At today’s Developer Direct, Xbox gave a new look at South of Midnight, the new action-adventure title from Compulsion Games. They also confirmed that the game will launch on April 8th 2025 and will be available on Xbox Series X/S and Steam. It will also be available on day one on Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Those purchasing the game on Xbox or playing on Game Pass can also upgrade to the Premium Edition of the game. This will give you the ability to play the game 5 days ahead of the official release date as well as coming packed with a range of digital extras. At the time of writing, the Premium Edition upgrade is also priced at £10.
Gameplay Deep Dive
As part of the Direct, Compulsion Games provided a gameplay overview of South of Midnight.
As Hazel, players will learn with her to use her powers, overcoming obstacles such as defeating enemies and removing barriers, from ‘conjuring’ past incarnations of objects to use them to overcome traversal and puzzle challenges, to combat-based spells to take on the biggest foes. As Jasmin Roy, South of Midnight’s Game Director highlighted during Developer_Direct, “Push, Pull, and Weave are some of the spells at your disposal that give you a tactical advantage during a fight. Timing is everything. Pull distant enemies close to start melee combos, push them back to interrupt and stun their attack, then press the advantage with follow-up strikes.”
A Story Inspired By The Deep South
We also got a brand new story trailer for the game.
The story trailer shows the main protagonist Hazel and her mother preparing for an incoming hurricane. It proves to be a huge storm which sweeps their house into the river with Hazel’s mother still inside. We then see the fictional town of Prospero, which is located in the Southern United States.
It is here that Hazel embarks on a journey to find her mother. In the process, she will not only discover more about herself but also about the lineage of her family.
