Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Chapter Two P10 – “Behind the Masks, Truth Awaits”

The journey carried us deeper into the haunted land of Visages, where the Mask Keeper opened the way to strange Vales shaped by emotions themselves. In the Joyful Vale, laughter twisted into battle against the Jovial Moissonneuse. In the Sadness Vale, tears gave rise to the Sorrowful Chapelier. With each mask faced, the Expedition uncovers the unsettling truth behind the illusions and grows closer to the Paintress’ heart.

Join me as we explore the Plazza, Joyful Vale, and Sadness Vale, uncover hidden journals, battle monstrous foes, and choose answers that decide the fate of Visages itself.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a 2025 turn-based role-playing game from French developer Sandfall Interactive and published by Kepler Interactive. Set in a hauntingly beautiful dark fantasy world inspired by the Belle Époque, the story unfolds on the isolated island of Lumière, where each year a mysterious event known as the Gommage erases all citizens whose age matches the number painted by a spectral entity known only as The Paintress.

To stop this annual erasure, the people of Lumière send forth a group of volunteers Expedition 33 on a desperate mission to slay the Paintress before another number is marked, and more lives are lost.

Gameplay blends classic turn-based combat with real-time mechanics such as timed actions and quick-time events. Players guide a party of characters from a third-person perspective, exploring richly detailed environments rendered in Unreal Engine 5.

The concept was born during the COVID-19 pandemic by Guillaume Broche, a former Ubisoft developer, who assembled a 30-person core team and a network of subcontractors to bring the vision to life. Inspired by legendary JRPGs like Final Fantasy and Persona, Sandfall set out to craft a high-fidelity, story-rich experience a genre they felt had been overlooked by modern AAA studios.

Released on April 24, 2025, for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 earned universal acclaim, selling over 3.3 million copies in just 33 days.