GameSpot

I Hated Parrying, Until I Played Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Expedition 33, one of my favorite RPGs this year, has been the exception. Within its dazzling combat system I've discovered ...

After pushing for Arc Raiders to win GOTY over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, former FPS pro Shroud admits the J'RPG is actually pretty good after finally playing it

Michael 'Shroud' Grzesiek, former FPS pro player and noted Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hater, is finally coming around on the ...

Best games of 2025: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Dispatch, Hades II

Grand Theft Auto VI, probably the most anticipated game of all time at this point, didn’t come out this year (I called that ...
Press Start Australia

Press Start’s GOTY #2 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

“Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is one of those double A titles that blurs the lines between it and the industry’s biggest ...

Expedition 33 already has its first “clone” in China: this is the promising remake of Sword and Fairy 4

The first trailer for the Sword and Fairy 4 remake suggests that the developers have drawn heavily on the interface of Clair ...

RPG fans melt down over game that's being compared to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Legend of Sword and Fairy 4 is a remake of the 2007 Chinese RPG, and fans think the new version takes cues from Expedition 33 ...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director admits Sandfall "tried" AI during the J'RPG's development, but "didn't like it" and "everything in the game is human made"

After a bumper year, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is ending on a bit of a sour note as we learned Sandfall Entertainment used ...
GameSpot

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Just Lost Its Indie Game Of The Year Awards Over AI Concerns

The Indie Game Awards have withdrawn the two wins that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took home at this year's ceremony.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's controversial GOTY wins at The Indie Game Awards retracted after the RPG's use of generative AI

"When it was submitted for consideration, a representative of Sandfall Interactive agreed that no gen AI was used" ...
Dexerto

New RPG is being called a Chinese Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 “copy”

2025 has, no doubt, been a huge year for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. While the turn-based RPG was already successful at launch, it was during The Game Awards that it truly turned heads. After ...

Expedition 33's early levels are "badly designed," says Gears of War legend, but the game is still "mind-blowingly impressive"

Clair Obsur Expedition 33 claimed GOTY at The Game Awards, so I ask Gears of War and Painkiller veteran Adrian Chmielarz for ...
Shacknews

Shacknews Best RPG of 2025 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Sandfall Interactive assembled a transcendent RPG experience in 2025 with a beautiful story, compelling characters, and ...