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Clair Obscur: How a passion project became 2025's most talked-about game
Expedition 33 is set in Lumiere, a fictional world overshadowed by a huge monolith bearing a glowing numeral on its face.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Success Continues as Its Soundtrack Tops Billboard Classical Music Album Charts
Developer Sandfall Interactive has announced that the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 soundtrack has managed to top Billboard ...
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Clair Obscur Expedition 33’s origin story is even more insane than you’d think
Clair Obscur Expedition 33’s director revealed that most of his team had never even made a game before dropping a 2025 GOTY ...
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Devs Explain How They Formed Their Team
Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive was formed after the game's director was bored at his job at Ubisoft. He started ...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 head was "bored" at Ubisoft and hungry for a JRPG, and made the highest-rated game of 2025 – "Somehow it worked, which still makes no s…
Expedition 33 director Guillaume Broche was previously a brand development manager and narrative lead at Ubisoft, but left to ...
'He's very good at finding really cool people': Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's director found its composer on Soundcloud and lead writer on Reddit
Broche also managed to find his lead writer via unconventional means. Svedberg-Yen initially applied for a voice acting role ...
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says it could never have been made at a AAA studio
Game director Guillaume Broche detailed how the project wouldn’t have been feasible at a bigger studio in an interview with ...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer was first hired as a voice actor after she "saw a post on Reddit" calling for auditions: "I've never done that, it sounds kinda cool"
Expedition 33 has received so far, there's been particular love for its story and characters. But the game's lead writer had ...
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Director Came Up With The Game While Bored At Ubisoft
Boredom can be productive, apparently. At least it was for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director Guillaume Broche, who first dreamed about creating the critically acclaimed RPG while "bored in their ...