Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has achieved remarkable success, selling over a million copies as announced by publisher Kepler Interactive. This debut RPG from developer Sandfall Interactive has not only hit a sales milestone of 500,000 copies within the first 24 hours but has now doubled that impressive figure.
"And here we are. Three days after launch. One million copies sold. Thank you for believing in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33," the studio said on social media over the weekend.
The game's success extends beyond sales, with SteamDB reporting a concurrent peak of 121,422 players on Steam over the weekend. This number surpasses the concurrent peak of any other game from the renowned RPG developer Atlus, including the popular Metaphor: ReFantazio, which, upon its release in October 2024, reached a peak of 85,961 players.It's important to note that these concurrent records do not represent the full player base. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was also released on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X and S, and was available on day one through the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. This suggests that the total number of players engaging with the game over the weekend is likely much higher, indicating its widespread popularity.
In IGN's 9/10 review of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the game was hailed as a "modern RPG classic." Created by the newly established studio Sandfall Interactive, this turn-based RPG draws heavily from genre classics. It follows the journey of a crew of Expeditioners in a post-apocalyptic world, where each year, a giant entity known as The Paintress etches a new number, erasing anyone older than it. The game's narrative centers on the crew's mission to travel to the continent's edge to destroy the Paintress.
If you started playing over the weekend or are considering diving in this week, make sure to check out our tips for the important things to know before going into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
