# Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Director Comments on Sandfall’s Next Game

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/clair-obscur-expedition-33-director-comments-on-sandfalls-next-game/
- Published: 2026-09-14T05:06:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-14T05:19:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/clair-obscur-expedition-33-developer-next-game/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Sandfall's director says he's fine if the next game flops
- Studio prioritises developer satisfaction over chasing GOTY success again
- "Clair Obscur" may become an anthology franchise, not a direct sequel

## Summary

Guillaume Broche, director of Sandfall Interactive, has said he is untroubled by the prospect that the studio's next game might not match the acclaim of its debut title, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Speaking on the Video Game Club show on Konbini's YouTube channel in July, he said "Maybe people won't like it. That's life," explaining that the team's focus has always been on making games that excite themselves rather than chasing audience approval. This matters because Clair Obscur was one of 2025's biggest critical successes, winning numerous game of the year awards, and Broche's comments suggest the studio intends to resist pressure to scale up or replicate that formula.

Broche acknowledged there is now pressure to expand the studio or make something bigger following Clair Obscur's success, but warned this would risk producing games he himself would not want to play. He declined to give specifics on the next project but hinted at "drastic decisions" ahead, and reiterated that "Clair Obscur" is intended as a franchise name rather than tied solely to Expedition 33, raising the possibility of an anthology approach akin to Final Fantasy rather than a direct sequel. A true sequel would also require Sandfall to settle on a canon ending, something it has so far deliberately avoided.

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