been just three years in the making, and it looks stunning

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