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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 unravel your family’s hidden past.

South of Midnight is a female protagonist, action-adventure and magic game developed by Compulsion Games and published by Xbox Game Studios.
Released on April 08th 2025 is available only on Windows in 23 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.

It has received 2,519 reviews of which 2,388 were positive and 131 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 31.99€ on Steam with a 20% discount.

The Steam community has classified South of Midnight into these genres:

Female Protagonist Action-Adventure Magic Fantasy Singleplayer Story Rich Atmospheric Stylized Third Person 3D Platformer Dark Surreal Funny Adventure Combat Controller Action Psychological Horror Dark Fantasy Great Soundtrack

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10/11
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1300X / Intel i3-8100
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD RX 580 / Nvidia GTX 1060
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 60 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Performance scales with higher-end systems

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April 2025
This game was overall really good! There was a lot to really love about this game, and it's definitely worth a play. The parts of this game that are good, are REALLY good. The story, the atmosphere, the music. All of it is a love letter to the South and it's folklore that really hasn't shown up in a video game like this before. The way the music builds up through out a level is super fun. The game rewards you for stepping off the beaten path. Exploring the areas was fun, and there were some fun puzzles to solve through the various levels. The mechanics of moving and exploring did feel good and provided some fun challenges. It is linear and can get a little repetitive, but doesn't overstay its welcome. The story lines and cutscenes felt good and were often very emotional. The lore is interesting and well thought out. The parts of this game that aren't very good, end up being pretty bad. It's mostly the combat. The combat is in my opinion, clunky and annoying. It feels a little like the combat in DragonAge: The Veilguard which I personally hated but I know a lot of other people liked. I think the biggest problem I have is the combat feels like filler. It feels like the team didn't know what else to do with the time and space that combat took up in this game and so this is what we ended up with. The combats are generic and unrelated to the story line with the exception of a few boss battles. With such a story and lore rich game, I really would have liked the story telling to more seamlessly blend with the combat, instead of just feeling like I suddenly stepped into an arena hidden in the bayou for... what reason exactly? I'm not sure. It just feels like wasted potential on this front. Overall, the game was very fun and absolutely worth a play through. Enjoy the story, have fun looking through the amazing environments and finding all the little bits of hidden lore scattered throughout the world. Turn the difficulty to the easiest setting for combat and get it done as fast as possible because there is nothing really interesting going on there.
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April 2025
I miss the 2005-2015 games where they use to be linear with a little story trying to be unique in its own way, some magic tricks and a distinct vibe. This game takes me back to those times.
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April 2025
The gameplay is fun without being too difficult or easy. The artstyle & soundtrack are both banging. The story is really interesting and all of the characters feel like real people that you could meet in your day to day.
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April 2025
Despite whatever flaws this has the story, art, music and acting more than make up for it. For a retelling of Alice in Wonderland it's remarkable. But honestly the moment the Cheshire Cat, I mean Catfish, says "Look at 'dem nice duds. Did you get a promotion at the Piggly Wiggly?" this became one of my favorite games ever.
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April 2025
When talking about South of Midnight I think it's important to keep some perspectives in check, this isn't some crazy new AAA Microsoft funded behemoth, this is a much more quaint project, a linear level-based game mostly consisting of platforming, some combat arenas in-between said platforming, and a sort of episodic narrative of short stories of the people and monsters you meet on your travels. For those who've played "Kena: Bridge of Spirits" this kind of structure will feel pretty familiar; same with those of a love of Xbox360 "adventure" games. Your "Enslaved" and "Remember Me"s. Nothing life changing from a gameplay perspective but a nice journey through some sites and sounds that doesn't overstay its welcome. And while I do adore the style visually and do like the narrative (even if I think in terms gameplay the ending is a bit of a let down) I gotta say that the music and sound team do a lot of heavy lifting here and, while I do not want to insult the talents or efforts of anyone involved who all clearly worked hard and did a great job doing so, it is hard to not argue that many of the most memorable moments of this game is hard carried by its dynamic soundtrack and song choices that constantly elevate every scene in both mood and narrative. Without that soundtrack this game is okay, with it it is something far above that (Although at the time of this review the song lyrics don't have a subtitle option and.... please let the song lyrics have subtitles in the future, thanks). I know in a world of hundred hour never-ending games there's this perception that 35 quid for an 11-12 hour game is somehow steep but honestly I think you're getting a good deal here, for what it was it was fun and it was really interesting to see characters and folklore that I don't ever really see in games, it stands out as something worth experiencing because of that unique setting and, with the fact that the structure of the game is somewhat episodic I would actually love to visit this world again some time because, as much as I'm glad this game didn't overstretch itself, it's hard not to feel like we're just scratching the surface of some wonderful adventures. That said, to the devs, if you do ever return to this world make sure to bring Olivier Deriviere with you because I've believed for a while that he is one of if not the industry's greatest game composer's and... yeah he is not shaking off that reputation anytime soon :)
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Frequently Asked Questions

South of Midnight is currently priced at 31.99€ on Steam.

South of Midnight is currently available at a 20% discount. You can purchase it for 31.99€ on Steam.

South of Midnight received 2,388 positive votes out of a total of 2,519 achieving an impressive rating of 9.06.
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South of Midnight was developed by Compulsion Games and published by Xbox Game Studios.

South of Midnight is playable and fully supported on Windows.

South of Midnight is not playable on MacOS.

South of Midnight is not playable on Linux.

South of Midnight is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for South of Midnight. Explore additional content available for South of Midnight on Steam.

South of Midnight does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

South of Midnight does not support Steam Remote Play.

South of Midnight is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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South of Midnight PEGI 18
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Compulsion Games
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Xbox Game Studios
Release 08 Apr 2025
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