A New RPG Is A Contender For 2025's Best Game, And It's Not The One You Think
Reviews for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 have dropped, and it's now right up there with Blue Prince as one of the best-reviewed games of 2025.Looking at GameSpot sister site Metacritic, you'll see that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 shares an aggregate Metascore of 92 with Blue Prince. Upon further investigation the individual pages for each game, though, you'll see that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has a Metascore of 95 on Xbox Series X|S, 91 on PC, and 92 on PS5, while Blue Prince has a 92 on PC, 84 on PS5, and 89 on Xbox. That gives Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 a slight edge, even though it's technically tied with Blue Prince on Metacritic's best-reviewed games list. It's an impressive feat for the first game from the new studio Sandfall Interactive. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a new turn-based RPG inspired by classics in the genre. It's set in a world where everyone above a certain age dies when a number is painted in the sky, and players set off as part of the titular expedition in hopes of defeating the Paintress behind this. Its provocative story and intense RPG gameplay really resonated with critics, including GameSpot's own.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Reviews for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 have dropped, and it's now right up there with Blue Prince as one of the best-reviewed games of 2025.
Looking at GameSpot sister site Metacritic, you'll see that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 shares an aggregate Metascore of 92 with Blue Prince. Upon further investigation the individual pages for each game, though, you'll see that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has a Metascore of 95 on Xbox Series X|S, 91 on PC, and 92 on PS5, while Blue Prince has a 92 on PC, 84 on PS5, and 89 on Xbox. That gives Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 a slight edge, even though it's technically tied with Blue Prince on Metacritic's best-reviewed games list.
It's an impressive feat for the first game from the new studio Sandfall Interactive. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a new turn-based RPG inspired by classics in the genre. It's set in a world where everyone above a certain age dies when a number is painted in the sky, and players set off as part of the titular expedition in hopes of defeating the Paintress behind this. Its provocative story and intense RPG gameplay really resonated with critics, including GameSpot's own.Continue Reading at GameSpot