Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sets itself apart with immersive reactive turn-based battles, a mature and moving narrative and a stunning, evocative art style inspired by French and Parisienne art and architecture. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 promises players a beautiful story-driven experience and an emotional cast of characters that will stay with them long after the credits roll.

Once a year, the Paintress wakes to paint a cursed number upon her monolith and everyone of that age instantly turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down. Tomorrow she’ll wake and paint “33.” Join Gustave, and his fellow Expeditioners as they embark on a desperate quest to break the Paintress’ cycle of death once and for all. Retracing the steps of dozens of failed Expeditions before them, players will overcome powerful enemies and fight to save the future of their world. Set in a dreamlike world, the story unfolds as fantasy and art converge, backed by an enchanting soundtrack to create a breathtaking story unlike any other. 

Powered by Unreal Engine 5, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, or ‘Expedition 33,’ is an innovative reactive turn-based RPG with immersive real-time offensive and defensive commands to enhance combat, making battles more engaging than ever. Players will master their offensive skills and magical abilities, dodge, parry and counter enemy assaults in real time, and target enemy weak points using a ranged free-aim system to overcome seemingly overwhelming odds. Furthermore, players will be able to customize each character’s unique stat growth, skill tree and gear alongside a wide range of learnable passive traits, offering endless opportunities to fine-tune their preferred strategies. 

Fans looking forward to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's release on April 24, 2025 can now watch the new ‘Sciel Character Trailer’ as part of an ongoing series that puts the spotlight on some of the playable characters players can look forward to discovering.

Previous weeks have already revealed character trailers for Gustave, Maelle and Lune, and fans can also look forward to a trailer featuring Monoco the Gestral next week.

The developers at Sandfall Interactive have also confirmed additional details across both PC and console ahead of launch, so players can prepare for their upcoming expedition to destroy the Paintress and end her curse of death. PC players will be able to fine-tune the game’s graphics to their liking with a variety of in-game settings and pre-sets (ranging from Low to Epic) to find an experience on their hardware that balances both incredible Unreal Engine 5-powered graphics and consistent framerate for a smooth gameplay experience. 

Additionally, console players on PS5 and Xbox Series X can also look forward to playing the game in either Performance or Quality graphics modes to improve framerate or image resolution respectively, depending on their preferences.

For PlayStation 5 Pro owners, Expedition 33 is PS 5 Pro Enhanced, meaning players on the console can also look forward to enhanced performance, whilst Xbox players can pre-load the game now ahead of launch, and also take advantage of Xbox Play Anywhere capabilities when the game releases later this month.

The game’s digital release will be synced globally to launch at 12 a.m. PDT, so players around the world will be able to start their expedition and discover the game’s many secrets and surprises together. 

Those looking to complete their experience in Expedition 33 can also seek to claim the 55 Achievements available in-game, or 56 Trophies when including the Platinum Trophy on PlayStation 5. Select Achievements/Trophies players can work towards unlocking include: 

• Expeditioner – Reach level 33. 
• Overcharge – With Gustave, use a fully charged Overcharge that Breaks an enemy. 
• Follow The Trail – Find all of the journals from prior expeditions. 
• Professional – Defeat a boss without taking any damage. 
• Connoisseur – Find all 33 music records. 

Players will find many more Achievements/Trophies to discover in the game, including accolades for a variety of challenges as part of the game’s core story, mastering the full potential of each party member’s unique battle skills and overcoming challenging optional encounters that will put the players’ combat abilities to the test.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is coming to Xbox Series X|S (available day one with Xbox Game Pass), PS5 and PC (Steam / Epic Games Store) on April 24, 2025.