South of Midnight is an exceptional Action/Adventure that raises the bar for the genre.
91
Verdict
94%
Steam
86
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (94% positive from 4.4K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (86/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Outstanding soundtrack
No significant drawbacks reported
South of Midnight is a 2025 action-adventure game developed by Compulsion Games and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game is set in a fictionalized American Deep South. It was released for Windows and Xbox Series X/S on April 8, 2025, with versions for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 released on March 31, 2026. Upon release, it received generally positive reviews from critics. It won the Games for Impact award at The Game Awards 2025, as well as Outstanding Achievement in Animation at the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.
Runs well on modern hardware.
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