Fantasy RPGs Oblivion Remastered and Expedition 33 Achieve Major Launch Success

Fantasy role-playing game enthusiasts recently enjoyed a banner weekend with the near-simultaneous arrival of two highly anticipated titles: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Despite releasing just two days apart on PC and consoles, both games quickly demonstrated robust player engagement and sales figures, indicating a healthy appetite for diverse fantasy experiences in the market.

The updated classic, Oblivion Remastered, saw remarkable adoption, drawing in over 4 million players within days of its surprise release. On the Steam platform alone, the game reached a peak of over 216,000 concurrent users. Similarly, the brand-new title, Expedition 33, achieved significant commercial success, reporting 500,000 units sold in its first 24 hours, rapidly escalating to 1 million sales within three days (a figure that excludes its Game Pass audience). This new entry also registered a strong concurrent player peak on Steam, exceeding 121,000.

Both titles are available across various platforms, including PC storefronts and consoles, with availability on Xbox Game Pass likely boosting their overall player counts beyond the reported sales and Steam peaks. Their concurrent success highlights how different takes on the fantasy RPG formula—from Oblivion's classic open-world structure (complete with some retained original bugs) to Expedition 33's innovative action-infused turn-based combat—can thrive side-by-side.