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South of Midnight

Third-person action adventure with weaving magic and Southern folklore

Compulsion Games · Released Apr 8, 2025

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 4,577
Recent reviews
Very Positive
89% of 78 in 30 days
Players
29
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jun 16, 2025
Minimum PC
RX 580
12 GB RAM · 60 GB disk
Full requirements

What is South of Midnight?

A single-player, third-person action-adventure set in a fantastical version of the American Deep South. As Hazel, you explore, cross platforming sections, and use weaving magic to fight Haints and restore creatures while trying to rescue your mother after a hurricane hits her hometown.

For you if...

  • +you want a story-focused Southern Gothic fantasy
  • +you like solo adventures mixing platforming with magic

Not for you if...

  • −you want deep, varied combat throughout
  • −you dislike frequent platforming between story scenes

What players say

94% of 4,577 reviews are positive · 89% of 78 in the last 30 days

Players praise the visual design, music, and Southern folklore, but often find the combat and platforming repetitive. Opinions on the story vary: some praise its characters and themes, while others find its pacing uneven.

Players over time

▼ -7% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 52 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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How many players finish South of Midnight?

39% of Steam players have unlocked «Stroke of Midnight», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

South of Midnight screenshot 1

South of Midnight system requirements

Minimum: RX 580, 12 GB RAM, 60 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10/11
Processor
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X / Intel i3-8100
Graphics
AMD RX 580 / Nvidia GTX 1060
Memory
12 GB RAM
Storage
60 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
Performance scales with higher-end systems

Recommended

OS
Windows 10/11
Processor
AMD 1600X / Intel i5-7600K
Graphics
AMD RX 6600 / Nvidia RTX 2060 / Intel Arc A580
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
60 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
Performance scales with higher-end systems

Does South of Midnight have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does South of Midnight run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
40
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, HDR
Languages
Full audio: English, French. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.

Does South of Midnight use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

2 DLC available.

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