Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Patch Notes

Patch 1.5.6 June 30, 2026

  • Fixed Chromatic Lampmaster's AOE skill missing a sound cue on the jump attack.
  • New supported language (text): Arabic
  • Credits updated (new linguists, testers and fonts)
  • Fixed an issue where applying burn after an enemy has been stunned causes them to be able to act immediately after recovering from the stun.
  • Fixed Cleim weapon level 10 Lumina effect that does not trigger correctly on every instance of area of effect skills.
  • Fixed Martenon’s Lumina effects that do not work if Sciel does not have two consecutive turns.
  • Fixed an issue where Sireso weapon, Level 4 Lumina, and Powerful buff, from Pictos/Luminas, applied at the start of battle may override each other depending on the character's position in combat.
  • Fixed Sirene's Widow Ballet missing SFX during second charm attack.
  • Fixed characters in combat that may have displaced heads in Photo Mode if they were not seen while turning on Photo Mode.
  • Various minor fixes of the UI and localizations.
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Patch 2026-04-24 April 24, 2026

  • The Expedition 33 Team
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Patch 1.5.5 April 24, 2026

## What changed - **Gustave's Anniversary haircut** — now available at the Gestral Merchant near Stone Wave Cliffs - **Verso, Maelle, Lune, Sciel, and Monoco Anniversary haircuts** — now available at the Gestral Merchant near Grosse Tête on the World Map ## Bug Fixes - **Danseuse outfit for Lune and Sciel** — fixed character menu display issue - **Rest points** — fixed inability to open rest points during in-world dialogue sequences - **Collision** — fixed collision issues across various locations - **Achievement descriptions** — corrected text inconsistencies and reassigned descriptions to proper achievements ## Overall The 1st Anniversary celebration adds new haircuts for all expedition members, while several display and gameplay bugs have been resolved.
  • Added 1st Anniversary haircuts for the expedition! Gustave's Anniversary haircut is available at the Gestral Merchant near Stone Wave Cliffs.
  • Verso + Maelle + Lune + Sciel + Monoco's Anniversary haircuts are available at the Gestral Merchant near Grosse Tête on the World Map.
  • Fixed an issue where Danseuse outfit for Lune and Sciel made the character menu too obscur.
  • Fixed an issue where it was not possible to open a rest point in various locations when an in-world dialogue was playing.
  • Fixed collision issues in various locations.
  • Adjusted some achievement text for consistency. We've noticed something went wrong after adjusting this, we're investigating now to resolve the issue
  • Fixed the issue! We've readjusted some of the achievement descriptions back to the correct achievements. Thank you for your patience!!
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Patch 1.5.3 March 17, 2026

## What changed - **Sirene boss crash** — crash after defeating Sirene can no longer be reproduced; Windows updates may be required if issue persists - **Photo Mode facial hair blur** — characters' facial hair no longer blurs at close distance when Shading is set to Epic - **Photo Mode light controls** — Inner Cone Angle and Outer Cone Angle options now properly affect the preview light source shape - **Photo Mode lighting visibility** — spotlight and point light displays improved for better visibility - **Journal collection bug** — fixed permanent loss of journals when loading saves during pickup; missing journals restored retroactively - **Chromatic Glissando soft lock** — fixed soft lock when dead expeditioner with **Shortcut** and **Second Chance** pictos equipped was swallowed - **Gestral Beach volleyball rematch** — Rematch option no longer creates blocked saves after losing the minigame - **Inverted status effect** — characters affected by **Inverted** now display correct eye color effect - **Environmental issues** — fixed collisions, misplaced assets, and missing/incorrect footstep sounds across **Verso's Drafts**, **World Map**, and other levels - **Steam Deck lighting** — fixed lighting issues on Steam Deck in **Verso's Drafts**, **Endless Tower**, and **Stone Wave Cliffs** ## Bug Fixes All changes above are bug fixes addressing crashes, visual glitches, progression blockers, and platform-specific issues. ## Overall This patch eliminates critical crashes, restores lost items, and fixes widespread visual and environmental issues across multiple levels and photo mode systems.
  • After a thorough internal investigation, the crash that occurred after defeating Sirene can no longer be reproduced on our end. If you keep getting this issue, we’d suggest updating your Windows to the latest version. If the issue persists, please submit a report and we’ll continue investigating.
  • Fixed facial hair of characters being blurred in the Photo Mode on the close distance if Shading was set to Epic.
  • Fixed an issue in Photo mode that prevented the Inner Cone Angle and Outer Cone Angle options from affecting the shape of the preview light source.
  • Photo Mode's spotlight and point light display has been modified to improve their visibility
  • Fixed an issue where loading a save while picking up a journal could cause that journal to disappear permanently and become impossible to collect again. Missing journals are now also restored retroactively when loading affected saves.
  • Fixed a soft lock that could occur, during the Chromatic Glissando encounter in Sirene’s Dress level, when a dead expeditioner equipped with Shortcut and Second Chance pictos was swallowed.
  • Fixed an issue on Gestral Beach where using the Rematch option after losing the volleyball minigame could create a blocked save.
  • Fixed a visual issue where characters affected by Inverted would not have the correct colour effect applied to their eyes.
  • Fixed various environment issues (collisions, misplaced assets, missing or incorrect footsteps SFX) across Verso's Drafts, the World Map, and other levels.
  • Fixed various lighting issues on Steam Deck in Verso’s Drafts, Endless Tower and Stone Wave Cliffs levels.
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