{"id":17076,"date":"2026-01-21T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:00:00","slug":"clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"#Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Now Has the Most Game of the Year Awards Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever\/#Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33_Now_Has_the_Most_Game_of_the_Year_Awards_Ever\" >Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Now Has the Most Game of the Year Awards Ever<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever\/#Related_Articles\" >Related Articles<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever\/#Game_of_the_Year_All_of_Our_2025_Winners_Revealed\" >Game of the Year All of Our 2025 Winners Revealed<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever\/#Related_Articles-2\" >Related Articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33_Now_Has_the_Most_Game_of_the_Year_Awards_Ever\"><\/span>Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Now Has the Most Game of the Year Awards Ever<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"2bd641715d184\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Game of the Year Awards\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/2bd641715d184\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-game-of-the-year-awards.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/2bd641715d184\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-game-of-the-year-awards.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Game of the Year Awards\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Well, as far as we can tell, it&#8217;s official: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 now has more Game of the Year awards than any other game ever.<\/p>\n<p>The absolute darling of 2025 has claimed a ridiculous 436 Game of the Year awards to date, placing it ahead of Elden Ring. <em>Crazy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This is all based on a shockingly impressive amount of research from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-the-most-awarded-game-of-the-year-ever.1411252\/\">ResetEra user Angie<\/a>, who&#8217;s somehow managed to keep track of said awards.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there is some context to consider. Generally speaking, there are more outlets and events wading into the Game of the Year conversation than ever before \u2014 and so modern games are capable of scooping many more awards than their predecessors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"gt6_WEN4rCw\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gt6_WEN4rCw?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 PS5 Review - Is It Any Good?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gt6_WEN4rCw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">167k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Still, the praise for Clair Obscur has been utterly overwhelming. Just to recap, it was crowned both our official Push Square Game of the Year <em>and<\/em> our Push Square Readers&#8217; Game of the Year. And it&#8217;s been a similar story on so many other sites.<\/p>\n<p>For reference, here&#8217;s Angie&#8217;s list of the most decorated games in Game of the Year history:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 &#8211; 436 (so far)<\/li>\n<li>Elden Ring &#8211; 429<\/li>\n<li>The Last of Us Part II &#8211; 326<\/li>\n<li>Baldur&#8217;s Gate III &#8211; 288<\/li>\n<li>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt &#8211; 281<\/li>\n<li>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild &#8211; 264<\/li>\n<li>God of War (2018) &#8211; 263<\/li>\n<li>The Last of Us &#8211; 257<\/li>\n<li>The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim &#8211; 229<\/li>\n<li>Astro Bot &#8211; 196<\/li>\n<li>Uncharted 4: A Thief&#8217;s End &#8211; 190<\/li>\n<li>Red Dead Redemption 2 &#8211; 178<\/li>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto V &#8211; 163<\/li>\n<li>Dragon Age: Inquisition &#8211; 139<\/li>\n<li>Death Stranding &#8211; 118<\/li>\n<li>God of War Ragnar\u00f6k &#8211; 118<\/li>\n<li>Uncharted 2: Among Thieves &#8211; 115<\/li>\n<li>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom &#8211; 114<\/li>\n<li>Overwatch &#8211; 114<\/li>\n<li>Red Dead Redemption &#8211; 111<\/li>\n<li>Mass Effect 2 -102<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>What do you think of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33&#8217;s success? Is it all deserved, or is it all a bit overdone? Don&#8217;t forget to parry in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-articles:195872 @ 1769018406 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/3c135e2258042\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Game of the Year: All of Our 2025 Winners Revealed\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Game_of_the_Year_All_of_Our_2025_Winners_Revealed\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">Game of the Year<\/span> <span class=\"title\">All of Our 2025 Winners Revealed<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">A full GOTY recap<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-the-most-awarded-game-of-the-year-ever.1411252\/\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-the-most-awarded-game-of-the-year-ever.1411252\/\">resetera.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/36e4846a42e3cd8dbdd7e561717801db @ 1769019933 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/strong> (PS5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><strong>Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Guide: A 100% Collectibles Walkthrough<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><strong>Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PS5)<\/strong> Review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"footer\">\n<ul class=\"share-this \">\n<li class=\" first\">Share:<\/li>\n<li class=\"value\"><span class=\"accent-bg share-count\">0<\/span><span class=\"icon icon-caret-right accent\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page whatsapp accent\" title=\"Share this on WhatsApp\" data-service=\"whatsapp\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-whatsapp\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page bsky accent\" title=\"Share this on Bluesky\" data-service=\"bsky\" data-username=\"pushsquare.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page facebook accent\" title=\"Share this on Facebook\" data-service=\"facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page twitter accent\" title=\"Share this on Twitter\" data-service=\"twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page threads accent\" title=\"Share this on Threads\" data-service=\"threads\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-threads\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page messenger accent for-mobile\" title=\"Share this on Facebook Messenger\" data-service=\"fbmessenger\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-messenger\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page reddit accent for-desktop\" title=\"Share this on Reddit\" data-service=\"reddit\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-reddit\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"article-stats\" data-article-id=\"196468\" data-comments=\"7\" data-shares=\"0\" data-likes=\"3\">\n<li class=\" first\">3<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-comments accent icon icon-comments\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever#comments\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert soft-bg below-article for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_P69711DBA5DE2B\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-below\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"insert centered article-billboard for-desktop for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_Y69711DBA5DE43\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-billboard\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-content\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<section class=\"block author\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>About <span class=\"accent\">Robert Ramsey<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/37695\/photo\/0\/avatar.jpg?v=1709294141\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Robert Ramsey\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Robert (or Rob if you&#8217;re lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales \u2014 he&#8217;s played &#8217;em all. A little too much, some might say.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('ShogunRok');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_V69711DBA5DFBA\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2026\/01\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8988980\" data-author=\"users\/323953\" data-subject=\"comments\/8988980\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8988980\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/323953\/avatar.jpg?v=1680721223\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jill_Sandwich\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever#comment8988980\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jill_Sandwich<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-21T18:03:58+00:00\">37 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Wow! Playstation has 4 first party games in the top 10 and 7 games in the top 20 (8 if you include DS). PS really does have a pedigree of great games!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8988985\" data-author=\"users\/313160\" data-subject=\"comments\/8988985\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8988985\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Actionhank89\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever#comment8988985\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Actionhank89<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-21T18:06:12+00:00\">34 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Claire Obscure was great, not sure if it was Elden Ring great though<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8988986\" data-author=\"users\/190482\" data-subject=\"comments\/8988986\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8988986\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/190482\/avatar.jpg?v=1526413482\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Stragen8\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever#comment8988986\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stragen8<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-21T18:06:18+00:00\">34 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>It&#8217;s impressive seeing older games on the list, as 10+ years ago a lot less places awarded GOTY anyways.<\/p>\n<p>So in some sense it&#8217;s a silly list as the quantity of available awards goes up each year. Maybe we can adjust awards for inflation lol.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8988999\" data-author=\"users\/302443\" data-subject=\"comments\/8988999\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8988999\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/302443\/avatar.jpg?v=1739800112\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fizza\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever#comment8988999\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fizza<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-21T18:09:18+00:00\">31 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p><em>this tidbit coming out around the same time as Ubisoft&#8217;s implosion is remarkable timing<\/em> XD<\/p>\n<p>Massively deserved though! Its not a <em>perfect<\/em> game (and learning that it had a Gen-AI texture in it, even only briefly, certainly felt like a supreme kick in the shins) but Clair Obscur is still a remarkable JRPG that felt like a passionate culmination of elements the dev team loved from other games mixed into a truly unique end product that I can absolutely call my GotY for 2025 \u2764<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8989000\" data-author=\"users\/326340\" data-subject=\"comments\/8989000\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8989000\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/326340\/avatar.jpg?v=1685550965\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Scottyy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever#comment8989000\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scottyy<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-21T18:10:22+00:00\">30 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Would like to see Part II above both of them but at least it&#8217;s not a FS game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8989015\" data-author=\"users\/269794\" data-subject=\"comments\/8989015\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8989015\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Pat_trick\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever#comment8989015\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pat_trick<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-21T18:16:46+00:00\">24 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Great game but I think Elden Ring has a larger cultural impact.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8989052\" data-author=\"users\/127956\" data-subject=\"comments\/8989052\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8989052\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/127956\/avatar.jpg?v=1723575773\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"carlos82\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-now-has-the-most-game-of-the-year-awards-ever#comment8989052\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>carlos82<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-21T18:37:19+00:00\">3 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>This just tells me there are way too many awards these days<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; 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The absolute darling of 2025 has claimed a ridiculous 436 Game of the Year awards&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/2bd641715d184\/large.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2075,1566,1403,1400],"class_list":["post-17076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game","tag-clair-obscur","tag-kepler-interactive","tag-news","tag-ps5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}