Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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About this game
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an adventure RPG with a unique hybrid combat system. The game blends turn-based battles with real-time elements and demands quick reactions. The story takes you to an alternate France of the Belle Époque, an elegant yet dark fantasy world. Each year the colossal Painter awakens and inscribes a new number on the Monolith, and everyone who has reached that age turns to dust. Expedition 33 is a band of volunteers who set out across dangerous lands to stop this deadly cycle and challenge fate.
The game launched in spring 2025 on PC and modern consoles and offers full Russian language support. A striking visual style inspired by Belle Époque architecture and an atmospheric soundtrack create a truly special sense of adventure. You can download Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and experience its distinctive world and gripping combat for yourself.
- Release date
- April 24, 2025
- Developer
- Sandfall Interactive
- Publisher
- Kepler Interactive
- Platform
- PC (Windows)
- Multiplayer
- None (1 player, offline)
- Edition
- Gold Edition (with all expansions)
- Version
- 1.5.3 (April 20, 2026)
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian
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Language support Language Interface / Subtitles Audio English French German Italian Spanish Russian Polish Portuguese Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Japanese Korean
- Unique combat system: turn-based battles are complemented by real-time dodges and parries, making every encounter dynamic.
- Unusual world and story: a dark fantasy setting inspired by Belle Époque France with an original story about the annual “Gommage” (the mysterious disappearance of people of a certain age).
- Deep character progression: a skill tree, customizable attributes, and passive abilities let you create unique builds.
- Visual style and music: excellent graphics with a cinematic presentation and a varied soundtrack create an unforgettable atmosphere for the journey.
- New Game+ mode: after the finale you can start a new game with character progress preserved, which significantly increases replayability.
- Lengthy campaign: about 30 hours of story plus many side quests and optional bosses make the expedition truly packed with content.
The gameplay of Expedition 33 combines world exploration and tactical battles. You control a party of heroes traveling across varied locations and encountering enemies. Battles take place on a separate screen with up to three characters on each side. Before a fight you can choose active party members and reserves. Characters have actions typical for JRPGs: a regular melee attack, various special abilities including magic, and the use of items for healing or buffs.
An important feature of combat is the presence of dynamic action elements. During enemy attacks you can dodge, jump, or parry by pressing the right key at the right moment. Parrying is harder than dodging but it allows an immediate counterattack and heavy retaliatory damage. Each hero has a distinct fighting style and move set, so team composition influences your tactics.
As you progress, characters gain experience and level up. New abilities unlock with each level, and the development tree lets you open different types of active skills. By equipping the party wisely and developing their skills, you gradually strengthen your expedition to handle ever tougher foes.
Gameplay video:
Deluxe Edition
The Deluxe Edition of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 includes the following in addition to the base game:
- Flowers Set: six new outfits with hairstyles inspired by the Flowers of Lumiere, plus six alternative Gommage costumes (two additional looks for each playable character).
- Exclusive skins: a unique “Clair” outfit for the heroine Mael and “Obscur” for the hero Gustave.
All Deluxe Edition extras are purely cosmetic and let you further personalize character appearances. The expanded edition does not add new story chapters or gameplay mechanics, but it lets you play through the game in new stylish looks.
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Memory: 8 GB
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB) / Intel Arc A380 (6 GB)
- Storage: 55 GB
- Additional: SSD required. Delivers 1080p at 30 FPS on Low settings.
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 11 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Memory: 16 GB
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (16 GB)
- Storage: 55 GB
- Additional: SSD required. Delivers 1080p at 60 FPS on High settings.
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Reviews
This game is special.
Over the years I have played hundreds of games with thousands of hours of playtime and I have never been compelled to write a steam review. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is so good it’s the first time I’ve wanted to.
The art style and story are beautiful. The combat is very engaging even considering it’s turn-based nature and the music is stunning. Une vie à t’aimer is my favourite game soundtrack of all time, hands down. I can already tell I will be replaying this game multiple times.
This game really shows what kind of masterpieces can be made outside of large studio corporate oversight. 10/10, GOTY for sure. Amazing.
Exceeded everyone’s expectations. This game is triple A standard, excelling every element that makes a game good.
Excellent gameplay, soundtrack, acting, story, graphics. No controversy or drama, just a clean good game with minimal bugs (if any) at launch. No predatory micro-transactions, no significant content locked behind a paywall, no battlepasses. Playable offline, controller and keyboard friendly.
This game is only a few features from being a perfect game. Still Game of the Year for me.
This is how games used to be, I am 61 and have been an avid PC gamer since the early 1990s.
Instead of paying top price for an unfinished game, and then being drip fed the rest of the game as expensive DLC. Here you actually get a full game, its complete it has a beginning, loads of content and an an ending, But more than that it has replayability.
The story really is superb, its like watching a movie and you control the characters.
Graphics are totally on point as are the dialogues, heck even the background music (which I usually turn off in games) is amazing
I am playing this game with mouse and keyboard rather than using a controller and have had no issues with any of the combat, which I must say is also fantastically done.
It is clear to see that the Devs and everyone involved here, have put in so much effort and passion, the attention to detail is incredible.
I can honestly say that this is hands down the best game I have ever played in over 30 years of gaming.
It is so good that I feel a little guilty at not having payed the full price for it.
CA, Ubisoft, EA, Blizzard, Paradox, Rebellion et al take note. THIS IS HOW GAMES SHOULD BE MADE.
To the Dev Team, thank you so so much for this masterpiece
When the music in a game hits so deep it stirs something in your soul — you just stand there, frozen, letting the sound wash over you like some kind of magic.
When what you’re seeing on screen makes the tears start flowing — and you’re left speechless long after.
When the story grabs hold of you and won’t let go — and you find yourself turning theories over in your mind late into the night, trying to crack its secrets.
When the battles are tough, demanding everything from you — but you push through the frustration—and the moment it clicks, you feel like a god.
When your friends start sharing their playthroughs with that same spark in their voice, and you know you’re all vibing on the exact same level.
When the world itself stands up to applaud, and you know — you feel — that the developers gave this game their entire heart and soul.
Bravo, Sandfall Interactive! You didn’t just make a game — you made history.
