Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now sold 4.4 million copies, staff at developer Sandfall Interactive have confirmed.
Although official figures still stand at 3.3 million copies sold in just 33 days, marketing and release producer Benjamin Dimanche, hair and technical character artist Amandine Marest, and senior gameplay programmer Florian Torres revealed in a conversation with French streamer Antoine Daniel that sales have now surpassed 4.4 million.
In the video interview, when asked by Daniel for an update on sales so far, Torres and Marest answered at the same time. And though Torres said “Officially…”, Marest jumped right in with: “4.4 million.” The trio then looked at each other, laughed, and Torres added: “Officially, 3.3 million, but it’s 4.4 million” (thanks, Gamereactor).
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 launched on April 24 across PC and console, but also straight into Xbox Game Pass as a day-one title. It also launched against Bethesda’s RPG behemoth The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, making this a stunning milestone for the first game from Sandfall.
In IGN’s 9/10 review of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, we described it as a “modern RPG classic,” adding: “In so many ways, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 reminded me of numerous classic and contemporary RPGs I love, but developer Sandfall truly understood why those games are special and made the pieces it borrowed its own.”
If that’s convinced you to give it a go, be sure to check out our tips for the important things to know before going into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The studio recently published update 1.4.0, adding key features like a Battle Retry option alongside a host of quality-of-life changes, visual improvements, and bug fixes.
We recently learned that Clair Obscur is not just the shortened name for Sandfall’s blockbuster debut RPG — it’s also the name for an entire franchise.
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