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In the wake of an incredible run at the Game Awards last week, during which Clear Obscure Expedition 33 won a record-breaking 9 awards and announced a free DLC out right now. A whole lot of people are purchasing and or downloading the game to see what all the fuss is about. This observation comes from multiple data sources, all of which are pointing to a sudden rush of players to clear obscure across platforms. On Steam, the game reached a peak over the weekend of 56,933 players according to Steam DB.
The numbers haven't been that high since June. The game's popularity is reflecting in sales as well. According to Reese Elliott, Head of Marketing Analysis at Alinea Analytics, sales of Clear Obscure have spiked since the Game Awards. There are 76% on Steam, 21% on PS5 and 3% on Xbox where it's available on Game Pass.
Alinea's estimate is that this amounts to over 200,000 more copies sold in just a few days. But returning players are also coming back. Matt Piscatella, Senior Director at Circana, said in a blue sky post that the percent of US active PlayStation, Xbox and US Steam players engaging with the game more than tripled by December 13 when compared to December 10. US Steam showed the largest lift.
Piscatella affirmed that this was the highest total of players engaged on Steam since June 1 with Xbox in the US seeing its highest total since June 27 and Playstation in the US since June 10. It's an incredible spike no matter how you look at it, reflecting both those playing for the first time as well as players returning giving the free DLC a shot. It's likely that it's a run of awards had something to do with this, especially since one of those awards was Game of the Year. It's gained so much attention that even French President Emmanuel Macron spoke up to congratulate developer Sanfall Interactive.
If you, like all these other people, are just starting Clear Obscure Expedition 33, here at IGN, we have a helpful beginner guide that you may find useful to read as you start. You can also check in on our list of things Clear Obscure doesn't tell you or our full walkthrough in case you get stuck. Thanks for listening, my name is Tony Jackson, and for the latest game and developer updates, visit us at IGN.com. Spoken Lear.
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