Summary
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33has officially reached an average Steam review score of Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam. Released to near-instant critical and commercial acclaim in late April,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33continues to make headlines, with the turn-based fantasy RPG currently in the running to become a serious Game of the Year contender.
Developed by the small French studio Sandfall Interactive,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33quickly smashed through major sales milestones, selling over two million copies in its first 12 days. Player feedback has been wildly favorable, with fans praising the game’s lifelike graphics, haunting fantasy world, moving story, and challenging turn-based gameplay.Expedition 33was even recently praised by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and also saw its soundtrack reach the top spot on Billboard’s Classical Music chart at the beginning of May. As time marches on, the title continues to reach new heights, with a new achievement popping up online.
A user on the RPG’s official subreddit recently pointed out thatClair Obscur: Expedition 33has officially reached an average score of Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam, with 95% of players leaving favorable feedback. Players quickly congratulated the development team in the comments, with many vowing to immediately buy any game Sandfall Interactive puts out in the future. In late April,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33achieved an unbelievable Metacritic scoreof 9.7, one of the highest player scores of all time on the site. At the time of writing, the game boasts a player rating of 100 onOpenCritic, with a critic average of 92.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Reaches Overwhelmingly Positive Review Score on Steam
As the game’s popularity continues to grow, many fans have started to wonder ifClair Obscur: Expedition 33will offer any DLCin the future. The game’s head writer, Jennifer Svedberg-Yen, recently acknowledged the question, and while no concrete plans were shared, she confirmed that “chances are good.” Svedberg-Yen also noted that the entire team was still reeling from the positive feedback it had received and that it would take time to properly plan any upcoming content.
Given the amount of hype surrounding the upcoming launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, some players have also petitioned for a port of the game for the new handheld console. It isn’t yet certain whetherClair Obscur: Expedition 33will be released for Switch 2, but Sandfall Interactive CEO Guillaume Broche has expressed interest in making this a reality somewhere down the line. For now, the developers have promised to continue polishing the title as Sandfall plans its next big move.
