South of Midnight

South of Midnight

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Genres

Platform, Adventure

Developer

Compulsion Games

Release Date

April 7, 2025 (1 year ago)

Publisher

Xbox Game Studios

Content Rating

M

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South Of Midnight: The Kotaku Review

This new action-platformer on Xbox Game Pass is fantastic despite repetitive combat

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 7, 2025

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Summary

South of Midnight is a new action-adventure from Compulsion Games. Explore the mythos and confront mysterious creatures of the Deep South in this modern folktale while learning to weave an ancient power to surmount obstacles and face the pain haunting your hometown.

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By Ash Parrish Published August 13, 2026
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South Of Midnight Studio Is Still Winning GOTY Awards Even After Xbox Cut It Loose: ‘It’s Important That We Remember That Games Are Made By People’

The developers said it's scary but exciting to be going independent again

By Ethan Gach Published July 22, 2026
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South Of Midnight Studio Compulsion Games Is Hunting For Work After Escaping Xbox

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By Ash Parrish Published July 14, 2026
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Xbox Is Planning To Shutter Peabody-Award-Winning South Of Midnight Studio Compulsion Games

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Rebekah Valentine, Ethan Gach Published June 15, 2026
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