Game Overview:
South of Midnight is an action-adventure game developed by Compulsion Games and published by Microsoft.
Set in the American Deep South, it sees players explore the mythos and encounter creatures of Southern folklore in a macabre and fantastical world.
Game director Jasmin Roy says it contains about 15 to 20 hours, but studio head Guillaume Provost says it's more like 20 to 25 hours.
Compulsion Games and Microsoft have released a documentary detailing the development of the upcoming action-adventure title, which is due out next year.
Compulsion Games and Microsoft's action-adventure title is expected to release sometime in 2025 for Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Protagonist Hazel journeys through a location with Catfish, using her powers of Weaving to defeat the Haint and find her mother.
Alongside Gears 6, the two are in a group of first-party Xbox games that are not being considered for multiplatfporm releases.
The LinkedIn profile of a Microsoft employee suggests Compulsion Games' action-adventure title will be out next year.
Compulsion Games has unveiled its new game, South of Midnight, with a trailer during Xbox Games Showcase 2023.
A new report claims that Compulsion Games' next game will a single player narrative-driven experience set in a dark and fantastical world.
Development on the game apparently started in 2019, and the project is currently in "full swing", according to Compulsion Games' community developer Naila Hadjas.