The Gestral Games in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are a nice reprieve from the intense combat and story, and there are a total of five different games on Gestral Beaches located around the Continent. The Gestral Games are relatively low stakes, but they pose unique challenges of their own that you won’t find anywhere else in Clair Obscur. Completing all the Gestral Game challenges will unlock the “Gestral Games” trophy/achievement, and you’ll get some fancy swimsuits for all your party members to enjoy a day on the beach.

As you explore Clair Obscur’s elaborate world, you’ll come across optional areas called Gestral Beaches with mini-games like beach volleyball and a climbing wall. These are not necessarily difficult challenges, but they can be a little tricky. All the Gestral Games include a game of volleyball, a parkour course, an ascension tower, a foot race, and finally, a climbing wall. You will need access to most of Esquie’s abilities such as flight in order to get to all the beaches, though the first Gestral Beach is found early in Act 1.

All Gestral Beach Locations & Rewards In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

There Are Five Different Gestral Beaches On Clair Obscur’s Continent

The first Gestral Beach is found early in Act 1, and you can get there just about as soon as you have access to the Continent. It’s on the northwest side of the starting area and will serve as your first introduction to Gestral Beaches and their associated mini-games. The second Gestral Beach is found once you enter Act 2, and you’ll need to swim to a secluded beach area to play some volleyball. Each Gestral Game rewards a different swimsuit for all the characters.

Gestral Game
Reward
Location

Gestral Beach 1
Parkour
Lune Swimsuit I

Gestral Beach 2
Volleyball
Lune Swimsuit II, Sciel Swimsuit II

Gestral Beach 3
Ascension Tower
Monoco Swimsuit

Gestral Beach 4
Climbing Wall
Maelle Swimsuit

Gestral Beach 5
Race
Verso Swimsuit II

The third Gestral Beach is found on an island in a body of water to the east of Monoco’s Station, and this one involves a massive tower of random assorted objects from the game that you’ll have to ascend. The fourth Gestral Beach is found southeast of Sirene in another enclosed body of water, and it includes more climbing, but you’ll have to navigate the handholds to reach the top of this wall. The final Gestral Beach is also found southeast of Sirene, not far from the previous one. There’s a timed race with different rewards.

How To Complete All The Gestral Games In Clair Obscur

How To Complete The Parkour Course

 

The first Gestral Game is a parkour course that can be pretty tricky if you haven’t been playing very long. Once you enter the beach area, speak with the Gestral, and he’ll fill you in on what you’re supposed to do. There’s a wooden log extending into the ocean that you’ll have to balance on before jumping across some spinning platforms.

Completing this course is really a matter of patience, and if you take it slow, you shouldn’t have too much of an issue. Once you reach the end, there’s a tiny Gestral that you can speak with to receive the first reward, which is Lune’s Swimsuit.

How To Win The Raft Volleyball Tournament

 

Raft Volleyball is the second Gestral Game you’ll need to win, and there are three different difficulties. This game requires you to propel the tiny Gestrals that the Sakapatate on the other side launches your way. There’s a trick to the timing here, and you want to wait just a split second longer than you think to hit the Gestrals and send them back to the other side.

The goal is to hit the Sakapatate’s raft with a deflected Gestral a given number of times, indicated by the glowing green and red lights on their raft. To make things easier, the flaming Gestrals are worth two points. Completing the normal difficulty game rewards you with Lune’s Swimsuit II, while defeating the most difficult opponent rewards Sciel’s Swimsuit II outfit.

f you’re prioritizing the flaming Gestrals, you will get two points each time, which is especially important for the hardest-difficulty volleyball game.

Winning the volleyball game can be pretty frustrating at first if you aren’t good at the timing. One trick is to stay in the middle of the raft platform and not try to run side to side, as the blast from your attack will reach far enough to hit the Gestrals without moving all that much. Since there are different rewards for both the normal and highest difficulty levels, you’ll have to play both to get the achievement and collect the swimsuit reward.

How To Ascend The Tower

 

Once you get to the ascension tower, you’ll need to climb to the very top to get the reward. It might look simple at first, but falling is easier than you think, and you’ll need to have a good sense of how to jump and grab onto ledges. If you fall, you can try to catch a ledge on your way down. Otherwise, you’ll drop all the way to the bottom and have to start over.

How To Reach The Top Of The Climbing Wall

 

The next Gestral Game is the Climbing Wall, which requires you to dodge flaming orbs while using handholds to climb to the top. This can be a little tricky, but you essentially have to go back and forth and just keep an eye on when the orbs come over the ledge.

It’s easiest to go slow and be patient, moving under the column with a break in the number of orbs coming down. If you go too fast, you will definitely get hit, so don’t try to jump up a bunch of handholds all at once. Completing this and reaching the top of the tower rewards Maelle’s Swimsuit.

How To Win The Race

 

The final Gestral Game is a foot race that also requires a bit of climbing. There are different ranks depending on how fast you complete the race, with Bronze, Silver, and Gold rewards. When you start climbing the platforms, you’ll need to time your jumps perfectly and angle the camera so you are prepared for the next jump right away. The time for each tier is as follows:

Bronze: 45 seconds
Silver: 41 seconds
Gold: 38 seconds

Completing the Gold will reward you with the Verso II swimsuit, while all three ranks reward you with some upgrade tints and Chroma. Completing the Gold here will get you the “Gestral Games” trophy/achievement, and you will have most of the swimsuit outfits in the game, aside from two that are unlocked during relationship quests. Overall, the Gestral Games are not extremely complicated or difficult, but they are a lot of fun and add some levity to the otherwise intense combat and story in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.