@fiore @paula8 @snacks
i think the following

Exp33 has:
>~10 million budget
>~40 workers
>doesnt have weird in-house engine (is UE5)

it is AA (double A), similar to Hades, HollowKnightSilkSong, Ori&The Will of the Wisp. Can be called Indie, as its in the inbetween limbo of being close to a triple AAA triple digit million dollar budget title, but still falling shy from it. at the same time, not being forced into development constraints by a giant publisher from the get go (or worse, being essentially commissioned by a giant publisher to make a slopsequel).

funnily, the only time i heard about it was for the Game Awards wins the game had, i never saw or watched anything about it before or after it. i forgot i even heard about the game at the Game Awards.