Lately, French creator Olivier Homosexual claimed that Sandfall Interactive, the developer of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, had ordered him to cease promoting his not too long ago printed graphic novel of the same identify, L’Académie Clair-Obscur. Sandfall responded publicly with a brief memo on Monday, saying it was “involved with the writer and Olivier to discover a answer that’s honest to everybody.” Nicely, now it appears like all events have reached that honest answer.
In a message posted to X on Tuesday, Sandfall apologized for “dragging his toes” by speaking a few “sophisticated” state of affairs.
“Sandfall is working to withdraw the request from our authorized consultant, which has now been withdrawn. Their position is to guard us, amongst different issues, from counterfeit merchandise, however the motion initiated in opposition to the comedian ebook L’Académie Clair-Obscur, printed in January 2026, just isn’t per our firm,” the developer mentioned (through machine translation). Sandfall went on to say that he had “all the time needed to assist artists and encourage creativity,” and concluded by wishing Gaye and the ebook’s creator, Grelin, each success.
The precise motive for Mr. Sandfall’s authorized consultant to contact Mr. Homosexual has not been disclosed. Though the plot of Homosexual’s comedian has no similarities to the Expedition 33 sport (it is about college students at a magic college), the ebook’s title apparently consists of the identical phrase from artwork historical past: “Clair Obscur.” X customers additionally identified that L’Académie Clair-Obscur’s typography is just like that used within the sport.
Shortly after Sandfall’s submit on X, Homosexual additionally shared a message on the platform thanking Sandfall for “backtracking on his method.” He mentioned the comedian is “nonetheless viable,” which possible means he and writer Drakoo can proceed promoting it with out alterations or new titles.
“This can be a big reduction for me and an incredible transfer on the studio’s half,” Homosexual continued. He ended his message with a line that anybody who has performed the sport will acknowledge: “For individuals who come after!”
