Within the wake of an unimaginable run at The Sport Awards final week, throughout which Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 received a record-breaking 9 awards and introduced a free DLC out proper now, a complete lot of individuals are buying and/or downloading the sport to see what all of the fuss is about.
This statement comes from a number of information sources, all of that are pointing to a sudden rush of gamers to Clair Obscur throughout platforms. On Steam, the sport reached a peak over the weekend of 56,993 gamers, in line with SteamDB. The numbers have not been that top since June.
The sport’s recognition is reflecting in gross sales, as effectively. In response to Rhys Elliott, head of market evaluation at Alinea Analytics, gross sales of Clair Obscur have spiked since The Sport Awards. They’re up 76% on Steam, 21% on PS5, and three% on Xbox (the place it is accessible on Sport Cross). Alinea’s estimate is that this quantities to over 200,000 extra copies bought in only a few days.
However returning gamers are additionally coming again. Mat Piscatella, senior director at Circana, stated that “the p.c of US lively PS, XBX and US Steam gamers partaking with the sport greater than tripled by Dec thirteenth when in comparison with Dec tenth. US Steam confirmed the biggest elevate,” in a Bluesky publish. Piscatella affirmed that this was the best whole of gamers engaged on Steam since June 1, with Xbox within the US seeing its highest whole since June 27, and PlayStation within the US since June tenth.
It is an unimaginable spike irrespective of the way you have a look at it, reflecting each these enjoying for the primary time in addition to returning gamers giving the free DLC a shot. It is probably that its run of awards had one thing to do with this, particularly since a kind of awards was Sport of the 12 months. It is gained a lot consideration that even French president Emmanuel Macron spoke as much as congratulate developer Sandfall Interactive.
Should you, like all these different individuals, are simply beginning Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 this weekend, right here at IGN we’ve got a useful Newbie Information that you could be discover helpful to learn by as you begin. It’s also possible to verify in on our checklist of issues Clair Obscur does not inform you, or our full Walkthrough in case you get caught.
We at IGN additionally liked Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, giving it a 9/10 and writing: “Carrying its inspirations on its sleeve, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 paints itself into the pantheon of nice RPGs with an excellent fight system and a gripping, harrowing story.”
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Obtained a narrative tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.
