US EditionGame Awards 2025: Expedition 33 Tops Winners List
French RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won 9 of 10 categories at the Game Awards, praised for its emotional narrative and innovative rhythm-based gameplay.
- On Thursday in Los Angeles, Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominated the Game Awards, winning a record nine categories including best video game of the year and entering as the most-nominated game with 12 nods.
- Built on a standout score and rhythmic parry mechanics, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 drew strong critical attention with emotional storytelling and reactive rhythm-based parries, selling 5 million copies this year.
- The studio began in 2020 as Guillaume Broche's project and grew with ex-Ubisoft colleagues forming Montpellier-based Sandfall; they secured funding from Kepler Interactive in 2022 and attended the awards in character outfits.
- Some 5 million copies have sold since April of this year, with awards for narrative, role-playing, and music, including best score for Lorien Testard.
- The ceremony was streamed on 30 platforms and featured trailers and celebrity appearances, while critics and developers urge Geoff Keighley to address industry issues, as Nicolas Doucet stated, `The games nominated this year were created by teams from all over the world`.
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