Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Lead Welcomes Claim That 30 People Made the French JRPG — Says It Could Be “the First” to Prove a Game Can “Look Bigger Than Its Team”

“I think the fact that it impresses so much is because we are probably the first ones — or among the first — to do it,” Broche adds when discussing Expedition 33, seemingly overlooking earlier lone-developer phenomena like 2016’s Stardew Valley or even the original Tetris. Those titles may not share Expedition 33’s cinematic scale, but they remain powerful reminders that tiny teams can create games that resonate for years.

Broche concludes reasonably, “I’m sure that we’re just at the beginning of this kind of [development style].”

Sandfall says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 winning GOTY “isn’t something we aim for,” and while it would be “a nice little bonus,” the studio is backing Megabonk.