Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominates 29th DICE Awards with Game of the Year and record wins
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Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 claimed Game of the Year and four other major awards at the 29th annual DICE Awards, surpassing Elden Ring's record for most GOTY wins. The 2025 title beat nominees including Arc Raiders, Blue Prince, Dispatch, and Ghost of Yōtei, adding to its ongoing acclaim into 2026.
In a historic collective honor, the French Ministry of Culture awarded the Chevalier title in the Order of Arts and Letters to 28 members of Sandfall Interactive on February 6, 2026, recognizing their debut game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33—a critical and commercial triumph that swept The Game Awards 2025, including Game of the Year, and earned praise from President Emmanuel Macron.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the debut RPG from French studio Sandfall Interactive and publisher Kepler Interactive, has secured eight nominations at the 26th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA), including Game of the Year. Announced on January 17, 2026, and voted by industry peers, the nods continue the game's awards dominance after nine wins at The Game Awards—surpassing Baldur’s Gate 3's record—and seven at the Golden Joystick Awards. The ceremony is set for March 12 during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Actor Charlie Cox expressed thrill over his Best Performance nomination at The Game Awards for voicing Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. However, he emphasized that much of the credit belongs to motion capture performer Maxence Cazorla. The game leads with 12 nominations, including Game of the Year.
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The Recording Academy announced the 2026 Grammy nominees for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media, but critically acclaimed Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was notably absent despite its chart-topping success. Nominees include soundtracks from Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Helldivers 2, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Star Wars Outlaws, and Sword of the Sea. Fans and critics have decried the omission as a major oversight for Lorien Testard's masterful composition.