The 2025 Indie Game Awards has withdrawn two major awards from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (read our review), after organisers confirmed the game made use of generative AI during development – a direct breach of the event’s eligibility rules.
The RPG from Sandfall Interactive had previously walked away with Game of the Year and Best Debut at the ceremony, which is organised by Six One Indie. However, those honours have now been reassigned following what organisers describe as a discrepancy between the studio’s original submission and later disclosures.
