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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2025

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Quick resume

Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.

Global score

95/100

Genres

Action, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie

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    Pros

    • Captivating story and characters
    • Innovative turn-based combat with parry/dodge mechanics
    • Stunning visuals and art direction
    • Phenomenal soundtrack and music
    • Deep character customization and build crafting

    Cons

    • Difficulty balance issues especially late game
    • Navigation and ui could be improved
    • Some players find parry timing challenging
    • Limited fast travel and map aids
    • Endgame content may feel trivialized by powerful builds

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and intrinsic motivation for story and gameplay."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Minimal social interaction; experience is solitary with limited connection beyond narrative characters."

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during combat and story; not suited for background or idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership
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    • Progression

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      "Strong emphasis on leveling up characters, acquiring weapons, and upgrading equipment."

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Story, Continuation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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