Sandfall Interactive’s latest turn-based RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has achieved remarkable success by selling one million copies within the first three days of its launch. Publisher Kepler Interactive announced this impressive milestone in a post on X on Sunday, marking a significant accomplishment for the game, which is a new intellectual property. Furthermore, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has soared to the top of the charts on review aggregator Metacritic, surpassing highly acclaimed titles like Blue Prince, Split Fiction, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 to become the highest-rated game of 2025.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Reaches One Million Sales
Kepler Interactive confirmed the one million sales achievement on Sunday, following an earlier announcement that the game had already sold over 500,000 units on its first day, after its release on April 24. “Thank you for believing in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,” the game’s official X account expressed in a post on Sunday.
This remarkable sales figure marks a significant achievement for a debut title, especially for a first-time endeavor from Sandfall Interactive. Given the overwhelmingly positive reception from players, there is potential for sales numbers to continue climbing in the days ahead.
The game has also made a splash on Steam, achieving a peak concurrent player count of over 120,000 on the platform. This is another noteworthy accomplishment, particularly since Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is also accessible to Xbox Game Pass subscribers.
Highest Rated Game of 2025
The commercial success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is matched by its acclaim among critics. With an average score of 92 on Metacritic, it stands as the highest-rated game of 2025, surpassing other popular titles like Blue Prince and Split Fiction. On OpenCritic, Clair Obscur also leads with a score of 91, again outpacing titles such as Split Fiction and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
We are currently the top reviewed game on @metacritic for 2025.
Speechless.
So many incredible games have been released this year.
Thank you.
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— Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (@expedition33) April 25, 2025
Launched on April 24, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. Subscribers to PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate can access the game at no additional cost. Drawing inspiration from renowned Japanese RPGs like Final Fantasy, the game is set in a dark fantasy realm, where players follow a group of volunteers known as Expedition 33, who aim to defeat the Paintress, a goddess intent on eradicating all life on the planet.
