South of Midnight | Official Gameplay Trailer

When a hurricane rips through Prospero, Hazel is pulled into a Southern Gothic world where reality and fantasy are interwoven, and ancient creatures from folklore emerge.
Coming to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, Windows PC in 2025!
Wishlist South of Midnight
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[@jamesevans6332]

Southern Gothic mythology and a cool art style, consider me intrigued

[@WarriorCicada]

I loved reading an webcomic called Bayou so it's exciting to see an adventure game with a Southern fantasy theme.

[@dfjdskf9234j4fisd]

No

[@JackManic1984]

And you didn't see any issues with the animation? Really!?

[@ajunteburns6894]

​@@JackManic1984what are you complaining about??

[@icarus212001]

A fantasy game based on American folklore? That on its own is keeping me keen to it. Can't wait to see more

[@Sapphire707]

So what's with all the dislikes? Not seeing any reason for it in this. Great and unique style. Gameplay looks smooth. Music has soul to it. Characters look and sound interesting with personality and flavor. Ain't no reason to thumbs down this one.

[@BenedictWolfe]

The downvotes are from the racist brigade, upset to see a black woman just existing in a video game.

[@mattc7420]

Fun fact: dislike trackers are not accurate. They create an estimate based on how many people installed the tracker. The channel has the accurate dislike count.

[@erozaky1077]

Playstation lovers

[@stevenhagman5095]

​@@erozaky1077playstation lovers don't hate. We just laugh in an abundance of exclusive triple a titles

[@mechanicalmonk2020]

Straight up racists

[@xavierguzman4672]

The song in the background sounds awesome

[@YTPremiumWatch]

Kinda reminds me of ‘Keep Your Eyes Peeled’ by QOTSA

[@DannoHung]

It feels like a weird choice to animate cutscenes on twos but gameplays at a higher rate.

[@KeeperOfDown]

exactly!

[@danielgarcia3889]

I'm pretty sure it's so it doesn't hurt your eyes

[@Elementroar]

It definitely gives a stop motion style to the animation that I love, but I think they couldn’t make it work in gameplay when players would expect immediate feedback from button presses.

[@fibergran9]

Yes, the low rate is not appropriate with this art style, makes my brain think the computer can't handle it, I can't ignore it, it's annoying.

[@KeeperOfDown]

@@Elementroar make a movie in that style not switching between this and fast gameplay 😅 but stil it looks amazing the style and gameplay :)

[@Negative_NBG]

Finally a game with some STYLE

[@98wojtas]

There's like a million games that have more style and substance than this trash

[@Gabe.baddeley.]

​@@98wojtashere's the good thing: you don't have to play it

[@airanator1212]

@@98wojtas bro trash... really? hop off the internet for a bit

[@KINGPHANTOMw85]

@@98wojtas You havent even played it lol. I swear, it's like you people don't even want black people to exist. You complain when producers "black wash" media, but when we create original black characters you still call it woke, trash, etc.. simply because a black person is in it.

[@98wojtas]

@@airanator1212 Yes really, and why would I?

[@LOLWAAHH]

Bro the MUSIC!!!! That and the swamp setting recreated gorgeously is getting me hyped!!

[@lewa3910]

Animation reminding me of Paranorman and Laika studio's stopmotion. Absolutely love it! Bayou-netta with giant crocodiles!💖

[@Retsiger]

Yeah!

[@jasonbourne00700]

Coraline

[@JackManic1984]

You like the choppiness? Or the bad lip syncing for mouth animations? Or how about that end scene where they photoshop drag to animate her getting away?

[@TheVintress]

Quite an original concept. I still am not sold on the combat but I love the setting.

[@beezyatl22]

That's where I'm at with a touch of not necessarily feeling the main character

[@TheManWhoStoleTheWorld]

Compusion Games has never really been big on the combat but focus more on stories if you catch my drift

[@shawnjackson3764]

I love the "stop motion" art style.

[@schpeidermann]

That's bad performance XD:

[@itsdorianofficial]

I’m soooo excited for this game This looks amazing

[@Pikamander2]

0:38 - When you're playing Tahm Kench and save your Senna from walking into a fed Renekton

[@brittanykellough5560]

I have been dying for this game to come out for what seems like forever. The music, the animation, and I JUST watched this gameplay trailer and I'm hooked all over again

[@talesmn]

Dear Compulsion Games, it'd be greatly appreciated if you guys could upload the trailer's full song into KZbin. Thank you! :)

[@xion637]

The trailer's song old dude was singing? I got you Rev. Gary Davis - Death Don't Have No Mercy kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYG3dqygi5iGfKc

[@talesmn]

@@xion637 If only it was that one. I guess I should've been more specific, I mean the one that starts eerily around 2:39 and gets upbeat at 3:11 in this trailer. Googled the lyrics, but it seems to be original to the game. Maybe even just the trailer.

[@xion637]

@@talesmn Oh. It just might be. If so, they may hold it to release with the game as a bonus.

[@danteferrise6742]

This looks very creative, unique, and original! Loving everything I’m seeing so far!! About time we get something original that isn’t just a remake, sequel, etc. Hope the story is good I would guess it at the very least will be entertaining.

[@TheManWhoStoleTheWorld]

After playing We Happy Few, Compulsion Games always has a place in my heart

[@ilan_profile]

Love the stylization here!!

[@arjan_speelman]

It looks very promising, but please tell me you can turn off the frame stutter? The characters aren't looking claymation enough for this to work imo.

[@xSplatteredx]

reminds me of spiderverse :D

[@RedLazer5000]

Can't wait!!!

[@Mitzimoo96]

Just found out this game is developed by the same people as We Happy Few which is one of two story based games I have completed! Made me way more excited about this game!!! ❤

[@OxluCorporate]

90% of the people who worked on we happy few left compulsion

[@guilherme_rozendo]

Looks incredible, cant wait to play

[@POLAROOP]

what is the music in last on video?

[@itstrickster573]

Wishlisted!!

[@NFSracers1]

It is incredible, stop motion style cut scene is fantastic. Great work guys!! ❤

[@ZeroHayabusa]

Liking the fast paced combat. Looking forward to seeing more of this.

[@anthonyfazio5726]

It looks really fun but i can't lie the artistic style with that framerate genuinly hurts my eyes, I hope there's an option to disable it when it launches

[@RosleStudio358]

In my opinion, I kind of like it. Almost makes it look a bit stopmotion-y. But I can see how it can be distracting and weird for some

[@Carighan]

I was wondering for a good 20 seconds whether the video wasn't playing correctly, yeah.

[@buddhathegod]

I absolutely love the style in the environment, and I'm normally a fan of choppy/stop-motion animation; however, when you mix choppy animation with smooth animations (which is something that can be seen in the background through some water shaders and other vfx), I have to agree with you that the mix reads as buggy to me. I feel like you kind of have to pick a lane here. And I get that playing a 3D platform game in chop-mode might be irritating, especially for a high-paced game like this, but I think the mix between the two just doesn't read well or intentional to me.

[@Niblss]

@@RosleStudio358 It's meant to look like older animation. Not the first game i've seen do this recently. Definitely takes some getting used to

[@megaharben]

IGN showed this on their TikTok live, but everyone assumed it was Star Wars outlaws - those comments were vile

[@thefirstofthelastones8952]

It's TikTok what'd you expect?

[@corpsehandler5321]

​@@thefirstofthelastones8952 more like a certain loud minority of star wars fans showing their asses again.

[@joylover4521]

That thing she did to get across the water/get up the building reminds me of Victoria Byng 🎉

[@dongatello6969]

How so?

[@AgentAshleyOfficial]

I Was Thinking The Same Thing

[@katelyn984]

We Happy Few my beloved

[@AgentAshleyOfficial]

@@katelyn984 I Love That Game

[@VietDang-yk1yt]

I'm glad that compulsion games is taking the feedback from their previous games to make this one, they are capable of making really great linear experiences like the we happy few dlcs.

[@HawkMcbride]

Looks awesome. Can't wait to get my hands on it sometime next year

[@m0naliz]

So excited for this!!

[@dazc0r441]

Hey compulsion, just wanted to say i hope this is early 2025, im way too excited for this!

[@grapeape325]

Looks great. Love the stop motion style animation.

[@Judev72]

This is such a black girl confidence bop

[@forest8779]

Yessir DEI kills art 🤦🏻

[@bored5621]

​@@forest8779 How is it "DEI" and game with a black character is woke now? Black people can't exist in games unless it's woke?

[@Arcil1000]

This looks and plays like something i would love to try. Looks brilliant :).

[@bigbadwolf4190]

I was interested in this game since the first trailer, now it's even better

[@THEKHAYYYAM]

This is impeccable work, such a unique world

[@DexXavier]

Very excited for this game. Love the art style. Definitely getting in 2025

[@mrssirens]

Ooozes style, love the artistic cutscenes.

[@jasonbourne00700]

Compulsion always make such unique games that I never thought of, it's so dreamy I still have we happy till this day playing

[@lexatrice2600]

This art style is so adorable and unique

[@zello6692]

looks like riots arcane artstyle

[@patrickboian8545]

The combat gives Kena Bridge of Spirits vibes the way you finish the enemies.

[@MrAlexito305]

My number 1 game i was most excited about during the Xbox showcase was South of Midnight

[@breadthealien]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO

[@Douglas57000]

i’m so excited for this ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@superanxiety261]

The stop motion effect not being in the actually gameplay is pretty disappointing but regardless this games looks pretty fucking sick! Music is phenomenal too!

[@Ringofire280]

It is in the gameplay just not as noticeable because of everything happening and being zoomed out.

[@ianmitchell5979]

It's in the animations.

[@lightcrowd2064]

Finally someone understands stylistic choices

[@link99912]

It is in the actual gameplay. Her character is moving with a "stop motion effect". You can also see it in the birds. It just... doesn't look very good, imo.

[@Jaxson5teno]

Finally a trailer 🙏

[@LiVUnknowN]

This looks so good!!

[@dianagp1036]

Loved We Happy Few's style and environmental design, super excited to see this new game :D

[@scaryblackdeath]

Wow. This looks amazing.

[@GarionOrb]

This looks incredible!

[@rafaelfinzi5708]

Wow! Amazing. Congratulations guys! Hypeeee

[@Retsiger]

Loved your guy’s game we happy few! I’m going to buy this one when I can :)

[@patrickboian8545]

Can yall upload the tracks.

[@user-hs1xb9tv6e]

Finally some news about it. Looks pretty good, and frankly I like that catfish.

[@wendycrumpton359]

Whoa! Yes!!!

[@pepsiplunge87]

Looking forward to this

[@sunniray]

This is gonna be good!!!

[@mariomendez7175]

Looks gorgeous.. It's on My "Hell Yeah list"

[@pooinaloo]

I want to play this game

[@duethyme]

I’m so ready

[@afd19850]

Looking good!!!

[@HondaCivictor]

THIS GAME LOOKS REALLY COOL I CANT WAIT TO PLAY

[@lesterven1847]

LETSS GOOO

[@JerryVelez9109]

This looks awesome & love the music & art style of the game cant wait to play Day 1 on my Xbox Series X for Gamepass

[@TheZenChii]

I love what im seeing so far.

[@Elbethium]

Kema vibes, love it

[@ZappBranniglenn]

2:00 no way they got Volvy in the game? If the head of state couldn't finish the job, what hope do we have

[@elbottio]

Oh my god he’s even got his big hand for gaming

[@thestr8jacket1]

Anybody know what the music track is at the end?

[@sugarhiIl]

Looking for the track aswell

[@AlexGorskov]

Same

[@blazer168]

Looks interesting, but the combat looks like it lacks impact, like your attacks just go right through the enemy.

[@Im-LP]

Looks amazing

[@bloodzerox20]

What a beautiful & unique looking game, looks like it'll be fun 🤞🎮

[@ImTheGherkin]

let’s go

[@tye2077]

absolutely stunning

[@winterrocket5669]

Oh my gosh I just cannot wait to play this 🤩 She looks like such an awesome character!!

[@soralifestory]

What a great looking and fresh looking game. This and Perfect Dark were the games i was most excited for from the show and they didnt disappoint. For those that are claiming frame issues, that is not the case at all. For Movies please reference Spiderman Into the SpiderVerse, Across the SpiderVerse, The Bad Guys, Puss in Boots the Last Stand etc. For games Spiderman Miles Morales, and Spiderman 2 have costumes for Peter and Miles that replicate this exact frame style and works fine even running the actual games at 60 fps. Sorry if yall didnt know this

[@MrPrid]

Wow! This one looked much different among other projects at the presentation! Hyped about it.

[@cocoblondie759]

Lovely evening for it

[@34243]

The gameplay reminds me so much of infamous

[@Ragness10]

This looks amazing!

[@ruggedrider7]

Finally a game that makes you want to own an XBOX.Kudos to Microsoft for finally doing something right.

[@Kalethekill]

This looks like it'll be amazing

[@neave789]

my kind of weird gonna certainly be playing this

[@casim819]

amazing music and amazing art

[@Vince-jy8fd]

This looks awesome. Been waiting to see something on it since the trailer. Sad for me though, I only have a ps5 😭

[@suripto746]

Im sold already ❤

[@donovan5656]

Looks cool. A fantasy game based on American aesthetic is rare.

[@JE-zl6uy]

Okay, this is awesome.

[@daftpunkback2thefunk]

Best trailer of the showcase, very much looking forward to this.

[@buogodomega_woz]

Great work as always😎 i really hope for a WHF2 complusion is another leveling. #VR

[@Dracossaint]

Highlight of the Xbox direct for me. I'm excited

[@Pwnification]

I think this looks cool. The voice acting and banter between the characters was great. Also the character designs like the big fish and the croc are awesome. Only thing I didn't like was the animations and cutscenes having that stuttery, stop-motion aspect. I understand it might be an artistic choice, but it hurts my eyes. :)

[@CaiqueBalt]

Looks Fantastic!

[@biswasneeladri]

looks sick!

[@MEEPMANISREAL]

I hope that this has not only a good story but good gameplay too We happy few is one of my favorite games and it had a good story but not so fleshed put gameplay. I cant wait to see how you guys improved on your developer skills Since then

[@OhThatsGood33]

Super cool!!

[@controlalteliteanimations6683]

What’s the name of that song

[@Roycesraphim1]

*fires up idylewild soundtrack*

[@sultanushery7171]

FINALLY

[@japneto7]

I was expecting a great game, but it's better than my expectations, top