Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has released an official update today in celebration of reaching a massive milestone of over 5 million copies sold. The unexpected hit game of 2025 will roll out brand-new content as a thank-you gesture to fans who have supported it in reaching this impressive record.
Sandfall Interactive and Kepler Interactive have announced an official free update for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, with content including new areas/environments full of “new enemy encounters and surprises to discover,” new bosses and battles for challenging late-game replayability, brand-new costumes for each character, as well as even “more surprises for fans.”
The update for Clair Obscur is planned to launch for free on all platforms, but an official date and time has not been announced as of this writing. Developers urge players to stay tuned to their social media channels (such as X) for updates on a specific release window.
Clair Obscur Is Getting Brand-New Free Content
Players Can Expect New Endgame Bosses, Areas, & More Surprises
According to a press release from Sandfall and Kepler, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has officially reached an astonishing 5 million copies sold, a truly awesome achievement for a game that barely anybody had even heard about at the beginning of the year.
As a gift to Clair Obscur players for helping to reach this milestone, developers have teased a new free game update in development for all platforms with “several additions and updates” in the works. Players can expect to see various new forms of content introduced into the Continent once the update launches, including a new playable area/environment with new enemies, encounters, and more.
Though there’s no specific release date confirmed, players can expect “challenging new boss battles for late-game players to overcome,” new costumes for each playable character, new text and UI game localizations for Czech, Ukrainian, Latin American Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian, as well as “even more surprises fans can look forward to.”
The update sounds massive, and the prospect of new bosses and encounters implies players may be introduced to completely new NPCs and storylines, in addition to the new environment mentioned, though the specifics are unclear at the moment.
Clair Obscur Surprise Update Is An Incredible Gift To Fans
Sandfall Is Setting The Example For How Studios Should Treat Their Players
Developers stated that the response to Clair Obscur has “been nothing short of incredible,” with the game becoming a global phenomenon and setting a new bar for RPGs in modern gaming. The game’s level of success was unimaginable for Creative Director Guillaume Broche, and he issued the following statement addressing how appreciative he is over fan’s dedication and love for the game:
“We’re so grateful to our fans for their love of the world we created, for sharing their own fan art and music covers, for wearing their best Baguette cosplays to conventions, and for being incredibly supportive of our game. We hope the update we’re working on will act as a ‘thank you’ to those fans for their support.” —Guillaume Broche, Creative Director at Sandfall Interactive.
Broche is certainly putting his money where his mouth is to celebrate this milestone, giving fans something they’ve been waiting for eagerly since the game’s launch. The surprise announcement of this much new content is right on brand for Clair Obscur, and it might even spark an entire wave of interest for players who still haven’t played Clair Obscur yet.
Ultimately, this surprise update in celebration of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s impressive 5 million copies sold is one that every fan of the game will appreciate and enjoy. This announcement is a dream come true for players, and it will give the entire community something to look forward to and speculate over until an official release window for the update is announced.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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- Released
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April 24, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
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Sandfall Interactive
- Publisher(s)
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Kepler Interactive
- Engine
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Unreal Engine 5