Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is on a generational award-sweeping run. It cleaned up at the Golden Joysticks, did the same at The Game Awards, and comfortably won our Game of the Year here at TheGamer. It's a game that's been lauded the world over, with some of Japan's finest developers admitting their love for the French-developed video game.
The accolades don't seem to be slowing down any time either, nor does the Japanese adulation, as today Famitsu has just confirmed its "Super Popular Game Of The Year" for 2025, and you guessed it, it's Clair Obscur.
For 11 years now, Famitsu has been polling the Japanese games industry on its favorite game of the year, crowning the winner the "Super Popular Game Of The Year." Previous winners have included Marvel's Spider-Man, Death Stranding, Elden Ring, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
This year, the Japanese news site polled 191 developers, including some all-time greats, for their game of the year, and unsurprisingly, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 came out on top.
How dare he?
The list of those who voted reads like a who's who of the Japanese gaming industry, and it included the...
