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Clair Obscur Expedition 33 just won the coveted Game of the Year prize at the massive Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show event. This is the first GOTY awarded to Clair Obscur Expedition 33 so far, but it’s presumably the first of many as Clair is predicted to win more before 2025 ends.
The event in Thailand drew a massive crowd of 206,159 attendees, and Clair Obscur Expedition 33 dominated the night by taking home the most trophies. Not only did Sandfall win Game of the Year, they also won Best RPG, Best PC/Console Game, and the Most Popular. Below is the full list of Game Industry winners shared by gamerbraves:
- Best Game Publisher – HoYoverse
- Best Sports Game – Mario Kart World
- Best Family Game – Split Fiction
- Best Ongoing Game – Honkai Star Rail
- Best Fighting Game – Fatal Fury City of the Wolves
- Best Indie Game – Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist
- Best Action Game – Monster Hunter Wilds
- Best RPG Game – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Multiplayer Game – Elden Ring Nightreign
- Best Action Adventure Game – Death Stranding 2
- Best PC/Console Game – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Mobile Game – Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Most Anticipated Thai Game – Lost and Found Co.
- Most Anticipated Game – Resident Evil Requiem
- Popular Vote – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Game of the Year 2025 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Predicted to Win More GOTY Awards
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is predicted to win more Game of the Year Awards before 2025 wraps up. It is currently leading the most amount of nominations for the Golden Joystick Awards, and it is seeking an historic Grammy nomination for the video games industry.
Of course, the biggest event is Geoff Keighely’s Game Awards scheduled for December 11th. There are no nominations yet, but Clair Obscur Expedition 33 seems a shoo-in for Game of the Year and many other categories.
While Expedition 33 is predicted to take home Game of the Year at The Game Awards, the game’s director has revealed that he is rooting for Megabonk instead.
Since its release earlier this year, Expedition 33 has been showered in praise by the entire video games industry. Other developers have hailed it as a masterpiece showing publishers gamers don’t want live-service slop, and the game’s success has even been acknowledged by Final Fantasy creator, Square Enix.
Fans can expect more from the series as Sandfall has confirmed that Expedition 33 is “not the end” of the franchise. The developer is starting to work on their next game, and they have promised fans it is “crazy” and true to the “studio’s DNA”.
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