Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2025 and, in the process, made history.
Sandfall Interactive’s debut RPG swept nine awards in a single night, the most ever won by one game at the ceremony, overtaking the previous record held by The Last of Us Part II.
How Did Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Make Game Awards History?
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s performance at The Game Awards 2025 elevated the ceremony into a milestone moment for the French games industry.
The Sandfall Interactive debut arrived at the event already carrying major momentum after racking up a record-setting nomination total, and then somehow managed to raise the bar even higher once the trophies started rolling in.
By the end of the night, Expedition 33 had taken home nine awards, officially making it the most-awarded game in The Game Awards’ history and surpassing the previous single-night record held by The Last of Us Part II, which won seven.
The achievement stands out not only because of how many awards it won, but because of where it won them, taking Game of the Year and Best RPG alongside key creative honors such as Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, and Best Score/Music.
It also secured Best Performance for Jennifer English and reinforced its breakout status by winning Best Indie and Best Debut Indie, cementing it as both a critical favorite and a defining arrival for a new studio.
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