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**Historic French RPG Dominates Gaming Scene After Record-Breaking Game Awards Victory** 🏆
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 became the most awarded title in The Game Awards history, winning nine of its record thirteen nominations at The Game Awards 2025, including Game of the Year. This marks an unprecedented achievement for Sandfall Interactive’s debut title—French president Emmanuel Macron publicly congratulated the studio after its sweep.
The awards dominance created immediate impact. The game reached six million total sales thanks to an “immediate” spike following The Game Awards ceremony, shifting another 200,000+ copies between December 11-15. Currently, 41,484 concurrent players are online on Steam, though this is 71% lower than its peak of 145,028 achieved in May 2025.
Critics have praised the Belle Époque-inspired turn-based RPG extensively. The game received “universal acclaim” from critics according to Metacritic, with the highest Metacritic user score rating of all time, while OpenCritic reported 97% of critics recommended the game. On Steam, it earned an Overwhelmingly Positive rating with a player score of 96/100 from over 229,000 reviews.
This less than $10 million project sold 1 million copies in three days and more than 6 million by year’s end, becoming the year’s defining video game release destined to become a full franchise.
**Have you joined Expedition 33 yet, or are you waiting to see what the hype is about?** Drop your thoughts below! 💬
