Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is very popular and is a strong contender for Game of the Year. One aspect of the game is currently drawing special attention.
What kind of game is Clair Obscur? Clair Obscur is a turn-based role-playing game with real-time elements. It is the first game from the French studio Sandfall Interactive and has become one of the biggest surprise hits of 2025. The game has been received so well that even the developers themselves were surprised and it is considered one of the best games of all time.
On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 9.7 / 10 based on 11,171 user ratings (as of May 15, 2025, at 11:00 AM). It has already sold over 2 million copies within 12 days.
In our review, the deep story and innovative gameplay particularly shone. However, one aspect of the game is currently breaking numerous records and seems to be greatly appreciated even by non-gamers – quite literally.
A first-class soundtrack that obviously sticks in your mind
What records is Clair Obscur breaking right now? The focus of the records is the game’s soundtrack. It seems to have especially captivated many people.
In France, three tracks have reached the top of Spotify’s Viral Top 50. However, the sounds seem to be popular not only in the developers’ home country since the soundtrack has reached number one in iTunes downloads in more than five European countries. In total, there are 24 entries in the top 5 on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon.
A post from the publisher on the platform X shows how the soundtrack has secured top positions in various charts:
Additionally, the musical score has accumulated over 18 million streams and secured the number 1 spot in Billboard’s Classical Album Charts and Classical Crossover Album Charts, as well as number 13 in the official soundtrack album charts of the United Kingdom. This indicates that the soundtrack is well received by the general public as well.
The composer is actually Lorien Testard, while singer Alice Duport-Percier lends her voice to many of the pieces.
Originally, Clair Obscur could have been a completely different game and the success could have gone a different way. What you could have expected and why it turned into a different game can also be found on MeinMMO: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 could have been a completely different game, but the developers were told to “just go for it”
