Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Chapter Two P9 — "The Ballet of Falling Leaves"

The expedition pushes deeper into the Falling Leaves, an orange forest veiled in mystery. We meet a young boy guarding a sealed gate, duel the merchant Persik for hidden wares, and uncover secrets within The Manor itself. From confronting the Chromatic Ballet in a dazzling clash to the eerie presence of Lady Sap, every step leads us closer to the truth behind this land’s corruption.

Finally, the path brings us face to face with the Scavenger in a chilling showdown that tests the strength of our entire party.

Join me and the Rubix Cube Family as we uncover hidden journals, powerful upgrades, and face down one of Expedition 33’s most haunting foes.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a 2025 turn-based role-playing game from French developer Sandfall Interactive and published by Kepler Interactive. Set in a hauntingly beautiful dark fantasy world inspired by the Belle Époque, the story unfolds on the isolated island of Lumière, where each year a mysterious event known as the Gommage erases all citizens whose age matches the number painted by a spectral entity known only as The Paintress.

To stop this annual erasure, the people of Lumière send forth a group of volunteers Expedition 33 on a desperate mission to slay the Paintress before another number is marked, and more lives are lost.

Gameplay blends classic turn-based combat with real-time mechanics such as timed actions and quick-time events. Players guide a party of characters from a third-person perspective, exploring richly detailed environments rendered in Unreal Engine 5.

The concept was born during the COVID-19 pandemic by Guillaume Broche, a former Ubisoft developer, who assembled a 30-person core team and a network of subcontractors to bring the vision to life. Inspired by legendary JRPGs like Final Fantasy and Persona, Sandfall set out to craft a high-fidelity, story-rich experience a genre they felt had been overlooked by modern AAA studios.

Released on April 24, 2025, for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 earned universal acclaim, selling over 3.3 million copies in just 33 days.