Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 would be a huge coup of a Switch 2 port. When the game arrived in April 2025, it made a huge impact. You just don't tend to see AA turn-based RPGs anymore, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 it was immediately clear that this one had all the ingredients to become a genre major: a deep and engaging combat system, a sublime soundtrack, and some of the most emotional storytelling in recent gaming memory.
It's a title that so far only Nintendo gamers have missed out on, but it looks like that's about to change. In a recent X post from industry insider NateTheHate, the leaker declared, “Exp 33 is coming to SW2.” This is not officially confirmed, but it is immediately clear that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 may be a good fit for the PDA.
Expedition 33 is an epic adventure that fits the Switch 2's hybrid lineup
It can be extremely difficult to devote as much time to games as we would like. Sometimes you might be able to devote the better part of an afternoon to a highly anticipated new title, while some days you might only be able to fit in half an hour or so at the end of the day before reluctantly shutting down your system. Many have found the two main game modes of the Switch family to fit in well with this, as you can play on the TV when you have more time or pick up the system on the handheld when you only have a few spare moments. From a great cozy game in handheld mode to a more intense experience on the bigger screen, the system can deliver both.
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Expedition 33 is the deep and engaging story of Lumiere, a city that has sent several desperate expeditions in an attempt to defeat the painter. It tugs at the heartstrings right from the intro, confronts the player with the annual Gommage, and then raises the personal stakes even higher for the expeditioners who make up the party of playable characters. It's one of the most moving and genuinely affecting stories I've played through in years.
Over a roughly 30-hour campaign playtime, it threw curve after curve at me, and the revelations about the painter and other characters' true roles in events left me speechless. For this, just as much as its refreshing and dynamic approach to turn-based battles (there are some critical skills you'll want to prioritize in order to excel at them), it's a title that genre fans among Nintendo gamers would surely appreciate the chance to play on their favorite system. For me, though, there's a lot more that makes the game such a great potential partner for the Switch 2.
This is not officially confirmed, but it is immediately clear that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 may be a good fit for the PDA.
Its structure lends itself so nicely to combined docked/undocked play. In my PS5 playthrough, there would be some sessions where I'd spend hours teasing out secrets from a larger area (and practicing parrying different enemy types, because I was terrible at it until I really focused on getting better at timing), and others where I'd simply sit at a given Expedition Flag for about an hour, tinkering with strategies, picking up new ones, and swapping out new opportunities. The versatility of Nintendo's console would fit like a glove.
Expedition 33 would also fit perfectly into the Nintendo Switch 2's catalog
Of course, a potential Switch 2 port doesn't mean everyone will be playing in handheld mode. While I personally don't dock my system much at all, there are many who rarely remove theirs from their cozy slot-in homes. Even if you're a Switch 2 owner who doesn't care about the portability aspect, it would still be a huge plus for the game to drop on the hybrid at all. After all, it's almost the perfect console, but all the great games help.
For too long, Nintendo systems have been derided for their lack of third-party support, and while the original Switch saw high-profile ports that ranged from relentlessly fast Doom Eternal to Monitoringwere often only the “miracle ports” that actually provided great ways to play these games. Sometimes the compromises have been too heavy for me to enjoy a port.
As such, Expedition 33 just coming to Switch 2 is a completely different possibility than doing so in a technically worthy, fun state. It is a masterpiece that demands to be done justice. Fortunately, times are changing as Nintendo moves on from the original hybrid's aging hardware. The Switch 2 is still relatively new on the scene, but it's already showing that it can deliver brilliant versions of some of the latest multi-format releases (there's a lot to look forward to in the coming The Ring of Fire: Tarnished Edition to do just that).
Even if you're a Switch 2 owner who doesn't care about the portability aspect, it would still be a huge plus for the game to release on the console at all.
Resident Evil Requiemfor example, hit the system on the same day as the PlayStation 5 and Xbox family, and an incredibly solid port of one of 2026's best games so far it is too. The 2025 century Expedition 33 would be a later addition to the console, but it's a Belle Epoque beauty that would be a great fit for the system's library.
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April 24, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer
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Sandfall Interactive
- Publisher
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Kepler Interactive
