Square Enix isn't the only major company to have applauded Sandfall's masterpiece, as CD Projekt Red recently complimented Clair Obscur 's story, gameplay, and relatable characters.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wasn't quite made by "just 30" people, as is often repeated—both Sandfall and Kepler credit contractors and additional studios for aid—but it is still much, much smaller ...

In an interview with RPG Site, Sandfall Interactive co-founder and Expedition 33 producer François Meurisse spoke about his ...

Expedition 33 studio Sandfall Interactive commented on its plans moving forward, revealing some interesting insights.

Now those links are reality, as several members of the Clair Obscur team recently visited Square Enix's offices and met with some of the development leads there, including Final Fantasy VII ...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 head was "bored" at Ubisoft and hungry for a JRPG, and made the highest-rated game of 2025 – "Somehow it worked, which still makes no sense to me" ...

Guillaume Broche, Francois Meurisse, Tom Guillermin from Sandfall, and Alexis Garavaryan from Kepler—creators of EXPEDITION 33—visited the Square Enix office for a creatively rich exchange of ...

Square Enix is "probably kicking itself" seeing the success of realistic turn-based JRPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, analyst says, after being "reticent to do it with the Final Fantasy series" ...