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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
67 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“There is a lot to like about this game. Many of the ideas are creative and the world is well-realized. Unfortunately, the combat is incredibly tedious and repetitive. The only thing I can recommend: put it on easy mode…”
“South of Midnight is a beautifully crafted adventure game with a strong focus on atmosphere and storytelling. Think Alice in Wonderland meets Southern Gothic charm! The stunning claymation art style, incredible…”
“This is the sort of game we don't get any more, great story telling, visual style, characters etc. Yes its pretty linear but that is not a bad thing, not every game has to be open world and this game does not need an…”
60 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The gameplay loop is waay too repetitive, the story dilutes and leaves too many loose ends. But it is visually outstanding. And the music? O-M-G, top notch! Not sure if I'd truly recommend it, though.”
“South of Midnight is a beautifully crafted adventure game with a strong focus on atmosphere and storytelling. Think Alice in Wonderland meets Southern Gothic charm! The stunning claymation art style, incredible…”
“This is the sort of game we don't get any more, great story telling, visual style, characters etc. Yes its pretty linear but that is not a bad thing, not every game has to be open world and this game does not need an…”
47 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The gameplay loop is waay too repetitive, the story dilutes and leaves too many loose ends. But it is visually outstanding. And the music? O-M-G, top notch! Not sure if I'd truly recommend it, though.”
“South of Midnight is a beautifully crafted adventure game with a strong focus on atmosphere and storytelling. Think Alice in Wonderland meets Southern Gothic charm! The stunning claymation art style, incredible…”
“This is the sort of game we don't get any more, great story telling, visual style, characters etc. Yes its pretty linear but that is not a bad thing, not every game has to be open world and this game does not need an…”
36 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A Well Crafted POORLY OPTIMISED game! Props to the story development team and world designers. Absolutely lived all the boss fights. I see why people comment on repetitive fights (while exploring), but Boss fights are…”
“South of Midnight is a beautiful game with amazing music and a great story. The combat and platforming puzzles are fun and can be challenging at times. Difficulty can be adjusted on the fly, which is nice if you get…”
“It is linear - no way around that- but it is beautiful. lovely to play and the stories and characters and sheer atmosphere make it a lovely game to play. Bright colours help make the swamp come alive and the music and…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I played this game when it first came out. It lives in my head rent free months later. I want so badly to play it for the first time again.”
“This game was so beautiful in literally every way! Visuals, soundtrack, art-style, etc. I saw some people talking about how the combat gets repetitive, but i personally don't mind. You can change the difficulty settings…”
“A very interesting and engaging story with characters that are truly captivating and memorable. Never seen anything quite like this game. The imagination and world building that went into this game is incredible.…”
21 of the 103 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“There is a lot to like about this game. Many of the ideas are creative and the world is well-realized. Unfortunately, the combat is incredibly tedious and repetitive. The only thing I can recommend: put it on easy mode…”
“The gameplay loop is waay too repetitive, the story dilutes and leaves too many loose ends. But it is visually outstanding. And the music? O-M-G, top notch! Not sure if I'd truly recommend it, though.”
“South of Midnight is a beautifully crafted adventure game with a strong focus on atmosphere and storytelling. Think Alice in Wonderland meets Southern Gothic charm! The stunning claymation art style, incredible…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“A Well Crafted POORLY OPTIMISED game! Props to the story development team and world designers. Absolutely lived all the boss fights. I see why people comment on repetitive fights (while exploring), but Boss fights are…”
“South of Midnight is a beautiful game with amazing music and a great story. The combat and platforming puzzles are fun and can be challenging at times. Difficulty can be adjusted on the fly, which is nice if you get…”
“Visually and acoustically this game is very beautiful. I also like the cozy atmosphere and story. Unfortunately the gameplay itself is very repetitive. Therefore I cannot bring myself to start the game again after 5…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The gameplay loop is waay too repetitive, the story dilutes and leaves too many loose ends. But it is visually outstanding. And the music? O-M-G, top notch! Not sure if I'd truly recommend it, though.”
“This game is highly inspired by southern folklore and the like. I really enjoyed my time with it, and recommend it to anyone interested in the culture. I do have some gripes with the game, mainly on how the nose it is…”
“Game can have some hiccups here and there in terms of performance or surfaces being kinda "slippery". However the art style, music, and world really carry the roughly 8-10 hour experience. Some of the story elements are…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“South of Midnight is a beautiful game with amazing music and a great story. The combat and platforming puzzles are fun and can be challenging at times. Difficulty can be adjusted on the fly, which is nice if you get…”
“Unique setting, lovely atmosphere, characters and world. GREAT music! Just go listen to "Benjy" by Olivier Deriviere and that should tell you wether you'll enjoy SoM more than anything. The weak part is the combat. I…”
“I love the way its animated, the music, the story... but please! fix the glitches I am encountering in Chapter 5 and in Chapter 7 (so far). Every time I finish a battle and try to unravel, Hazel falls into the ground…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“It is linear - no way around that- but it is beautiful. lovely to play and the stories and characters and sheer atmosphere make it a lovely game to play. Bright colours help make the swamp come alive and the music and…”
“[h1] Touching and Unresponsive [/h1] A small preface: this is not some review bomb from a Microslop hater. You can check my playtime, my achievements, to see that I have went through the game rather thoroughly. South of…”
“Great game. Not so much for adults i'd say . I played the first few hours on PC with keyboard and mouse . The game . like so many others , goes into what I call " Keyboard Calestetics" where you have to press several…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Female Protagonist · Action-Adventure · Magic · Fantasy · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Stylized · Third Person · 3D Platformer · Dark · Surreal (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Steam Cloud · HDR available · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Span… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 40 |
| Official site | https://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