Clair Obscur “Is The Franchise Name” Says Sandfall, As It Stays Coy On What Comes After Expedition 33

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an easy contender for that coveted game of the year award, having been received incredibly well by critics and players alike. But as with any breakout success from a brand-new studio, there unfortunately comes an annoying question: What’s next? Developer Sandfall Interactive is still staying mostly quiet on that front, but in a recent interview with game director Guillaume Broche, it has been at least confirmed that Expedition 33 will not be the only Clair Obscur game.

Speaking to YouTuber MrMattyPlays (thanks, TheGamer), Broche explained that “Clair Obscur is the franchise name. Expedition 33 is one of the stories that we want to tell in this franchise. Exactly what it will look like and what the concept will be is still too soon to announce, but what is sure is that this is not the end of the Clair Obscur franchise.”

Broche played it understandably coy here, as Expedition 33 only came out in April this year. With how long game development takes–and with Broche noting in this interview that he wants to keep the team relatively small going forward–we probably won’t know what a potential sequel looks like. The game is quite notably inspired by the Final Fantasy series, which generally takes an anthological approach to its releases, so there are still questions over whether a Clair Obscur sequel would be a direct follow-up, or something new entirely.

If you’re yet to try out the game for yourself, and you’re looking for a helping hand in figuring out if it’s for you or not, then you can check out GameSpot’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review for more.