Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stormed The Sport Awards 2025, profitable all however two classes it was nominated in, together with the principle prize: Sport of the Yr.
Sandfall Interactive’s much-loved RPG gained Sport of the Yr forward of Demise Stranding 2: On the Seashore, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades 2, Hole Knight: Silksong, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
Accepting the Sport of the Yr award to rapturous applause, director Guillaume Broche thanked the “unimaginable group” at Sandfall Interactive, most of whom had been in attendance and in costume. Broche prolonged his due to the “unsung heroes” of the online game trade, “the individuals who make tutorials on YouTube on learn how to make a recreation, as a result of we had no concept learn how to make a recreation earlier than.”
The Sport of the Yr award goes to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! #TheGameAwards @expedition33 @sandfallgames @kepler_interact pic.twitter.com/s33D7xvdvq
— The Sport Awards (@thegameawards) December 12, 2025
Broche went on to subject a private thanks to Closing Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, “who impressed me to change into a recreation dev.” Broche ended his speech by asserting the shadow drop launch of Clair Obscur DLC.
Clair Obscur additionally gained Greatest Sport Path, Greatest Narrative, Greatest Artwork Path, Greatest Rating And Music, Greatest Unbiased Sport, Greatest Debut Indie Sport, and Greatest RPG. Jennifer English gained Greatest Peformance for her function within the recreation.
The one classes Clair Obscur was nominated in however did not win had been Greatest Audio Design, which went to EA’s shooter, Battlefield 6, and Gamers’ Voice, which went to Wuthering Waves. Nonetheless, it is a exceptional consequence for the comparatively small group at Sandfall Interactive, particularly given Clair Obscur is its debut title.
Clair Obscur launched in April proper up towards Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, with each video games hitting Sport Cross as day one releases. It was felt that Clair Obscur may wrestle beneath these circumstances, nevertheless it loved on the spot and important recognition, and would go on to promote 5 million copies by October.
IGN’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 overview returned a 9/10. We stated: “Sporting its inspirations on its sleeve, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 paints itself into the pantheon of nice RPGs with a superb fight system and a gripping, harrowing story.”
Remember to take a look at every little thing introduced at The Sport Awards 2025 for extra, in addition to the winners record in full.
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