Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs never imagined to achieve the kind of massive success it did: 'Our official goal towards the end of production was to reach for 85 in Metacritic'

2025 was an excellent year for videogames. We got Arc Raiders, Battlefield 6, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and of course, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a game that I in no way expected to love as much as I did. But it seems as if its success was a surprise for more than just myself, as its developers over at Sandfall reflected on its whirlwind ride (via Edge magazine issue 419).

"We conducted some mock reviews six months to one year before release, and we ended up with expected scores of around 80," François Meurisse...