Expedition 33’s big twist was designed to ‘inflict the pain on the player’

This screenshot does not involve the twist. | Image: Sandfall Interactive

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is my favorite game of the year so far, with an exhilarating battle system, excellent exploration, and a haunting soundtrack. But I'm not the only one who loves it: the game has become a huge hit, with more than 2 million copies sold just 12 days after its late April release. "It feels very surreal," says Guillaume Broche, Sandfall Interactive's CEO and creative director.

According to Broche...