Clair Obscur : Expedition 33 (2025) Cutscene: The Greatest Expedition in History [4K 60FPS UHD]

Clair Obscur : Expedition 33 is a 2025 role-playing video game developed by French studio Sandfall Interactive and published by Kepler Interactive. Set in a dark fantasy Belle Époque setting, the game follows the volunteers of Expedition 33 as they set out to destroy the Paintress, a being causing the yearly Gommage, which erases those at or above an ever-decreasing age. In the game, the player controls a party of characters from a third-person perspective, exploring areas and engaging in combat. Its turn-based mechanics feature real-time aspects such as quick time events and timed actions in combat. The project originated in 2019 with Guillaume Broche, a Ubisoft employee, who left the company the following year during the COVID-19 pandemic to form Sandfall with friends and contacts, steadily establishing a core team of 30 developers that came to be supported by various production partners. Inspired by Japanese RPGs that shaped their youth such as the Final Fantasy and Persona series, the developers at Sandfall sought to create a high-fidelity turn-based role-playing game, which they felt was neglected by AAA studios. Development began with Unreal Engine 4 and later switched to Unreal Engine 5, providing rendering improvements. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was released for PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S on 24 April 2025, and was available day one on Xbox Game Pass. The game received universal acclaim from critics for its narrative and themes, art direction, game direction, original soundtrack, gameplay and performances. By October 2025, it had sold over 5 million units. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 received numerous accolades. It became the most awarded title in The Game Awards history, winning nine of the record thirteen nominations it received at The Game Awards 2025, including the paramount Game of the Year recognition. Additionally, it won the Game of the Year award as well as five other accolades at the Golden Joystick Awards 2025, and topped various publications' lists of best games of 2025. In January 2025, Story Kitchen announced a live-action adaptation of the game in collaboration with Sandfall.