Summary
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33has already passedThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredas a global bestseller on Steam. BothClair ObscurandOblivion Remasteredhave become huge hits recently, and whileOblivionwas released first, it seems that the French RPG is already shadowing its success in some ways.
Oblivion Remasteredwas shadow dropped in late April after months of rumors pointing to the game’s existence. A few days later,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33was released, instantly becoming a huge hit with players. Apart from being financially successful,Clair Obscurhas become one of thehighest-rated games of 2025, with the title currently boasting an average critic score of 92 onOpenCritic.
Now, new data has revealed thatClair Obscurmay be starting to overshadowOblivion’s success, as the game has surpassed Bethesda’s open-world RPG on Steam’s Global Top Sellers list. When counting concurrent players,Expedition 33has just over 112,000 people in-game at the time of this report, whileOblivion Remasteredsits at around 78,000. These are impressive numbers considering thatOblivionRemasteredis a much more well-known title. However, this does not mean thatOblivionis decreasing in popularity so quickly, as the title is still a bit ahead when comparing the peaks of the last 24 hours, and its all-time peak player count of 216,784 is still much higher thanClair Obscur’s 112,422.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Overcomes Oblivion Remastered as Global Best Seller on Steam
It’s not only digitally thatClair Obscuris a huge hit, too. Sandpoint Interactive recently revealed thatClair Obscur: Expedition 33was facing a shortage of physical unitsdue to high demand, indicating that the title is doing very well on console, as well.
When comparing numbers, it’s not entirely possible to know which game has sold more units. Both titles are available on the Xbox Game Pass subscription service, and each developer is reporting sales in different ways. Bethesda has revealed thatOblivion Remasteredreached over 4 million players, which includes subscription services, while Sandfall Interactive confirmed thatClair Obscurhassold over a million units, not including Game Pass.
In any case, it’s clear that late April was a great time for RPG gamers, as these two titles have been greatly successful. Hopefully, both will continue to be supported for a while to come, with developers potentially adding more features and improving the overall experience. Earlier this week,Clair Obscuralready got its first update, which was mostly aimed at fixing some bugs that were present in the previous version of the popular RPG.
