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Ashley Bardhan

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 controversially wins Best Independent Game at The Game Awards, Sandfall devs dedicate it to indies "who put creativity first" and "push forward with limited resources"

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Two characters standing on a glowing battlefield during Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took one step closer to global domination right at the start of the The Game Awards 2025 – predictable behavior, following the "AA" JRPG's big win at the Golden Joystick Awards earlier this winter. Now, the game from developer Sandfall Interactive is officially the Best Independent Game this year… though some people aren't sure it qualifies.

When the anonymous solo developer behind roguelike hit Megabonk dropped out of the same Game Awards category in November, some fans thought it was unfair there were "'indie' games in the indie category that are backed by multi-billion-dollar corps." Clair Obscur publisher Kepler Interactive probably isn't that (it's a private company), though Sandfall Interactive did say its game cost around $10 million.

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