Compulsion Games’ South of Midnight, a Gothic action-adventure set in the Deep South, is now available on PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2. It launched about year ago for Xbox Series X/S and PC, earning decent critical acclaim and crossing one million players within its first month (likely with the help of Game Pass).
If you played the developer’s other games, including We Happy Few and Contrast, then South of Midnight is a more traditional action-adventure game. You control Hazel, who’s searching for her mother, Lacey, after a sudden flash flood tears through their house and home town. Unbeknownst to her, she possesses the abilities of a Weaver who must harness the Strands and repair the Grand Tapestry.
This journey spans the American Deep South, offering stunning stop-motion cinematics as Hazel meets folklore creatures like Huggin’ Molly, Two-Toed Tom, and many more (with several serving as bosses). Combat is fairly straightforward, with players possessing dual hooks to execute melee attacks and spells for various effects. But as action-packed as it can be, South of Midnight is as much about healing and helping people move on.
Check out our review for more details. We gave it an eight out of ten, praising the setting, storytelling, characters, music and art direction.