Fun fact: The “Obscur” in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a reference to how obscure all of the game’s menus and systems are.
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The gaming world appeared ablaze after the Indie Game Awards announced that it was rescinding the top honors awarded to RPG darling Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 due to the use of generative AI during development. Sandfall Interactive recently sat down with a group of influencers for a private interview session, where the French studio was probed about recent AI controversies. Game director Guillaume Broche clarified some of the misinformation surrounding the studio and reiterated what other Sandfall developers have said about generative AI usage during interviews held earlier in the year.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took home the Game of the Year and Debut Game honors at the Indie Game Awards on Thursday, but the teams at developer Sandfall Interactive and publisher Kepler Interactive couldn’t celebrate for long. On Saturday, the Indie Game Awards retracted Clair Obscur‘s honors due to inclusion of generative AI assets at launch that were quickly patched out.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33‘s free DLC released at the conclusion of the 2025 The Game Awards on Dec. 11, and players have been reckoning with its high difficulty curve since. The free “Thank you Update” adds a photo mode, broader localizations, and a new area, Verso’s Drafts. It also includes some of the most difficult bosses in the game yet.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold more than 5 million copies to date, and now it’s also one of the most-played Xbox Game Pass games of 2025. In a post on Xbox Wire Wednesday, Microsoft said Expedition 33 “is the biggest new third-party game launch” on its subscription service this year. That’s according to how many players checked the game out within its first 30 days on the service, though the announcement doesn’t provide a specific number of players.
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