Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will receive new update with “a bit of whee and a bit of whoo”, as studio celebrates new sales milestone

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive has teased a new update to the game is on the way, as a “thank you” to fans.

While story details remain slim, game director Guillaume Broche told Eurogamer: “You can expect a bit of whee, and a bit of whoo as well”. His hints suggest it’ll focus on adorable mount Esquie, who’s become a bit of a meme within the game’s community.

News of the update arrives as the game reaches a new sales milestone: it’s now sold over 5m copies worldwide across all formats.

“We are working on a big ‘thank you’ update for the game actively, that we will release when it’s ready,” said Broche. “We want to prepare an update to say a big thank you to our players, because it’s thanks to our players that we are in such a comfortable situation now. They brought us so much emotion and gave us so much love in return for the game that we want to address that and make a big thank you update with new content, new enemies, new stuff to do for every type of player.”

He continued: “It’s not a super big DLC extension with hours of content. It’s more a thank you gift from us. You will have quite a few things to do and collect…[and] some quality of life [additions] that are very highly requested by the community.”

Back in June the developer teased more content was on the way, including new accessibility options and localisation options among other “bits and bobs”, which will now be part of this teased update.

The update will include:

• A brand-new location with new enemy encounters
• New boss battles aimed at late-game players
• New costumes for each member of the party
• New text and UI game localisations into Czech, Ukrainian, Latin American Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian
• “Even more surprises fans can look forward to”

The update will be released for free.

The studio has also released the below artwork, hinting towards what fans can expect to discover.

At the end of May, Sandfall announced Expedition 33 had reached a fitting milestone of 3.3m copies sold in its first month. It’s now sold a further 2m copies and is a popular frontrunner for game of the year awards.

Alongside news of the update, Eurogamer spoke with Broche about the game’s success, the studio’s “art house” aspirations, and the scope of future projects.