Former Xbox-exclusive South of Midnight Is Coming to PlayStation and Switch 2
The Game Awards don’t start for another half hour, but video game announcements are still finding a way to sneak in anyway. Compulsion Games just revealed that South of Midnight is coming to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 in spring of 2026.
This comes from a pair of tweets/X posts from the official Compulsion Games account, announcing each platform release respectively.
Every creature holds a secret in the mythical Deep South – South of Midnight launches on PlayStation 5 in Spring 2026.@PlayStation @PlayStationCA @PlayStationUK @PlayStationEU @PlayStationFR #ps5 #ps5pro #southofmidnight pic.twitter.com/kSnUINy8fb
— Compulsion Games (@CompulsionGames) December 11, 2025
Every creature holds a secret in the mythical Deep South – South of Midnight launches on Switch 2 in Spring 2026.@NintendoAmerica @NintendoCanada @NintendoUK @NintendoFrance #Switch2 #NintendoSwitch2 #Southofmidnight pic.twitter.com/ByCJygSqTT
— Compulsion Games (@CompulsionGames) December 11, 2025
Depending on what the final release date ends up being, this will likely time out to be roughly one year from South of Midnight’s initial release, which was on April 8, 2025 of this year. This puts South of Midnight in good company with a number of other Xbox Game Studios games that have gone onto rival platforms, including Pentiment, Grounded, Sea of Thieves, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake. A remake of the original Halo was announced earlier this year for both Xbox and PlayStation.
South of Midnight might have flown under the radar for some, but it’s worth checking out. Our reviewer gave it an 8/10, saying it’s “a straightforward but well-executed action-adventure game elevated by the artistry and heart of the American Southern culture that’s wrapped around it.”
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to rvalentine@ign.com.
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