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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says the French RPG's success was "completely unexpected from pretty much everybody" at the studio

"This is one hundred times what we were expecting"

GamesRadar · Jan 17

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director praises the RPG sicko who managed to beat the most infamous boss by taking every hit without cheesing: "I tried to do it before release and I couldn't manage it"

Even the game's director was surprised someone bested Simon in a fair fight

GamesRadar · Jan 12

"We were a nobody company": Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio says it had to hire young because it had no money, but it all turned out ok because new devs "brought fresh ideas"

"It's almost impossible to hire any senior people if you don't have the money, which wasn't there at the beginning."

GamesRadar · Jan 12

Clair Obscur's famously small (but not that small) developer isn't interested in becoming less not-that-small: 'I think it's good to have limitations when you are creative'

"We love making games more than we love managing, so we want to keep doing that."

PC Gamer · Dec 22, 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says the secret of the J'RPG's success is to "not care too much about the players" – "if you care about your game, it means you care about the players ultimately"

"The best way for me to care about people is to make something that is sincere"

GamesRadar · Dec 21, 2025

"We love making games more than we love managing": Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says "it's good to have limitations," so the RPG studio won't "scale up" for any future projects

"It's not tempting for us"

GamesRadar · Dec 19, 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says the award-sweeping hit is "very different from traditional JRPGs": "Currently, in France there's a movement to make FRPGs"

Sandfall Interactive had "absolutely no intention" making a JRPG

GamesRadar · Dec 19, 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says the J'RPG has "very Japanese" gameplay, which makes it possible to play "without taking a single hit": "Even if I'm told it's impossible, I want to keep trying"

Unleash the no-hit runs

GamesRadar · Dec 18, 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 AI usage admission resurfaces amid Larian Studios backlash

Conflicting quotes from Sandfall leadership have sparked fresh controversy.

Dot Esports · Dec 18, 2025

French video game Clair Obscur sweeps LA Game Awards with record nine wins

The French video game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has swept the annual Game Awards in Los Angeles, dominating the ceremony with a record-breaking nine wins, including for best video game of the year.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 12, 2025