Kojima Says Expedition 33 Is "Ideal" For This One Reason

Hideo Kojima says the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 development team is his 'ideal' size: 'They only have like 33 team members and a dog'

Many more people worked on the popular RPG, as established after a recent dust up over who's counted in the word 'team,' but in terms of studio employees, Kojima prefers a quieter building.

Hideo Kojima believes Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs have the perfect team size with “33 team members and a dog”

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach director Hideo Kojima wants more team sizes on like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dev Sandfall Interactive.

Kojima Says Expedition 33 Is "Ideal" For This One Reason

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is one of the most popular games of 2025, and it's been praised by countless people in the video game industry. Now, Hideo Kojima is joining the chorus. He said at a speaking event in Sydney, Australia recently that he's a big fan of the game and particularly its relatively small team size.Expedition 33 was developed by a small team at Sandfall Interactive, and Kojima said it was impressive to see the studio make the …

Hideo Kojima says Clair Obscur team size is ideal: ‘They have 33 team members and a dog’

Kojima Productions "ballooned" to over 200 developers during the pandemic… Source