Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now bought 4.4 million copies, workers at developer Sandfall Interactive have confirmed.
Though official figures nonetheless stand at 3.3 million copies bought in simply 33 days, advertising and launch producer Benjamin Dimanche, hair and technical character artist Amandine Marest, and senior gameplay programmer Florian Torres revealed in a dialog with French streamer Antoine Daniel that sales have now surpassed 4.4 million.
Within the video interview, when requested by Daniel for an replace on sales thus far, Torres and Marest answered on the similar time. And although Torres mentioned “Formally…”, Marest jumped proper in with: “4.4 million.” The trio then checked out one another, laughed, and Torres added: “Formally, 3.3 million, nevertheless it’s 4.4 million” (thanks, Gamereactor).
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 launched on April 24 throughout PC and console, but additionally straight into Xbox Sport Go as a day-one title. It additionally launched towards Bethesda’s RPG behemoth The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, making this a surprising milestone for the primary recreation from Sandfall.
In IGN’s 9/10 overview of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, we described it as a “fashionable RPG basic,” including: “In so some ways, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 jogged my memory of quite a few basic and modern RPGs I really like, however developer Sandfall actually understood why these video games are particular and made the items it borrowed its personal.”
If that is satisfied you to present it a go, be sure you try our suggestions for the essential issues to know earlier than going into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The studio lately revealed replace 1.4.0, including key options like a Battle Retry choice alongside a bunch of quality-of-life modifications, visible enhancements, and bug fixes.
We lately discovered that Clair Obscur is not only the shortened identify for Sandfall’s blockbuster debut RPG — it is also the identify for a complete franchise.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and marketing consultant with 15+ years expertise working with among the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.