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Bafta Games Awards 2026: Clair Obscur wins best game as Dispatch takes three
The French role-playing game took three awards, while Dispatch and Ghost of YMtei also won multiple prizes.
- On Friday, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won the Best Game award at the BAFTA Games Awards in London, securing the top prize for the French indie RPG.
- Developed by French studio Sandfall Interactive, Clair Obscur is an RPG inspired by the Final Fantasy franchise, following adventurers battling a supernatural entity named The Paintress to save their home city of Lumiere.
- Actress Jennifer English won Best Lead Actor for her performance as Maelle in Clair Obscur, while episodic superhero adventure Dispatch won three awards, with actor Jeffrey Wright claiming Best Supporting Performer.
- Rebellion's Atomfall took home Best British Game, while solo developer Tonda Ros's Blue Prince secured Game Design, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II won Narrative, and South of Midnight claimed Best New Intellectual Property.
- BAFTA presented its fellowship award to Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen for his 26 years in the industry, recognizing mobile games often overlooked at major ceremonies.
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France's 'Clair Obscur' grabs Bafta for best video game
"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" was crowned best video game on Friday at the annual Bafta Games Awards in London, the latest in a string of gongs for the French indie title.The production also won best debut game and the award for the best performer in a leading role for Jennifer English."Clair Obscur", the first game...
Jennifer English delivers emotional speech upon winning Best Actor at BAFTA Games Awards
Pre-show favourite and leading nominee at the BAFTA Games Awards 2026 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 walked away with three big prizes at the star-studded show: Best Game, Best Debut Game and Best Lead Actor.Heading into this year’s glitzy BAFTA Games Awards show, Clair Obscur had nominations across 12 different categories, including Best Game, Game Design, performance awards, Best Music and all of the technical awards.Somewhat surprisingly, it won…
"Claire Obscur", a game developed in Montpellier and now sold with more than 5 million copies, is inspired by the famous Japanese saga Final Fantasy.
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