"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the acclaimed RPG from French developer Sandfall Interactive, has been stripped of two of its several year-end accolades over the use generative AI in the development process. After winning Game of the Year along with eight other honours at The Game Awards 2025, Expedition 33 was also named Game of the Year and the best debut game at the Indie Game Awards 2025 earlier this week."
"The Indie Game Awards 2025 took place on December 18, where Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won in the Game of the Year and Debut Game categories. However, just around the time the game was honoured at the Indie Game Awards, an older interview with Sandfall resurfaced, in which the studio had confirmed the use of generative AI in the game's development. The IGAs have a strict awards eligibility policy in place that bars the use of generative AI in game development."
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won multiple year-end honours, including Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2025 and two awards at the Indie Game Awards 2025. An older interview resurfaced in which Sandfall Interactive confirmed the use of generative AI art in the game's production. The Indie Game Awards maintain a strict eligibility policy prohibiting games developed using generative AI. Six One Indie, the collective that organises the IGAs, disqualified Expedition 33 and retracted its Game of the Year and Debut Game awards after being informed of the studio's comments. The Game Awards honours remain unaffected.
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