“Year by year, She erases us.”
Once a year, the Paintress wakes and paints upon her monolith. Paints her cursed number. And everyone past that age turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down and more of us are erased. Tomorrow she’ll wake and paint “33.” A...
Once a year, the Paintress wakes and paints upon her monolith. Paints her cursed number. And everyone past that age turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down and more of us are erased. Tomorrow she’ll wake and paint “33.” And tomorrow we depart on our final mission - Destroy the Paintress, so she can never paint death again.
We are Expedition 33.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a ground-breaking turn-based RPG with unique real-time mechanics, making battles more immersive and addictive than ever. Explore a fantasy world inspired by Belle Époque France in which you battle devastating enemies.
Reactive Turn-based Combat
In this evolution of JRPGs, real-time actions enhance the heart of turn-based combat. Craft unique builds for your Expeditioners that fit your playstyle via gear, stats, skills, and character synergies. Open an active dimension in combat - dodge, parry, and counter in real time, chain combos by mastering attack rhythms, and target enemy weak points using a free aim system.
“Tomorrow Comes”
With only one year left to live, join Gustave, Maelle, and their fellow Expeditioners as they embark upon a desperate quest to break the Paintress’ cycle of death. Follow the trail of previous expeditions and discover their fate. Get to know the members of Expedition 33 as they learn to work together against impossible odds.
A Hauntingly Beautiful World
Explore an enchanting realm populated by surreal adversaries. Wander through breathtaking landscapes, from the Island of Visages to the Forgotten Battlefield, discovering secrets and hidden quests along the way. Find allies of fortune in creatures of legend. Recruit special companions to access new travel methods and discover secret areas in the World Map.
Experience the debut game from Sandfall Interactive, fully realized in Unreal Engine 5 with stunning graphics and a heartbreaking soundtrack.
Developed by Sandfall Interactive. Published by Kepler Interactive. All rights reserved.
Popular achievements
Time to Spill Some Ink
Break an enemy.
common
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68.46%
Lumina
Consume a Lumina point.
common
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38.47%
Overcharge
With Gustave, use a fully charged Overcharge that Breaks an enemy.
common
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62.05%
Lumière
Embark on the Expedition.
common
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74.35%
A Peculiar Encounter
Defeat the Mime in Lumière.
common
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43.15%
Curious
Witness an optional scene at camp.
common
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39.86%
Paint Cage
Break a Paint Cage.
common
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51.04%
Weapon Upgrade
Upgrade a weapon once.
common
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40.55%
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A truly great experience that I won't forget any time soon.
Artistically, this game is visually impressive with a beautiful art direction ; a well written and enigmatic story that keeps you hooked ; and an awesome soundtrack that you can listen to for days on end.
Gameplay wise, it mixes the traditionnal turn based combat with quick time events that brings a fresh air to the genre forcing the player to adapt and learn each new encounter, which can sometimes be challenging, but in a good way.
Imagine turnbased Final Fantasy with french people, HQ cinematic cutscenes, a dark fantasy/sci-fi setting with a bittersweet story to make you cry, character design influences of Miyasaki/Ghibli animes and inspirations of Dark Souls.
Highly addictive good game, an instant classic.
Everything you may have heard of this game is true.
combat is increadible sattesfying.
story is top tier.
characters are belivable and very well executed.
world building is top notch.
game play mechanics explained in universe, loads of little stuff you can find to help immerse yourself into the world.
music is so good.
grafics is fantastic.
Gradevor, Expedition 33
Didnt know what i was getting myself into. i approved to go and start an
adventure i never expected to be experiencing. At the beginning i felt
a bit lost, maybe even frightened as i was wondering how everything would
work out, how things would change.. how i would change.
When starting my first fight, i felt right at home: turn-based fights. I love
these! Take your time to plan, select what to do and smash those critters out
of this world! Expect wait, what? Realtime dodging and parrying? Oh. Oh no.
...expect i got hang of it pretty quickly - and it is awesome. Even the most
difficult opponents would get swiped off by constantly parrying their attacks.
At some point it started to make "impossible" enemies to fall just because
i studied their patterns. Which might have caused some unbalance to some
fights, but oh well. No matter. I like feeling like a god.
I wasnt alone either; there were likeminded adventurers who would join my
expedition to face the otherworldly creatures and gasping sights to behold
together. They all felt like they had their story to be unfolded, told and
listened to. They all filled the void there otherwise would have been,
sharing their grieves and events that have made them who they are.
Though not everything went as smoothly as i was hoping. We have encountered
losses, felt and relived connections once forgotten, cursing some odd
patterns that felt like they were straight from demons pit.. almost
crying when it came to platformer sections. Luckily latter were mostly
optional, but darn i felt like my feet were painted with some slippery oil
whenever jumping a wee bit higher to the platform. For some reason i had and
urge to roll myself into the abyss every. Single. Time. Dont know what it is
with myself. Expect that my head made itself pretty familiar with desk.
Well. Eventually i got over it. Instead i started more carefully investigating
all the pictos, skills, weapons and outfitting myself and companions to look like
we are having nice summer vacation. A bit of laugh, until i felt like face-smashing
myself again into the abyss.
In the end, i loved every second i have spent in here. Watching it all to end
made me sad, felt the mixed feelings everyone had there. I wouldnt change a thing
though. I feel like this was the finale i had to have closure as. As who we are,
where we are, when we are.. we eventually see it again.
For every one of us.. tomorrow comes.
I didn’t know much about this game when I bought it. It looked nice from the screenshots, so I decided to give it a shot. Nothing prepared me for this masterpiece of a game. The beautiful environments, amazing original story, and great soundtrack truly captivated me. It has been a long time since a story has immersed me so deeply. I must admit, I cried throughout the whole game.
This is a must-play for every gamer. However, be cautious; if you have suffered a recent loss, the experience can hit even deeper. Thankfully, there is the Esquie to walk us safely through it.
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