Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now offered 4.4 million copies, workers at developer Sandfall Interactive have confirmed.
Though official figures nonetheless stand at 3.3 million copies offered in simply 33 days, advertising and launch producer Benjamin Dimanche, hair and technical character artist Amandine Marest, and senior gameplay programmer Florian Torres revealed in a dialog with French streamer Antoine Daniel that gross sales have now surpassed 4.4 million.
Within the video interview, when requested by Daniel for an replace on gross sales to date, Torres and Marest answered on the similar time. And although Torres mentioned “Formally…”, Marest jumped proper in with: “4.4 million.” The trio then checked out one another, laughed, and Torres added: “Formally, 3.3 million, but it surely’s 4.4 million” (thanks, Gamereactor).
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 launched on April 24 throughout PC and console, but in addition straight into Xbox Sport Cross as a day-one title. It additionally launched in opposition to Bethesda’s RPG behemoth The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, making this a surprising milestone for the primary sport from Sandfall.
In IGN’s 9/10 evaluation of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, we described it as a “fashionable RPG basic,” including: “In so some ways, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 jogged my memory of quite a few basic and modern RPGs I really like, however developer Sandfall really understood why these video games are particular and made the items it borrowed its personal.”
If that is satisfied you to provide it a go, you’ll want to take a look at our ideas for the necessary issues to know earlier than going into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The studio not too long ago revealed replace 1.4.0, including key options like a Battle Retry choice alongside a number of quality-of-life adjustments, visible enhancements, and bug fixes.
We not too long ago discovered that Clair Obscur isn’t just the shortened title for Sandfall’s blockbuster debut RPG — it is also the title for a complete franchise.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years expertise working with a few of the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.
