Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Chapter Two P11 — "Masks Burn, Sirens Dance, and the Keeper Falls"

The expedition descends deeper into Visages, battling through the Vale of Joy, Sadness, and Anger before confronting the Axon itself: the Mask Keeper. With fire as their weapon, the party shatters masks, unveils truths, and faces the ultimate keeper of lies.

From there, the journey carries into Sirene, where dancing figures hide deadly trials. Paint Locks, Cages, and haunting foes bar the path as we carve deeper into the mysteries of the Paintress’ world.

Join me as we uncover the secrets, duel ancient powers, and push further into the heart of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

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.