⚜ SteamCozy

Home / Games / South of Midnight

South of Midnight

South of Midnight

South of Midnight is a new action-adventure from Compulsion Games. Explore the mythos and confront mysterious creatures of the Deep South in this modern folktale while learning to weave an ancient power to surmount obstacles and unravel your family’s hidden past.

Released Apr 8, 2025 Developer Compulsion Games Publisher Xbox Game Studios Platforms Windows Female ProtagonistAction-AdventureMagicFantasySingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

94.8%positive2,519 reviews
Recommended · 64 found this helpful

“South of Midnight is one of my all-time favorite games. I dunno exactly where it lands (top 10? top 5?), but it feels like something I’ve been waiting for for a long time. A big part of that is how fully it leans into Southern Gothic storytelling - a style rooted in the American…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“Gameplay is functional but not very new or exciting, and definitely drags on in the last quarter. What you're really here for is its fantastic art style and the way it integrates music with storytelling and gameplay, almost feeling Hi-Fi Rush-esque at times. As a game its…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“South of Midnight has an immediate initial wow factor; the stop-motion style animation is cool and the visuals are extraordinarily pretty. Then I got to the platforming and puzzle solving, which are both inoffensively by the numbers. Then I got to the combat, which is slightly…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Read more reviews ↗

Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:56 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

19playing at last check
3524-hour peak
1,438all-time peak
0 250 500 2026 457 avg · Apr 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

40achievements
39.3%median completion
1.6%rarest: Floof Seeker
91.3% of players 88.9% of players 86.1% of players 82.1% of players 78.1% of players 77.5% of players 74.5% of players 68.1% of players 62.8% of players 55.1% of players 54.6% of players 50.1% of players 46.4% of players 45.7% of players 45.0% of players 43.9% of players 43.1% of players 42.6% of players 41.6% of players 40.4% of players 39.3% of players 38.7% of players 38.5% of players 36.4% of players 28.7% of players 23.4% of players 22.8% of players 21.2% of players 16.1% of players 14.5% of players 8.5% of players 8.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 2.7% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 91.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.3%Night of the Flood — Hidden achievement
88.9%Unraveller — Unravel a Haint
86.1%Learning the Ropes — Unlock an upgrade
Rarest badges of honor
1.6%Floof Seeker — Find all Floofs
1.7%A Great Southern Tradition — Find all tin flips
2.0%Lore Master — Find all Readables

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK34.99 GBP
Australia69.95 AUD
Canada49.99 CAD
Japan5,390 JPY
Brazil199.00 BRL
China198.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$29 Japan Canada Brazil US EU UK Australia≈$49

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 23, 2026
South of Midnight: BAFTA, D.I.C.E. and Game Awards winner!

What a year it’s been since the launch of South of Midnight!We wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who played, supported, and believed in the game: thank you for being part of this journey!With

Games like South of Midnight

From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits Kena: Bridge of Spirits 92.5% · 7,167 reviews shares 3D Platformer, Magic, Third Person, Controller Alice: Madness Returns Alice: Madness Returns 89.2% · 11,865 reviews shares Surreal, Dark Fantasy, 3D Platformer, Third Person Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II 84.3% · 4,690 reviews shares Dark Fantasy, Dark, Psychological Horror, Third Person Hogwarts Legacy Hogwarts Legacy 91.0% · 178,324 reviews shares Magic, Great Soundtrack, Dark, Third Person Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered 88.0% · 1,870 reviews shares Dark Fantasy, 3D Platformer, Magic, Dark Fran Bow Fran Bow 96.7% · 9,338 reviews shares Surreal, Dark Fantasy, Great Soundtrack, Dark Psychonauts 2 Psychonauts 2 96.7% · 9,906 reviews shares Surreal, 3D Platformer, Great Soundtrack, Third Person The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 96.7% · 255,662 reviews shares Dark Fantasy, Magic, Great Soundtrack, Dark

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsFemale Protagonist · Action-Adventure · Magic · Fantasy · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Stylized · Third Person · 3D Platformer · Dark · Surreal (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Steam Cloud · HDR available · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Span…
ControllerFull support
Achievements40
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://compulsiongames.com/games/south-of-midnight/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1300X / Intel i3-8100 Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX 580 / Nvidia GTX 1060 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 60 GB available space Additional Notes: Performance scales with higher-end systems