In an early chapter of South of Midnight, our protagonist Hazel is coming to grips with her newfound powers - it’s an important tone-setter, because it’s representative of what developer Compulsion ...

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With Compulsion Games now newly independent, their BAFTA-winning game is now free from Xbox and anything else that might have kept you from trying it BDS Boycott south of midnight On Steam, South of ...

South of Midnight could debatably be called “South of Noon,” based on its release time in some time zones. South of Midnight is a Southern Gothic-inspired action adventure that’s also the next notable ...

Whether you adored 2013 indie darling Contrast or were disappointed by 2016’s We Happy Few, it’s hard to argue that developer Compulsion Games doesn’t swing for the fences and try new things. After ...

South of Midnight also has something many games lack: an adorable, weird little guy companion who I wish could accompany me in real life. In South of Midnight, that lil’ guy is Crouton, a magical ...

One of the video game studios impacted by Xbox’s layoffs in July has successfully reclaimed its independence, as well as ...

Another studio has officially left the clutches of Microsoft, going independent after the award-winning release of South of Midnight.

From the creators of Contrast and We Happy Few, South of Midnight is a spellbinding third person action-adventure game set in the American Deep South. As Hazel, you will explore the mythos and ...

Around 20 minutes into playing South of Midnight, I had to stop and take a moment. Not because I'd taken offense to its portrayals of the American South—that's something you learn to brace for growing ...