Expedition 33 has become one of the big surprise hits of the year.

In Clair Obscur, the people of Lumiere live in a fractured reality: Every year, a godlike figure they call The Paintress marks a number on a tower far off in the distance, counting down the age at which people will perish into nothingness.

One million copies sold,” reads the announcement post. “Thank you for believing in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 .” Adding to the team’s success is a more-than-respectable concurrent peak on Steam, clocking 121,