Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sales top 500,000

Total sales for turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 have surpassed 500,000 units just one day after release, publisher Kepler Interactive and developer Sandfall Interactive announced.

[gold_drake]

im glad it has the success it deserves.

[lukasmain]

See? When developers are PROUD of their sales they tell us their sales numbers. Not how many 'players' they have for a single player game. Capcom tells us sales too and so does Sony. Others are slightly ashamed of their sales numbers, or they care too much what everyone will think so they choose to tell us a misleading prettier number to make it seem more successful than it really is. It's so obvious.

Same goes for console sales numbers. MS used to tell us their numbers until they weren't proud of them anymore.

I am so going to play this game. But at the moment there is just too much to play for the rest of the year. I'm going to have to hold off for now BUT I'm going to buy it now to show support.

[Muigi]

Awww 🥺

[Tacoboto]

Why does this article have to be used to push this damn agenda?

Just be happy for the devs ffs without having to fan the dramatic flames of console warring

[Redemption-64]

Let it go. Using this to take shot at other games/companies is pure stupidity and desperate. Companies such as Microsoft, EA and Ubisoft also want you to subscribe to their services. The more people subscribe, the more money they can also make from mtx.

[Cacabunga]

SP FTW! I have nothing else to add
I pick mine up just an hour ago. Can’t wait for later to try it out

[Obscure_Observer]

"Capcom tells us sales too and so does Sony."

Yeah? How many Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered and Until Dawn sales were sold again?

Bring those numbers by Sony. I´ll wait.

[Dhika]

So?
I suggest you focus on the pre-orders of the Switch 2 and prepare an excuse or two when they will sell like crazy, since you were so adamant it won't be selling like the original switch 😅.

[Knushwood Butt]

If this is also on game pass, doesn't it raise an interesting point that they are calling out actual sales numbers while it's also on a subscription service?

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

You actually took time out of your day to write all this crap? lol smh get a life bro

[InUrFoxHole]

Sad face 😞

[neutralgamer1992]

Make great games that aren't taking advantage of your consumers and it will do well. That's more true in today's gaming since so many companies are making anti consumer greedy decisions

[-Foxtrot]

I'm glad aswell

I guess people will realise that Square Enix's argument of "turn based doesn’t sell" is a load of bulls**t. The whole thing is even more impressive with it being a new IP and made by super small team.

[VersusDMC]

500k sales isn't really proving anything to square enix. FFXVI reached 3 million in 6 days...so any number below that isn't really proving anything.

But good for sandfall and let's see where the sales are in a week.

[Dhika]

*I guess people will realise that Square Enix's argument of "turn based doesn’t sell" is a load of bulls**t.*
It's 500k sales so far. calm down haha 😅

[-Foxtrot]

" FFXVI reached 3 million in 6 days...so any number below that isn't really proving anything"

And yet...despite everything Square Enix does, all the changes it makes to make FF more streamlined and accessible, drifting further away from it's core roots, they are STILL disappointed with sale numbers not hitting their insane targets.

[Levii_92]

-Foxtrot ok and what by making FF a boring turn based combat again it will somehow make it sell more copies? You know i bet you’re also the kind of guy that constantly whines and whines about RE not being in archaic fixed camera and having obtuse nonsense aren’t you? Jesus. Get over it already.

[-Foxtrot]

@Levii_92

The point of my comment wasn't to say having turn based will sell tons of copies, my point was they are never happy with sales and turn based is clearly still relevant today so why not just make a new mainline FF game turn based while being happy with the sales you have.

"constantly whines and whines about RE not being in archaic fixed camera"

LMAO. I have NEVER said this, not f****** once so don't you dare bulls*** to try and force an argument.

I've always argued that Resident Evil didn't need to go first person and third person (like what we see in the OG RE4 or the remakes) were still relevant. That's literally it.

"Jesus. Get over it already"

I love the fact my comment triggered you that much you had to swoop in with a bunch of BS for the sake of it.

Why do people need to be absolute massive pricks on here, seriously and then you have the nerve to say I whine...

https://n4g.com/news/266389...

All this and you don't even like the game in question.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

Square-Enix are always surprised when their own turn-based games sell (e.g. Bravely Default), but then they're not quite happy with the sales of their other games (stupidly high expectations to a degree).

I really hope this game gets more sales, it looks like it deserves it.

[Terry_B]

Glad as well. Turn Based RPG's still have a place in the games industry.

[FACTUAL evidence]

Always had a place in the industry. Unfortunately RPGs as a whole were getting over looked by big territories like US and EU due to the FPS/call of duty phase in gen 7-8. People became twitchy and wanted fast action, but the original fans of turned based was always there, just slightly neglected. I’ve been saying Lost odyssey was a blueprint for modern turned based RPGs.

[Relientk77]

Awesome! I got my copy yesterday. It's great so far! I'm excited to play it more this weekend. I hope it continues to sell well.

[robtion]

Yep it's really great. Just a shame you can't take photos on PS5. The screenshot button just pauses the game and there's no photo mode.

[Sanctusone]

This annoyed me as well but if you hold the share button it will take a screenshot without the giant pause.

[robtion]

@Sanctusone Thanks for the tip ;)

[Bhuahahaha]

1st game i bought at launch date this year 😁

[FACTUAL evidence]

Lol well I got the Suikoden game launch day. I also got E33 launch, yesterday, April 24th 2025. I went into gamestop(which I never shop at) and saw a long line of people and didn’t know what was going on. Long story short, found out the line was for the switch 2 pre orders, I had to wait behind 60 people just to buy Expedition 33, so I was like, may as well pre order the switch 2 as well smh. Ain’t gunna lie, resale purposes only if my niece doesn’t want it lol.

[The_Hooligan]

Haha Same. The last game I bought on launch day was Astro Bot and now this. Going through ff16 right now and it's DLC so once I'm done with that this is next. Can't wait.

[harv052]

Absolutely deserved and I hope more people will get on board! This is a passion project and it shows! And for a new IP AND a brand new studio it's bloody well done!!

[Goodguy01]

In just 24 hrs, amazing for an indie. I am game sharing but will definitely get it on switch 2 if it releases there. I do wish it didn't have the gamepass treatment though so it could've definitely had more sales but hopefully they got a good amount of cash from mcsft.

[attilayavuzer]

They're definitely fringe indie. I mean literally they're an independent company, but a team of Ubisoft devs getting funded by Microsoft/Epic is different than a single dude making Stardew. Game seems to be fantastic though and I doubt they'll struggle to get AAA funding for whatever they do next. I think doing this with such a small team is finally showing the upside to UE5, and is an indictment on the inefficiency of larger devs. Need to do a better job of fostering the talent they have in house and taking more swings at smaller games by passionate teams.

[pwnmaster3000]

Best game so far this year. So good

[PapaBop]

Deserves all the success in the world. After playing the prologue via gamepass, I immediately went and bought the game. A game of this quality deserves to be owned, 10 hours in now and the game just keeps getting better and better.

[G1L]

I am one of those. Well deserved :)

[Tedakin]

This game is amazing. Lives up to the hype.

[andy85]

If 30 developers can do this. Why do studios with hundreds working on a game throw out trash? Baffles me

[The_Hooligan]

I know right! One of the reasons in my opinion is probably creative control. This was a passion project for them and it definitely shows. Where as other studios with hundreds of ppl are just making games that upper management want, and they (upper management) don't care about creativity. Just look at bunch of remakes/remasters/sequels/gaas games we have been getting this gen. Not saying all of these are bad but majority of them are. I'm glad this game is doing really well and I can't wait to play my copy soon.

[Knushwood Butt]

Poor leadership.
Poor planning.
=
Execution doesn't stand a chance.

[Flewid638]

Enjoying this one on Game Pass PC.

I've never liked turn-based games, and I've been gaming since the 80s. This is the first one ever to win me over.

[Ninver]

Could be the modern take on it. I myself found it hard to complete older turn based games. They felt too dated.

[Flewid638]

Even back when they were in style, didn't like em. The cinematic camera angles and real-time defense definitely help here.

[qalpha]

Wait! I don't understand this. You can actually report sales of a game rather than some vague comparison to other games like the way Ubisoft does?!

[Flewid638]

CoD and Fortnite sell better than both. Are those good games? 🤔

[qalpha]

Yes, for many people they actually are good games. You and I may not love them, but millions do. That's 100% beside the point, however. I never mentioned 'good games'. I was talking about the dishonest way Ubi reports sales to inflate the numbers sold.

[raWfodog]

Glad to hear people are loving it. I love for new IPs to do well. More chance for a sequel.

[TheColbertinator]

Fantastic. Glad to see new IPs receive proper support from gamers especially when they are high quality releases.

[Lexreborn2]

Super solid game so far, I’m really not far. I’ve been grinding in the beginning with Lune and Gustava. I have a better grasp on parrying, dodging and core mechanics though. And farming is really done well, no damage bonuses are on the map you can grind 1400+ to get strong really early.

I look forward to seeing how this game expands and story progresses.

[Kosic]

Incredible game, some minor flaws, with the auto save, or stuttering, but the story and combat is gripping.