Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 just swept The Game Awards, winning a whopping 9 out of 11 of its nominations, including Game of the Year. In celebration, Sandfall Interactive took the stage to announce that its previously-announced DLC for the game is out…now. Right now!
We’re just as surprised as you are and still trying to wrap our head around this news too, so bear with us. We learned back in October that this update – which is free, by the way – was happening, we just didn’t know when. At the time, Sandfall said it would include a new dungeon, enemies, bosses, and more, new language localizations, new costumes, and “even more surprises.”
It also shared the following image at the time, which seems to hint at what story the DLC might cover…and we’ve got a few guesses from staring daggers at it, but we’ll let you speculate yourselves. Or, just go play it now.
Sandfall creative director Guillaume Broche said at the time that the update was a “thank you” to fans for their support, a message which he echoed onstage tonight accepting Game of the Year on behalf of the beret-clad team in the audience.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is fantastic, and we loved it, giving it a 9/10 and writing: “Wearing its inspirations on its sleeve, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 paints itself into the pantheon of great RPGs with a brilliant combat system and a gripping, harrowing story.” We’re hopeful that its riotous success means more games in the same universe, as Broche has said that Clair Obscur was a “franchise name” and Expedition 33 was just one story in it.
You can catch up on everything announced at The Game Awards right here.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to rvalentine@ign.com.
