Compulsion Games has today announced the launch date for South of Midnight, its upcoming southern folklore inspired adventure for Xbox Series X|S. We’re finally getting hands on with this one on April 8th, 2025, and we’re glad – because it looks bloody beautiful!

As part of the team’s extended deep dive at Dev Direct, we’ve got another good look at the team’s gorgeous stop-motion world here. This one looks like a rather unique action-adventure title for Xbox, and something we can all jump into day one on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

“In our story trailer, protagonist Hazel and her mother are preparing for the impending hurricane. The storm proves massive, causing catastrophic flooding-and causing their own home to be swept down river with her mother in it. Its aftermath shows the fictional town of Prospero, located in the southern United States, eerily calm while irrevocably changed from the hurricane’s destruction.

Here, Hazel undertakes a journey in search of her mother, while finding out more about herself and her family’s lineage in the process.”

While this first-party Xbox title is releasing on XGP as usual, the team has also announced a paid early access option alongside today’s fresh gameplay. The South of Midnight Premium Edition grants players early access from April 3rd – with the team also bundling in a bunch of digital extras with this early access version of the title.