"Light and Shadow: Expedition Team No. 33" sold more than 3.3 million copies in 33 days of its release

2025-05-28 21:13:50|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

Independent games developed by Sandfall Interactive and published by Kepler Interactive have entered the global market with a strong gain in reputation and sales.

Within just 33 days of its release worldwide, the debut work "Light and Shadow: Expedition No. 33" created by French independent game studio Sandfall Interactive has become a phenomenal new work that global players have attracted countless praises for its outstanding artistic expression, gameplay and commercial achievements.

This work was officially launched on the PC and hosting platform on April 24, 2025, and achieved a series of outstanding results in a short period of time. With its profound narrative, unique gameplay mechanism, musical aesthetics and artistic vision, it has attracted a large number of players to resonate around the world.As the first original IP of Sandfall Interactive, a young independent studio headquartered in Montpellier, "Light and Shadow: Expedition No. 33" sold more than 1 million units three days before its release, and the cumulative sales reached 3.3 million units within 33 days, which is a dual successful example of independent games and new IP.

This work is distributed globally by Kepler Interactive in London.Kepler is committed to launching original works with unique ideas and distinctive styles, including the acclaimed Pacific Drive, Sifu, and the upcoming online third-person action football game Rematch.

"Light and Shadow: Expedition Team No. 33" at a glance

• Media and players unanimously recognized: "Light and Shadow: Expedition No. 33" has a rating of up to 9.7 for Metacritic players, and the media average score of up to 92 for the console version, making it one of the highest rated games in 2025.

• Strong business performance: As of May 27, 2025, the sales of games across the platform have exceeded 3.3 million units, and are not counted as the additional ones in the Xbox and PC Game Pass subscription services.

• Great music performance: The original soundtrack created by the main composer Lorien Testard has been launched in three weeks to reach 33 million streaming times, reaching the Billboard classical music album list, and the total playback volume has exceeded 90 million.The theme song "Lumière" has viewed more than 2.8 million on the official YouTube channel of Sandfall Interactive, and the cumulative number of views on the entire platform has exceeded 13 million.

• Active global player community: From China, Japan to Brazil, the United States and Europe, global players actively participate in online communities, creating and sharing plot analysis, fan art, flip-up adaptation and other content, forming a huge creative craze.

• Small team realizes the big ideal: This game is completed by a small development team composed of about 30 core members, some of whom are participating in the game project for the first time.

• Publishers continue to help creative expression: Kepler Interactive is committed to supporting independent games with breakthrough and originality. Its products include "Supernatural Travel" (sold over one million in the first year), "Master" (selling over 4 million) and "Tchia" (winning the 2023 TGA "Most Influential Game" Award)."Shadow Change" launched in 2025 also ranked among the top ten in the annual ratings.Kepler will launch its highly anticipated new work "Rematch" in June, and has announced that it will work with Bippinbits, the development team of "Domes" to jointly create the immersive planet defense simulation game "PVKK".

About Sandfall Interactive

Founded in 2020, Sandfall Interactive is an independent game development studio based in France focusing on creating high-quality works for PC and console platforms.The studio is dedicated to narrative-driven gaming experiences, specializing in building fantasy worlds inspired by French culture and shaping fascinating characters and stories.At the same time, the team is brave enough to challenge the limits of technology and adopt cutting-edge tools including Unreal Engine 5 to strive to achieve a perfect balance between art and technology.

Its debut, Light and Shadow: Expedition No. 33, is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC platforms.

About Kepler Interactive

Kepler Interactive is a London-based game publisher and creative studio.Its works include "Supernatural Vehicle", "Master", "Rematch" and "Light and Shadow: Expedition Team No. 33", etc., and are committed to working with outstanding developers around the world to create a game with unique style and innovative concepts, breaking the boundaries of conventional narrative and gameplay.

In addition to the game itself, Kepler also expands the expressiveness of the game media through cross-border cooperation such as art, fashion, music, architecture and design, and creates lifestyle products with creators including fashion designer Robyn Lynch.Kepler encourages exploring game culture from the source of inspiration and constantly reshape the public's imagination and perception of games.

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