The accolades stored coming for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, because the hit 2025 RPG was named Recreation of the 12 months through the twenty ninth Annual D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony. Alongside Expedition 33, different 2025 video games took dwelling some honors from the D.I.C.E. Awards as properly, together with Blue Prince, Hades 2, and Ghost of Yotei.
It is no secret that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has received the favor of gamers and critics alike because it’s April 2025 launch. Sandfall Interactive’s RPG has captivated audiences with its compelling story, turn-based gameplay, and memorable music tracks. Throughout the 2025 version of The Recreation Awards, Expedition 33 received a record-setting 9 awards, together with the coveted Recreation of the 12 months honor. Following The Recreation Awards, Expedition 33 shadow-dropped a free content update as a technique to categorical gratitude to its gamers. The December replace launched an endgame dungeon for battle-tested Expedition 33 gamers to tackle.
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Expedition 33 Wins One other GOTY Honor
Weeks after Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was nominated for seven D.I.C.E. Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) handed the hit RPG some extra {hardware} for the trophy case. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 received Recreation of the 12 months through the twenty ninth Annual D.I.C.E. Awards on February 12. Together with the GOTY honor, Expedition 33 additionally received Function-Enjoying Recreation of the 12 months, Excellent Achievement in Recreation Route, Excellent Achievement in Story, and Excellent Achievement in Artwork Route. Ergo, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 received 5 of the seven awards it was nominated for. Meggan Scavio, President of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, mentioned, “The games recognized at this year’s D.I.C.E. Awards showcase the extraordinary range of talent and creativity that define our industry. It’s inspiring to see how these developers continue to elevate interactive entertainment through innovation, storytelling, and meaningful player experiences.”
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Nonetheless, Expedition 33 was not the one large winner through the twenty ninth Annual D.I.C.E. Awards present. Ghost of Yotei was chosen for the Journey Recreation of the 12 months award, and received Excellent Achievement in Character for Atsu, and Excellent Achievement in Unique Music Composition. The victories got here simply hours after Ghost of Yotei revealed its free Legends DLC through the February 12 State of Play broadcast. Ghost of Yotei: Legends goes dwell on Tuesday, March 10. Together with Expedition 33 and Ghost of Yotei, two extra video games took dwelling a number of honors through the D.I.C.E Awards. Loss of life Stranding 2: On the Seaside received the Excellent Achievement in Audio Design, and Excellent Technical Achievement classes. Moreover, Blue Prince took dwelling the Excellent Achievement in Recreation Design, and Excellent Achievement for an Unbiased Recreation. Different honors went to Mario Kart World for Racing Recreation of the 12 months, Hades 2 for Motion Recreation of the 12 months, and ARC Raiders for On-line Recreation of the 12 months.
Expedition 33’s Trophy Rely Continues to Develop
With its 5 wins on the twenty ninth Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has received over 440 Recreation of the 12 months awards from totally different organizations throughout the globe. In late January 2026, a Resetera put up claimed that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won more awards than Elden Ring did, because the latter took dwelling 429 honors since its 2022 launch. Though Expedition 33 didn’t win each single award it has been nominated for therefore far, the truth that it has received tons of of accolades in underneath a yr is a feat that’s unlikely to be surpassed anytime quickly.
Nonetheless, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 might not but be achieved bringing new gamers to the fold. Rumors of a potential Switch 2 port of Expedition 33 made the rounds on social media in early 2026, although nothing official has been confirmed by Sandfall Interactive. Whether or not Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 makes the bounce to Nintendo’s newest console stays to be seen.
twenty ninth Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Winners
Excellent Achievement in Animation
South of Midnight
Excellent Achievement in Artwork Route
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Excellent Achievement in Character
Ghost of Yotei – Atsu
Excellent Achievement in Unique Music Composition
Ghost of Yotei
Excellent Achievement in Audio Design
Loss of life Stranding 2: On the Seaside
Excellent Achievement in Story
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Excellent Technical Achievement
Loss of life Stranding 2: On the Seaside
Motion Recreation of the 12 months
Hades 2
Journey Recreation of the 12 months
Ghost of Yotei
Household Recreation of the 12 months
LEGO Social gathering!
Preventing Recreation of the 12 months
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Racing Recreation of the 12 months
Mario Kart World
Function-Enjoying Recreation of the 12 months
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Sports activities Recreation of the 12 months
Rematch
Technique/Simulation Recreation of the 12 months
The Alters
On-line Recreation of the 12 months
Arc Raiders
Immersive Actuality Technical Achievement
Resort Infinity
Immersive Actuality Recreation of the 12 months
Ghost City
Excellent Achievement for an Unbiased Recreation
Blue Prince
Cell Recreation of the 12 months
Persona 5: The Phantom X
Excellent Achievement in Recreation Design
Blue Prince
Excellent Achievement in Recreation Route
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Recreation of the 12 months
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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April 24, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Robust Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
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Sandfall Interactive
- Writer(s)
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Kepler Interactive
