Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sold 3.3 Million Units

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In just 33 days since its April 24, 2025 release, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the debut title from Montpellier-based Sandfall Interactive, has become a critical, artistic, and commercial success. It’s proving that a small team with big dreams can create something extraordinary. Currently available on PC via Steam and Epic Games, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5.

Within its first three days, Clair Obscur sold 1 million copies. By today, May 27, that figure has reached to 3.3 million across platforms, and that’s not even counting the additional players diving in through Xbox and PC Game Pass. For a brand-new IP crafted by a core team of just 30 people, some of whom were actually new to game development, this is nothing short of phenomenal. Published by Kepler Interactive, a London-based company known for backing bold, creative titles like Pacific Drive, Sifu, and the upcoming Rematch, Clair Obscur truly stands as a testament to what happens when vision and passion collide.

The game boasts an incredible 9.7 user score on Metacritic and a 92 Metascore on consoles, putting it right up there among the elite in its genre. Then there’s the music. Composed by Lorien Testard, the game’s soundtrack has become a phenomenon in its own right. It actually debuted at the top of Billboard’s classical album charts, racking up 33 million streams in its first three weeks and surpassing 90 million by today.