{"id":1186786,"date":"2026-02-16T07:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6vUcGq8yhSrYTTeAfsCRVm"},"modified":"2026-02-16T07:29:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:29:05","slug":"its-official-clair-obscur-expedition-33-is-a-hit-selling-over-1-million-copies-in-3-days-and-beating-metaphor-refantazios-steam-peak-despite-being-on-game-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/its-official-clair-obscur-expedition-33-is-a-hit-selling-over-1-million-copies-in-3-days-and-beating-metaphor-refantazios-steam-peak-despite-being-on-game-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s official, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a hit\u2014selling over 1 million copies in 3 days and beating Metaphor: ReFantazio&#8217;s Steam peak despite being on Game Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Dear reader, I&#8217;m fresh off a week&#8217;s holiday\u2014and while I wish I could tell you that I spent it tidying my apartment, getting back into drawing, or socialising with my friends, I instead spent around 50-odd hours glued to my screen playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a game I had no idea was going to be such a banger. Which is why I&#8217;m delighted to also report that it&#8217;s done very, very well.<\/p>\n<p>As announced by <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kepler_Interact\/status\/1916418099969986567\" target=\"_blank\">Kepler interactive on X<\/a>, Expedition 33 sold over 1 million copies in the span of 3 days\u2014a little slower than something like <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/metaphor-refantazio-is-the-new-fastest-selling-game-in-atlus-history-selling-a-million-copies-in-its-first-day\/\">Metaphor: ReFantazio<\/a>, mind, but still\u2014even being in the same weight class as an Atlus game is impressive, given they made Persona, and all.<\/p>\n<p>Even more impressive is the fact that, despite it being on Game Pass, Expedition 33 has <em>also <\/em>eaten Metaphor: ReFantazio&#8217;s lunch when it comes to Steam players. At the time of writing, ol&#8217; 33 has an all-time peak of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1903340\/charts\/\" target=\"_blank\">121,422 players<\/a>, whereas ReFantazio&#8217;s score capped out at a respectable, but still very much smaller, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/2679460\/charts\/\" target=\"_blank\">85,961<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a serious testament to how good this game is, and while it didn&#8217;t quite hit right with our reviewer <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-review\/\">who gave it a 70<\/a> (which I&#8217;d like to remind everyone is still a good score, the other 69 numbers aren&#8217;t there for nothing) it seems to&#8217;ve taken the public by storm.<\/p>\n<p>Before you rush to the comments to ask me why &#8220;I&#8221; scored it a 70 (I didn&#8217;t) I&#8217;d like to remind you that PC Gamer is not a hivemind, and that we&#8217;re all individual people with rich internal lives and varying tastes. Also, we&#8217;re not ready to roll out our Borg cube for another year\u2014budget cuts, you understand.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m among the raving masses. While the game has its occasional (typically charming) jank, I&#8217;ve found it to be otherwise laser-focused on all the good bits of an RPG with none of the chaff. I&#8217;ve enjoyed the fact I can nullify damage with good timing and muscle memory\u2014which has allowed me, someone who is usually a little exhausted by high-difficulty JRPGs (or should I say, Je-RPGs) to enjoy its toughest challenges.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also just a breath of fresh air. Its unapologetically French stylings are combo&#8217;d with a complete scrapping of typical JRPG hallmarks like MP or inventory management. Also, its soundtrack is absolutely absurd\u2014Expedition 33 might not always feel AAA, but its OST is both an all-timer and obscenely long. I cannot begin to fathom how tired its composers are, and I hope they have a long, well-earned nap.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also not alone\u2014if we look at Metacritic, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 currently has a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/clair-obscur-expedition-33\/\" target=\"_blank\">user score of 9.7<\/a>. Meanwhile over on Steam, it&#8217;s garnered 92% positive reviews at the time of writing. As someone who has finished it, and is currently in the clutches of its endgame? I can confirm this isn&#8217;t just early-days hype. If anything, my opinion of the game only improved during my playthrough: If you like RPGs, if you can stomach parrying, and if you want something different, you owe it to yourself to play this thing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"3bed3734-90f3-4f5c-af72-50bf92ba8992\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Vji3V6i3HDWUHeQ22PrjFL\" name=\"New Project (8).jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/its-official-clair-obscur-expedition-33-is-a-hit-selling-over-1-million-copies-in-3-days-and-beating-metaphor-refantazios-steam-peak-despite-being-on-game-pass.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"3bed3734-90f3-4f5c-af72-50bf92ba8992\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: This year&#8217;s upcoming releases<strong><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/its-official-clair-obscur-expedition-33-is-a-hit-selling-over-1-million-copies-in-3-days-and-beating-metaphor-refantazios-steam-peak-despite-being-on-game-pass\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear reader, I&#8217;m fresh off a week&#8217;s holiday\u2014and while I wish I could tell you that I spent it tidying my apartment, getting back into drawing, or socialising with my friends, I instead spent around 50-odd hours glued to my screen playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a game I had no idea was going to be such a banger. Which is why I&#8217;m delighted to also report that it&#8217;s done very, very well. As announced by Kepler interactive on X, Expedition 33 sold over 1 million copies in the span of 3 days\u2014a little slower than something like Metaphor: ReFantazio, mind, but still\u2014even being in the same weight class as an Atlus game is impressive, given they made Persona, and all. 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