Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's celebratory DLC bosses and nerfs are so brutal that players are having to retool their months-old endgame builds

Over time, many of these very players found builds built upon this foundation that essentially cracked the game wide open again and trivialized most of these encounters. With Expedition 33's celebratory DLC though, Sandfall Interactive has seemingly crafted a challenge befitting of the very high-end of players.

Expedition 33 absolutely robbed this The Game Awards nominee of a win — it didn’t deserve this award

To nobody's surprise, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year at The Game Awards. But it also won Best RPG — and it shouldn't have, against Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 just got a free update with "new adventures," a Steam Deck upgrade, and two much-wanted features

The free Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Thank You update adds a fresh region with new weapons, Luminas, boss fights, a photo mode, and loadouts.

Clair Obscur Expedition 33: How to Use Photo Mode

To access Photo Mode in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, you need to go to your Pause Menu (not the Party Menu) and look for the 'Photo Mode' option second from the top of the drop-down list. Select it, and the game will enter its Photo Mode per the exact location where your party currently is.

Expedition 33 wins GOTY and gives all fans a ‘DLC’ in the form of a patch with a new area, bosses, photo mode, and more

Expedition 33 receives free content right after winning GOTY 2025 at The Game Awards. A free DLC disguised as a patch.
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