'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 Soundcloud is pretty goated to be honest. PC Gamer · May 6, 2025
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 sense to me" "We have, I think, an amazing team mostly of junior people," Guillaume Broche said GamesRadar · May 5, 2025
‘Expedition 33’ Actor Ben Starr Explains The Game’s Secret Weapon In an exclusive interview, 'Expedition 33's composer Lorien Testard and Verso actor Ben Starr explain the process of creating the game's stunning soundtrack. Inverse · Apr 28, 2025
French Independent Studio's First Video Game Draws Fans Independent French studio Sandfall Interactive's first video game "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" launched worldwide on Thursday but has already built up a solid community of fans eager to discover its post-apocalyptic fantasy world. International Business Times · Apr 24, 2025
It's not just your favorite JRPGs, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 takes notes from Studio Ghibli movies like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle too Clair Obscur dev Sandfall hopes to capture the same "sense of wonder" as the best Studio Ghibli films GamesRadar · Mar 28, 2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's director was 'starving for new turn-based RPGs,' and figured if he wanted them, there would be others out there who'd want to play his game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's director was 'starving for new turn-based RPGs,' and figured if he wanted them, there would be others out there who'd want to play his game PC Gamer · Mar 20, 2025
Turn-based RPG Clair Obscur dev says all-star voice actor lineup includes people like Andy Serkis and Baldur’s Gate 3 alumni by accident: "He was like, 'Isn't that Clive from Final Fantasy?'" Just accidentally casting some of the biggest names in games, no big deal GamesRadar · Jan 29, 2025
Saving the world with a baguette? "A joke that went too far," shares Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's creative director, as we talk Final Fantasy, Persona, and more Big in 2025 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 “deeply respect[s]” Final Fantasy and Persona but wants its RPG to be “something that feels truly special and unique, with its own style" GamesRadar · Jan 9, 2025
Games to look forward to in 2025: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 An ambitious French epic inspired by 20th-century surrealist painters and the belle époque will push the turn-based RPG genre forward The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025
One of our most-anticipated JRPGs for 2025 was being made "just for fun in the beginning" and "everybody was working for free" Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has scrappy origins GamesRadar · Nov 23, 2024
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creative director put parrying in his turn-based RPG after playing Sekiro and thinking "Why can't I parry in my game?" "If nobody is going to do it, I will do it" GamesRadar · Nov 10, 2024
Dev of French JRPG that stunned at the Xbox Showcase "not hiding" influence of Persona and Final Fantasy 8, 9, and 10, but wants to "find our own direction" Clair Obscur: Expeditions 33 is carving its own path GamesRadar · Sep 21, 2024
This tiny indie team's Unreal Engine 5 RPG looks spectacular Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 features immersive and surreal environments. Creative Bloq · Aug 30, 2024
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Reveals New Gameplay Trailer, Shows Off Mechanics Calir Obscur: Expedition 33 is an upcoming turn-based RPG that pays homage to the classics of the genre and showed off new gameplay in a recent trailer. Player One · Aug 29, 2024
PC Gamer · Aug 28, 2024 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creative director speaks about the dark fantasy RPG's stunning Unreal Engine 5 graphics: 'It’s a key foundation for the studio to really look for the latest technology' Lighting the way forward for RPGs
PC Gamer · Aug 28, 2024 'I love stories where you go and venture into the unknown': Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creative director Guillaume Broche opens up on the RPG's brilliantly bonkers plot Defeat the Paintress before your number's up
GamesRadar · Aug 28, 2024 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's director wants no part of the debate on whether Final Fantasy 17 should be turn-based, because Square Enix can do "whatever they want with it" and it'll still succeed Guillaume Broche has big praise for Square Enix's franchise
TechRadar · Aug 28, 2024 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 preview: a beautiful world and a high-concept story, injected with action-focused turn-based combat A strange plot and gorgeous graphics pull you in but the clever action-packed turn-based combat could be the hidden hero of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
PC Gamer · Aug 28, 2024 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creative director speaks candidly about the new RPG's respect for Final Fantasy and Persona: 'We are definitely not hiding that there are influences' A western take on the classic turn-based RPG
GamesRadar · Aug 28, 2024 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an "homage" to the RPGs of old, and its director wants players to "break the game with crazy builds" Preview | Sandfall's debut game has been just three years in the making, and it looks stunning
GamesRadar · Jul 29, 2024 Ubisoft veterans behind stylish turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 "all have a love" for JRPG classics like Final Fantasy, "but also want to see something fresh done with the genre" An RPG that melts your PC but also has turn-based combat? We're so back