Overview
- Sandfall announced the honor on LinkedIn after being received at the Ministry of Culture, sharing photos of the team with their medallions.
- Roughly 25–30 team members, including founders Guillaume Broche, Tom Guillermin, and François Meurisse, were named Chevaliers.
- Culture Minister Rachida Dati praised Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and said the recognition signals the Republic’s view of games as an essential cultural industry.
- The decoration follows the game’s major awards and strong sales, with President Emmanuel Macron previously lauding the studio’s achievement for France and Montpellier.
- Coverage broadly identifies the distinction as the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, though one outlet described a different order, a discrepancy not supported by the studio’s statement.