Clair Obscur Expedition 33 takes center stage at State of Unreal 2025

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is undoubtedly one of the best-selling and most talked-about games of 2025. With its unique mix of turn-based combat and surreal art direction, it has become a favorite among RPG fans. The Summer Game Fest 2025 officially began, and fans were already excited as the game was confirmed to be part of the lineup. Just recently, the game was featured during the State of Unreal 2025 segment.

For those unaware, State of Unreal is an annual showcase by Epic Games that highlights the latest advancements in Unreal Engine technology. It features developer talks, technical demos, and game previews, offering a lot of behind-the-scenes footage.

Here’s everything covered during Clair Obscur Expedition 33 spotlight.

Looking for Crossword hints & solutions? Check out latest NYT Mini Crossword Answers, LA Times Crossword Answers, and Atlantic Crossword Answers

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 in State of Unreal 2025: Everything discussed in the event

The segment featured Tom Guillermin, co-founder and technical director at Sandfall Interactive, the studio behind the game. He started the talk by sharing the origins of the game’s development, which began all the way back in 2020. He explained how Unreal Engine played a key role in allowing small teams like theirs to build something visually stunning and ambitious for many years.

Back when the project started, the studio used Unreal Engine 4. With access to powerful tools like realistic 3D environments powered by Megascans, even a smaller team could make high-end environments. Guillermin highlighted that these features allowed them to push the boundaries of what they could achieve. Later, when Unreal Engine 5 arrived, it opened even more doors with features like Lumen, Nanite, and MetaHuman.

Guillermin expressed appreciation for Epic Games' constant improvements and updates to the engine. He noted that performance optimizations and constant upgrades have been key to delivering a smooth and polished final product. He also thanked the whole Unreal Engine community for sharing tons of free tutorials, assets, and tools that are a huge help to indie studios.

That’s everything shown during the game's spotlight on the first day of Summer Game Fest 2025. Players might see more updates or surprises related to Expedition 33 in future segments of the event.

Read more articles here:

About the author

Harshit Singh is a gaming journalist at Sportskeeda, with Fortnite, Counter-Strike 2, and Marvel Rivals being his areas of specialization. A final-year B.Des (Visual Communication) student at Delhi Technological University, he is always eager to pursue creative endeavors. Harshit aims to deliver news and up-to-date content promptly to players around the globe. To that end, he acquires information from reliable forums and social media pages and religiously tracks the latest coverage of Fortnite — a game he has been playing since 2018. He is often found testing the new meta in-game or spectating competitive tournaments.

Harshit holds a deep love for video games, which stemmed from the hours he spent playing GTA Vice City, NFS Most Wanted 2005, FlatOut 2, and Total Overdose in his school days. Currently, he is veering towards story-driven, single-player games, with Red Dead Redemption 2 being one of his favorites.

Harshit is an ardent fan of esports titles like CS, Rocket League, and Valorant, with Fnatic, EDG, G2, and Astralis being a few of his favorite orgs. Counter-Strike pro Xantares and Benjifishy, an esports athlete who has mastered both Fortnite and Valorant, are inspirational figures for him.

Harshit works as a music producer under the alias Hysaze. He is extremely passionate about EDM and has garnered over 40 million streams across all platforms. He is also a regular contributor to Fandom’s EDM Wiki.

Know More

Are you stuck on today's Wordle? Our Wordle Solver will help you find the answer.

Edited by Angad Sharma