Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominated The Game Awards 2025, taking home nine trophies including Game of the Year and setting a new record for the most wins in a single edition of the ceremony. The RPG arrived at the show with 12 nominations across 10 categories and converted that attention into victories in major fields:
- Best Debut Indie Game
- Best RPG, Best Independent Game
- Best Score & Music
- Best Narrative
- Best Art Direction
- Best Performance
- Best Game Direction
- Game of the Year
That haul eclipses Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II, which previously held the single-show record with seven awards in 2020. Other recent multi-award standouts at The Game Awards include Baldur’s Gate 3 and God of War Ragnarök, but Clair Obscur’s nine trophies mark a new peak for the show.
Coverage of the event and earlier pages noted the game’s rise through the season, readers can see our write-up of the Best Independent Game win and the piece on its earlier nominations. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Developed by Sandfall Interactive
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
- Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Modes: Single player
- Release: 2025-04-24
- Publisher: Kepler Interactive
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Age Rating:
ACB MA 15+ / PEGI 18 / USK 16 / CERO Z / GRAC 19+ / CLASS_IND 18 / ESRB M
- IGDB Rating: 93.1/100
