Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio already has "great ideas for the next game" after its debut release "smashed our forecasts pretty fast"

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Expedition 33's producer "can't wait to dig more into the ideas we already have"

A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been a roaring success, in a major win for developer Sandfall Interactive as well as smaller studios and JRPG fans worldwide, and its producer confirms that the devs will "for sure" be making another game in the future.

Speaking in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 producer François Meurisse says that Sandfall's debut JRPG-inspired game "has had success to an extent that we didn't imagine," adding: "We smashed our forecasts pretty fast." Given the game's immense popularity, as well as its critical acclaim (it's still the highest-rated game of the year so far on Metacritic, tied with Blue Prince), that's not an enormous surprise, but it's still lovely to hear.

With all that in mind, Meurisse "can't wait to get to the next project, because we'll start from a more efficient position than when we started the company five years ago. And that [comes] with higher expectations as well, so it will be challenging. But I can say that we have – and Guillaume [Broche, the creative director of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33] in particular has – great ideas for the next game."

Catherine Lewis
Catherine Lewis
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I'm GamesRadar+'s Deputy News Editor, working alongside the rest of the news team to deliver cool gaming stories that we love. After spending more hours than I can count filling The University of Sheffield's student newspaper with Pokemon and indie game content, and picking up a degree in Journalism Studies, I started my career at GAMINGbible where I worked as a journalist for over a year and a half. I then became TechRadar Gaming's news writer, where I sourced stories and wrote about all sorts of intriguing topics. In my spare time, you're sure to find me on my Nintendo Switch or PS5 playing through story-driven RPGs like Xenoblade Chronicles and Persona 5 Royal, nuzlocking old Pokemon games, or going for a Victory Royale in Fortnite.

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