South of Midnight
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Yes, South of Midnight will still run at 60fps despite its stop motion animation: "you're still in this crafted world without making it, you know, too nauseating"
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
News "If we applied that equally everywhere, I think it would be too jarring"
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South of Midnight is "10 to 12 hours" long because its story unfolds within a single day: "There's a kind of urgency to it"
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
News "We do want you to explore, but it needs to support the momentum of Hazel's journey."
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After playing 2 hours of South of Midnight, I'm convinced that it has the sort of off-kilter energy that can define Xbox's 2025
By Josh West published
Features Compulsion sits down to discuss the most ambitious game in the studio's history, following the first hands-on with South of Midnight ahead of its release in April
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12DOVE Big Preview reveal: This month, we are diving deep into South of Midnight
By Josh West published
Big Preview Join us on February 11 to find new details and impressions of Compulsion Games' South of Midnight, one of the most ambitious Xbox exclusives of 2025
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South of Midnight: Everything we know so far
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Upcoming action adventure South of Midnight finally has its 2025 release date confirmed
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Gorgeous folklore action game South of Midnight reveals the best animal boss names since Elden Ring's Golden Hippopotamus and gets a spring release date
By Austin Wood published
News With up to five days of early access if you pay up
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South of Midnight's gothic folk tale could be Xbox's ace up the sleeve for 2025
By Abbie Stone published
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Compulsion Games has painted an alluring picture of one of this year's most captivating settings
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Xbox Developer Direct kicks off 2025 with Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur, and a "surprise" fourth game
By Kaan Serin published
News All coming to Game Pass "this year"
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South of Midnight’s nasty-looking, dinosaur-sized alligator boss already has the potential to become my favorite villain ever
By Ashley Bardhan published
News That's one big alligator
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South of Midnight's historical-meets-magical realism doesn't just create "imaginary nostalgia," it spotlights the game's toughest themes
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Opinion Opinion |Compulsion's folkloric reimagining of the Deep South brims with supernatural wonder, yet pays homage to stories of survival
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