Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 becomes most nominated title in history of The Game Awards
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Key points
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 became the most nominated title in the 11-year-long history of The Game Awards ceremony.
- The title landed 12 nominations out of a total of 29 categories.
- As of October 2025, sales of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 surpassed 5 million units sold globally.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 became the most nominated title in the history of the annual awards ceremony honoring achievements in the video game industry, The Game Awards, since its establishment on Dec. 5, 2014.
Developed by French studio Sandfall Interactive and published by Kepler Interactive, the RPG landed 12 nominations out of a total of 29 categories.
Among its other accolades, the game was nominated in six categories at the upcoming Golden Joystick Awards 2025, along with a Stream Game of the Year nomination at the 2025 Streamer Awards and a nomination in the Action and Adventure category at The Independent Game Developers’ Association.
Besides that, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has already won 7 awards across various categories at different ceremonies.
The story of the game unfolds as the volunteers of Expedition 33 embark on a mission to eliminate the Paintress, a creature responsible for the annual, inevitable event called Gommage that erases people at or above an ever-decreasing age.
As of October 2025, sales of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 surpassed 5 million units sold globally.
Launched on April 24, 2025, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is playable on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC.
As of the time of writing, the game has an “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating on Steam with 120,240 reviews.
