Summary
Sandfall Interactive’sClair Obscur: Expedition 33is already the highest rated game of 2025. It’s currently sitting at a 91 average on OpenCritic, with reviewers praising the game’s emotional and compelling story, cinematic visuals and audio, and combat system that keeps things from getting tedious. Already, the words “game of the year” are being bandied about in discussions about Sandfall’s debut project.
Day-one release
Game preview
Ultimate, PC
Players take on the role ofGustave inClair Obscur, one of the Expeditioners, who is accompanied by his foster sister Maelle. The pair are joined by others hoping to alter their fate as they travel across a vast world of incredible landscapes, mysteries, and monsters. The game features unique combat, a reactive turn-based battle system that requires mastery of real-time dodges, parries, and counterattacks in combination with classic turn-based mechanics. Sandfall’s goal was to fill a gap left by AAA games in recent years, and it seems the developer hit the mark.
