Hold onto your controllers, gamers! Sandfall Interactive's titanic triumph, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, is not just basking in the glow of victory after snatching Game of the Year at The Game Awards but surfing a tsunami of player enthusiasm and sales!
The gaming universe is abuzz as Expedition 33 rockets up the charts post-celebration, with Alinea Analytics reporting stellar sales figures! PlayStation 5 fans saw a 21% surge, while Steam exploded with a whopping 76% rise. Even on Xbox, where the game is cruising on Game Pass, we saw a respectable 3% uptick. All told, a monumental vault of 200,000 extra copies flew off virtual shelves across all platforms.
What’s the secret sauce? Sandfall didn't just rest on its laurels. They unleashed fresh, tantalizing DLC almost the instant the awards night curtains closed, energizing both new and veteran adventurers. This brilliance catapulted Expedition 33 to a blazing peak of 56,993 concurrent players over the weekend, as tracked by SteamDB—its best performance since last June!
Gaming guru Mat Piscatella from Circana amped up the buzz by revealing a stunning tripling in user engagement from December 10th to 13th, with US Steam players leading the charge. On December 13th, it entered a new league: ranking 13th in daily active users on Steam, 30th on PlayStation, and 33rd on Xbox, all within the US. Let’s decode this: anyone who fired up the game, be it a fleeting glance at the menu or a marathon session, helped it achieve this addictive acclaim!
This epic tale at The Game Awards isn't just about taking home a pretty statue. Expedition 33 clinched nine out of 13 elusive categories, etching its name in the annals of gaming history. The accolades even echoed into the political realm with French President Emmanuel Macron tipping his hat to the wizards at Sandfall for their stellar success. And let's not forget, GameSpot crowned it as our Game of the Year for 2025!
So, ready your swords, update your quests, and dive into the swirling mystique of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The adventure, clearly, has only just begun!