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The team behindClair Obscur: Expedition 33has acknowledged that physical editions of the game are running out across various retailers, while confirming that the problem is being looked into. Incredibly, these stock issues have begun cropping up within a week of the launch ofClair Obscur: Expedition 33on the Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC.
Since rolling out on April 28,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33has emerged as one of the biggest sleeper hitsin recent times. Being the debut project of Sandfall Interactive, a French studio helmed by former Ubisoft devs, it has achieved widespread critical acclaim and has found incredible popularity at launch. Boosted by these glowing reviews, the turn-based action game’s engagement grew to over 120,000 peak concurrent players on Steam alone, and also celebrated one million copies sold within just three days of its release. This success is a double-edged sword, as it now turns out that retailers have been reeling under such great demand for the game, with many of them reporting exhausted stocks.
In a new Twitter post,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33revealed that it was facing a stockout of the game’s physical units across multiple outlets just five days after launch. The announcement confirmed that distributors were “looking into re-stocking” as they try to meet the “higher than expected” demand in various regions. It also prompted those interested in buyingClair Obscur: Expedition 33’s physical versionto keep in touch with their local vendors for additional information regarding the situation. Back in January, the Kepler Interactive-published title witnessed similarly strong demand when its Collector’s Edition sold out within days of going live for pre-order.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Physical Copies Sell Out in Less Than a Week
WhileClair Obscur: Expedition 33moving physical units so swiftly is in itself a testament to the game’s popularity, what makes this achievement even more impressive is that these sales have taken place despitethe game also being available on Xbox Game Pass, which renders any kind of purchase optional for a chunk of its target audience. Moreover, its commercial performance also doesn’t seem to be notably impacted by other highly-rated releases, such asThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion RemasteredandBlue Prince, coming out in the same month.
The highly infectious appeal ofClair Obscur: Expedition 33looks set to take a new formthrough a live-action film adaptation, which is currently in the works. The Story Kitchen-backed project was first announced in January 2025, around three months before the RPG even came out. It will be intriguing to see how the film translates the magic of the game for the movie-going audience.
