‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ Sells Over 8 Million Copies, One Year Later

InnovationGaming‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ Sells Over 8 Million Copies, One Year LaterByGeorge Yang,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. George Yang is a critic covering Japanese and Western games.Follow AuthorApr 27, 2026, 03:36pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Artwork for the Expedition 33' one-year anniversary update.Sandfall InteractivePublisher Kepler Interactive and developer Sandfall Interactive announced that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold over eight million copies since its launch last year on April 24, 2025.To celebrate the game’s one-year anniversary, it got an update that includes a new haircut for each of the playable characters, as well as some fixes to bugs. The haircuts can be purchased from Gestral merchants across the game’s world.Expedition 33 has been both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, winning numerous accolades from critics, outlets, and award shows. It most recently won “Best Game of 2025” at the BAFTA 2026 awards, making it the second game (after Baldur’s Gate 3) to rack up “Game of the Year” category wins at every major gaming awards show. The five shows include:The Game AwardsGolden Joystick AwardsDICE AwardsGame Developers Choice AwardsBAFTA Game AwardsIt did face some controversy due to the use of generative AI during development. It was subsequently disqualified from the 2025 Indie Game Awards after it had won “Game of the Year” from that show. Instead, that honor went to Blue Prince. if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f72f8d8ef40a'; script.setAttribute('defer', '1'); script....