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South of Midnight

8 Apr 2025

PC (Microsoft Windows) Xbox Series X|S

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8.6 rating

2917 want

1834 played

303 playing

265 reviews

Developer

Compulsion Games

Publisher

Xbox Game Studios

Time to beat

Main story

12h 10m

Main story + extras

11h 23m

100% completion

Based on 22 answers

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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Spanish (Spain)		✓	✓
Spanish (Mexico)		✓	✓
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Hungarian		✓	✓
Italian		✓	✓
Japanese		✓	✓
Korean		✓	✓
Norwegian		✓	✓
Polish		✓	✓
Portuguese (Portugal)		✓	✓
Portuguese (Brazil)		✓	✓
Russian		✓	✓
Swedish		✓	✓
Turkish		✓	✓
German		✓	✓

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PRO Logan 8

Usually I insert a few jokes as my starter sentence but this game isn't the type that I would do stuff like that because it's not a game for me to crack jokes around. So anywho apologies if I sound a bit more serious than usual.😬 I must say this game is beyond stunning however the story is definit...

Xbox Series X|S

8 Apr - 18 Apr 2025

18 Apr 2025

Beaten

Main story

90 21

Wolf's Pajamas 10

A marvelous game that oozes charm, South of Midnight was both fun and compelling to play. I enjoyed the art direction, dialogue, narrative, music, combat, and level design a lot. I'm very impressed with this one. Every bit something you should pick up if you love /adventure games.

12 Apr 2025

Beaten

Main story + extras

8 2

WN 7

In the beginning, the game’s art and visuals kept me engaged. However, the combat quickly became repetitive, especially with a story that isn’t very compelling. I’ve decided to stop playing it until I finish Clair Obscur. I plan to return to it and finish it either before or after Doom: The Dark Ag...

Xbox Series X|S

1 Aug 2025

Beaten

Main story + extras

6 2

theRishiRish 8

A DARK FOLKTALE South of midnight is like a love letter to life itself. It truly shines in the artistic department. Every instrumental and vocal song of this game exudes such a rich Southern flair to it, that I can't but help and stop sometimes, just to listen to the music, seriously even if this g...

10 Apr 2025

Beaten

Main story + extras

16 6

PRO Shawn Walcott 9

Beautiful, heart breaking, haunting, and fun. South of Midnight explores deep themes of loss, grief, power, and hope during a captivating tale set in an immensely creative and riveting fantasy world. Incredible music and sound design. My one request: Hazel is a track star, make the chase scenes feel...

Xbox Series X|S

4 Apr - 6 Apr 2025

8 Apr 2025

Beaten

Main story + extras

7 0

kauai kayote 7

Nice atmospheric game that stands out for its strong sense of place and character. It captures the spirit of the American South with a haunting, soulful tone that explores themes like poverty, slavery, and the lingering weight of the past. The world feels alive and meaningful, full of stories waitin...