Summary
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 holds a 9.7 user rating on Metacritic, one of the highest player scores of all time on the platform.
- The game sold 1 million copies within 3 days of release.
- It's also currently the highest-rated game of 2025.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 currently holds some of the highest user ratings of all time on Metacritic. Its player scores on other platforms are similarly high, further underlining the widespread acclaim that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has received since its release.
The debut title from French developer Sandfall Interactive was released for PC and consoles on April 24. Its review embargo was lifted a day earlier, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 immediately establishing itself as the highest-rated game of 2025 so far.
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The game's early player impressions are in line with its immense level of critical acclaim. As noted by Push Square, Sandfall's RPG presently holds a near-perfect 9.7 user rating on Metacritic, based on over 4,200 impressions. Looking at the contents of these reviews, plenty of players praised Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for many of the same reasons critics did: a compelling story, engaging combat, memorable characters, high production values, and rewarding exploration, among other qualities.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 User Scores
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Platform |
Avg. User Rating |
Review Count |
|---|---|---|
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Steam |
Very Positive |
17,077 |
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PS Store |
4.92 stars |
8,000 |
|
Xbox Store |
4.6 stars |
2,600 |
|
OpenCritic |
100 |
|
|
Metacritic |
9.7 |
4,227 |
A 9.7 Metacritic user rating puts Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ahead of many iconic video games, including Half-Life 2 (9.0), Red Dead Redemption 2 (8.9), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (9.1), Super Mario Galaxy 2 (9.0), and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (9.1). While the turn-based RPG has only been out for a few days and its user score could still shift noticeably, it currently appears poised to cement itself as one of the most acclaimed games of its time.
The immense word of mouth that the game is currently enjoying has already helped with its commercial momentum. According to a recent publisher update, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold 1 million copies as of April 27, three days into its release. This is in spite of the fact that the RPG was a day-one Xbox Game Pass title, which ostensibly didn't help boost its sales.
One factor that might be fueling its current momentum is the 10% launch discount that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 recently received on Steam. The offer brings it down to $44.99, and also applies to its Deluxe Edition, which is presently priced at $53.99 on Valve's storefront. Apart from the base game, the higher-tier edition includes six unique outfits, one for each playable character, as well as exclusive outfits for Gustave and Maelle. While there's currently no indication that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will receive any post-launch content, its warm reception suggests that many RPG fans will be keeping a close eye on whatever Sandfall Interactive decides to tackle next.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 92 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- April 24, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Sandfall Interactive
- Publisher(s)
- Kepler Interactive
WHERE TO PLAY
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Genre(s)
- Turn-Based RPG, JRPG, Fantasy
