Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s developer, Sandfall Interactive, is not tempted to scale up after winning Game of the Year.
Sandall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ended up winning Game of the Year for 2025, and also ended up breaking an all-time The Game Awards record, which proves how much of a success the title was this year. However, the developers are not looking to expand things instantly, and will keeo things as is for the time being.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Director Says “It’s Good to Have Limitations When You Are Creative”
During a new interview with Edge Magazine (via GamesRadar+), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s director, Guillaume Broche, was asked whether their next project would become a “large-scale production”. Broche responded, stating, “No, I think it’s good to have limitations when you are creative,” and that it’s the “best way to be the best version of yourself.”
The director added that there is the potential to “scale up now” as the studio has “a lot more money”; however, “I would say it’s not tempting for us because even the management team and myself, we’d have to be hands-on and doing things for ourselves.”
Broche continued, stating that the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dev team loves “making games more than we love managing” and wants to continue working on games. These past five years were some of the best of my life, and I want to be happy like that again,” concluded Broche.
In other news, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was disqualified from the Indie Game Awards due to the use of generative AI. Additionally, the game received a major free update recently. What are your thoughts on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs not scaling up for their next game? Leave your thoughts down in the comments, and join the official Insider Gaming Discord server.
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