US EditionFrench President Macron Congratulates Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Developer For Creating 'One of the Best-Rated Games in History'
- On April 24, 2025, French developer Sandfall Interactive launched their turn-based role-playing game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which received widespread critical acclaim.
- The game's development involved a small, mostly junior team of about 30 people working full-time during the Covid pandemic, supported by Kepler Interactive funding.
- Set in a dark fantasy world inspired by France's Belle Époque, the game follows Expedition 33 members who seek to defeat a god-like being called the Paintress.
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sold over one million copies within three days and holds a Metacritic score of 93, with President Macron calling it “one of the highest-rated games in history.”
- Macron congratulated Sandfall Interactive for exemplifying French creativity, signaling the game’s significant cultural and commercial impact in the French and global gaming markets.
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French President Macron Congratulates Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Developer For Creating 'One of the Best-Rated Games in History'
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive must be used to compliments by now — its RPG released a little over a week ago and is already universally acclaimed by players and critics alike — but I don't think anyone had "a hat tip from French President Emmanuel Macron" on their bingo card this week.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has Become One of the Highest-Rated Video Games of the Year So Far
Image: Sandfall Interactive It looks like Sandfall Interactive has a hit on their hands with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, as the single-player RPG continues to receive praise. With real-time mechanics while being turn-based, the new game offers a mix of new and old ideas that appear to have resonated with gamers and reviewers alike. It took only two days for it to sell over 1 million copies, with half of that in the first day, and there was some…
Macron Tips His Hat – Even the French President Applauds the Success of Clair Obscur - theGeek.games
“And yes, it’s French!” It’s not every day a video game earns praise from a head of state, but Clair Obscur has managed to do just that – Emmanuel Macron himself has congratulated Sandfall Interactive on their remarkable achievement. Video games have long been evolving beyond mere entertainment, and today they are increasingly being recognized as a legitimate artistic and cultural medium. Japan, for instance, recently designated Metaphor: ReFa…
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