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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/strong><\/a> has officially been named Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2025, alongside multiple other wins. If that winning sweep has you jumping in for the first time (or returning for another playthrough), IGN has you covered with guides, explainers, and wikis to help you get started for your journey across The Continent.<\/p>\n

What Is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33? Should You Play It?<\/h2>\n

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a turn-based RPG (it’s kind of like Final Fantasy VII… kind of<\/em>) set in the world of The Continent. It follows a group called Expedition 33 on a mission to destroy The Paintress, a mysterious figure who wipes out anyone over a certain age in a yearly ceremony called the “Gommage.” <\/p>\n

Alongside extremely unique turn-based combat, which emphasizes various skills and parries to deal damage to bosses with “tells” and plenty of secret weak points, you and your party<\/strong><\/a> explore various different areas, encountering enemies, finding treasure, and discovering what happened to other Expeditions that ventured out to beat the Paintress – and failed – before. You also can also build your team to deal ridiculous combo-based damage, something that hardcore players have come to love about Expedition 33. <\/p>\n

If you’re an RPG fan but don’t have time to sink 100+ hours into them, Expedition 33 may be perfect<\/em> for you. If you solely focus on the main story, you can expect to roll credits in around 28 hours. With side quests, this increases to 45 hours. If you’re set on completing everything<\/em>, it’ll take roughly 65 hours. And if you want to beat a bunch of optional bosses with crazy builds, you can do that, too. Oh and we gave Expedition 33 a great score in our review <\/a>if you want a more in-depth take!<\/p>\n