Southern Gothic folklore action game South of Midnight, the latest from Contrast and We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games, will launch on Xbox and PC with day-one Game Pass support on April 8, 2025. If you shell out for the Premium Edition, you can play early starting April 3.
On top of a release date, today's Xbox Developer Direct reveal also gave us a closer look at our heroine's textile-themed abilities and the delightfully named bosses on the receiving end of those powers.
When I think of giant animal bosses with silly names in an action game, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's Golden Hippopotamus, which is – get this – a golden hippopotamus, immediately comes to mind. South of Midnight ups the ante with Two-Toed Tom the giant alligator and Huggin' Molly the whatever-the-hell-that-is. Let's not forget Rougarou, a bird monster who could pass for a wrestler with a really good costume.
The look and feel of South of Midnight has always been intriguing – having lived in Georgia my whole life, I can tell you from experience that southern goths shouldn't be underestimated – and its colorful bosses hammer it home. And packed into a game that, per an Xbox Wire post, "will take most players between 10-12 hours to complete"? Sign me up.
