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PS Plus subscribers get an extra Christmas treat – play the best game of 2025 for free

The undoubted game of the year is available to play at no extra cost on PS Plus

Xbox Game Pass Quietly Added The RPG Game Of The Year

‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ is a flawless RPG anchored by the year’s best performances.

Inverse

I was falling hard for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – then it betrayed me at the final hour

I tried my hand at this year’s French arthouse gaming hit, but after an intense initial infatuation, the relationship hit the rocks

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After 2 years, I've renewed my love for turn-based RPGs with these 5 games like Baldur's Gate 3 I can't stop recommending

If you've got the RPG blues, here are the best games like Baldur's Gate 3 to get you back in the saddle

GamesRadar

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 does what most games don't dare do, and that's what makes it so captivating

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a masterpiece with hidden depth and meaning subtly woven throughout its story, combat, and art style.

Windows Central

More than 40 hours in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and its staggeringly beautiful world have made me a turn-based combat convert

I’ve immersed myself in the staggering beauty of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for more than 40 hours, and love everything about its combat, world, and story.

TechRadar

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review – deeply satisfying homage to Japanese role-playing games

Boasting a unique world, challenging combat and great writing, this RPG has a lot going for it, if only it didn’t revel in its own mysteriousness so much

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review: "An old-school feeling JRPG as dynamic as Persona but with parry-filled battles as hard-won as Sekiro"

GamesRadar

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review: a brilliantly weird, utterly unique game

More than eye candy.

Creative Bloq

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review — An Xbox Game Pass triumph that expertly weaves two RPG genres together, and I'm into it

Xbox Game Pass just got one of its biggest 2025 releases with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, but does it live up to the hype? Here's our review.

Windows Central

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 release date — Launch times and when it comes out in your time zone

The highly anticipated RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is finally almost here. Here's when it's coming out in your time zone.

Windows Central

I never actually looked up what Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is about, and there's some bonkers RPG lore behind the title

There's a reason it's called Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and whether you like that reason will depend on your patience for absurd RPG premises.

PC Gamer

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 feels like a French Persona, with an impressive combat system that I should love, but which I actually hate

Three hours with Sandfall's striking RPG.

PC Gamer

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is already getting a live-action movie from the folks behind the Tomb Raider and Just Cause adaptations, even though the RPG isn't out yet

It's now on the hunt for a director and cast.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 FAQ – Story, Gameplay, Xbox Game Pass, everything you need to know

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an upcoming original RPG developed by Sandfall Interactive and published by Keplar Interactive. Here is everything you need to know about this upcoming game from its gameplay, story, characters, platforms, and more.

Player One

'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' Showcases Voice Cast Members in New Reveal Trailer

Publisher Kepler Interactive and developer Sandfall Interactive shared a reveal trailer that shows the voice cast members of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

PC Gamer

'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

TechRadar

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.

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