Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stormed The Game Awards 2025, successful all however two classes it was nominated in, together with the foremost prize: Game of the Year.
Sandfall Interactive’s much-loved RPG gained Game of the Year forward of Demise Stranding 2: On the Seaside, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades 2, Hole Knight: Silksong, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
Accepting the Game of the Year award to rapturous applause, director Guillaume Broche thanked the “unbelievable crew” at Sandfall Interactive, most of whom had been in attendance and in costume. Broche prolonged his due to the “unsung heroes” of the online game business, “the individuals who make tutorials on YouTube on how one can make a sport, as a result of we had no thought how one can make a sport earlier than.”
The Game of the Year award goes to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! #TheGameAwards @expedition33 @sandfallgames @kepler_interact pic.twitter.com/s33D7xvdvq
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Broche went on to problem a private thanks to Remaining Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, “who impressed me to grow to be a sport dev.” Broche ended his speech by asserting the shadow drop launch of Clair Obscur DLC.
Clair Obscur additionally gained Greatest Game Course, Greatest Narrative, Greatest Artwork Course, Greatest Rating And Music, Greatest Impartial Game, Greatest Debut Indie Game, and Greatest RPG. Jennifer English gained Greatest Peformance for her position in the sport.
The solely classes Clair Obscur was nominated in however didn’t win had been Greatest Audio Design, which went to EA’s shooter, Battlefield 6, and Gamers’ Voice, which went to Wuthering Waves. Nonetheless, it is a outstanding consequence for the comparatively small crew at Sandfall Interactive, particularly given Clair Obscur is its debut title.
Clair Obscur launched in April proper up in opposition to Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, with each video games hitting Game Go as day one releases. It was felt that Clair Obscur may wrestle beneath these circumstances, nevertheless it loved immediate and vital reputation, and would go on to promote 5 million copies by October.
IGN’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 evaluate returned a 9/10. We mentioned: “Carrying its inspirations on its sleeve, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 paints itself into the pantheon of nice RPGs with a superb fight system and a gripping, harrowing story.”
Remember to try every thing introduced at The Game Awards 2025 for extra, in addition to the winners record in full.
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