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a passion project became 2025's most talked-about game

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says it could never have been made at a AAA studio

Game director Guillaume Broche detailed how the project wouldn’t have been feasible at a bigger studio in an interview with Pouce Cafe.

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Clair Obscur: How a passion project became 2025's most talked-about game

Expedition 33 is set in Lumiere, a fictional world overshadowed by a huge monolith bearing a glowing numeral on its face. Each year an entity known as The Paintress emerges and lowers the number by one, causing everyone of that age to vanish, and the game follows a group on a quest to destroy the mysterious being.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Director Came Up With The Game While Bored At Ubisoft

Boredom can be productive, apparently. At least it was for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director Guillaume Broche, who first dreamed about creating the critically acclaimed RPG while "bored in their job" at Ubisoft in 2020.

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'He's very good at finding really cool people': Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's director found its composer on Soundcloud and lead writer on Reddit

Broche also managed to find his lead writer via unconventional means. Svedberg-Yen initially applied for a voice acting role ...

Expedition 33 Passes Huge Sales Milestone, And That's Not Even The Full Story Of Its Success

Expedition 33 is also on Game Pass, and presumably the 500,000 figure does not include people playing via the subscription ...

Expedition 33 Director Tells Fans They Don’t Have to Wait for the Next Great Turn-Based RPG

Expedition 33 director Guillaume Broche has a recommendation for fans who've already finished the game - The Hundred Line.

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