The critically acclaimed turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 from the French studio Sandfall Interactive has also been warmly received by Steam users.
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Over the past 24 hours since its release, the best peak online result of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on Steam was almost 52 thousand concurrent players. It is worth noting that the project is also available in the Game Pass subscription.
At the time of publication, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has received over 4,000 (6,000 including off-Steam purchases) “very positive” reviews on Steam, giving the game a 94% rating.
Users praise the emotionality of the story, the dynamic combat system, the pleasant graphics and the memorable soundtrack. “The best thing the French have done since croissants and the Asterix and Obelix films,” suppuraito is sure.
Negative reviews criticize game design decisions and technical flaws, including crashes and low performance. The developers have already fixed the application crash due to the Steam overlay in an emergency patch.
According to the plot, every year in the game world the Artist writes a number on a monolith – everyone whose age matches it turns into smoke. The next one will be 33, and the user-led expedition 33 undertakes to break the vicious circle once and for all.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was released on April 24 on PC (Steam, EGS), PS5, Xbox Series X and S, as well as on the Game Pass service. The project was the debut for Sandfall Interactive, a studio founded by Ubisoft alumni.