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Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: A Game Changer in Development

3/13/2026

Summary

Story summary

Sandfall Interactive, a studio with fewer than 40 employees, gained attention for its game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which the studio presents as a reference for others.
The game was developed with Unreal Engine's Blueprints for 95% of its content.
This visual scripting approach streamlined development and fostered collaboration between designers and programmers.
Sandfall's vanilla-first stance maximizes existing tools and is seen as hard to scale because of version-control issues.

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Story summary

Sandfall Interactive, a studio with fewer than 40 employees, gained attention for its game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which the studio presents as a reference for others.
The game was developed with Unreal Engine's Blueprints for 95% of its content.
This visual scripting approach streamlined development and fostered collaboration between designers and programmers.
Sandfall's vanilla-first stance maximizes existing tools and is seen as hard to scale because of version-control issues.