New reports indicate that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has struggled to sell copies in Japan. This information may seem surprising to some gamers due to the heavy JRPG influence found in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and the fact that the title has continued to be a big hit in the West.
Released last month, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sold 2 million copies in its 12 days on store shelves. This is an incredibly impressive number, especially when considering that the game was released soon after Oblivion Remastered, another greatly successful title, and that it’s currently available via the Xbox Game Pass subscription service.
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Now, new reports from Famitsu (via Gematsu) have indicated that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sold only 9,825 physical units in Japan between its launch and May 4, 2025. While this may seem surprising at first glance, some aspects may help to explain the low sales count. For one, the data does not count digital sales, so gamers who acquired Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 via Steam will not appear in this statistic, and it’s unknown if developer Sandfall Interactive and...
