Developer Sandfall Interactive and writer Kepler Interactive have revealed that turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has hit a significant gross sales milestone inside its first 24 hours on sale.
In a put up on X, Sandfall reveals that the sport has hit 500,000 gross sales, regardless of solely being accessible for lower than a day. That is a reasonably spectacular milestone by itself, however the recreation can also be accessible on Sport Cross, so it is managed to hit that determine regardless of being a part of a subscription service (for sure tiers, at any fee).
Quite humbly, Sandfall and Kepler say the gross sales determine is “a milestone for us, reached earlier than we might ever imagined”, thanking those that’ve purchased Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Should you’re not conversant in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, it is a turn-based RPG set in a world impressed by Belle Époque-era France (in a lot the identical manner because the Soulslike Lies of P, though the 2 have very totally different gameplay).
The sport is ready in a world through which a determine referred to as the Paintress paints a quantity every year, and everybody of that age dies. Yearly, the quantity will get decrease, which means increasingly more individuals are dying every time a quantity is painted.
Because the title suggests, you are a part of the titular Expedition 33, which refers back to the quantity the Paintress will paint on the day following the outset of the sport. It is as much as you to cease her earlier than she will declare extra lives.
To take action, you may have interaction in turn-based battles with real-time components; you may have to dodge and parry assaults with good timing, and a few assaults even have Shadow Hearts-style quick-time occasions to extend injury.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is obtainable now for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X|S, and it is also a part of Sport Cross in the event you’re subscribed to the Final or PC tiers. You possibly can learn our Erren’s evaluation of the sport right here.
