{"id":1813437,"date":"2026-03-07T18:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1813437"},"modified":"2026-03-07T18:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:45:50","slug":"south-of-midnight-debuts-on-ps5-and-switch-2-later-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1813437","title":{"rendered":"South of Midnight debuts on PS5 and Switch 2 later this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/south-of-midnight\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      South of Midnight<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">South of Midnight debuts on PS5 and Switch 2 later this month<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Word of south.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/south-of-midnight_zNXVgUt.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The South of Midnight main character Hazel, looking tearfully at the camera.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"south-of-midnight_zNXVgUt.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Compulsion Games<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-07T18:45:50+00:00\">March 7, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"b6e8c91f-0d2f-4fbf-aa70-eafb9189ed59\" data-name=\"South of Midnight\" data-follow-text=\"Follow South of Midnight\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following South of Midnight\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow South of Midnight\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following South of Midnight\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow South of Midnight\" title=\"Follow South of Midnight\"><br \/>\n  Follow South of Midnight<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Compulsion Games&#8217; current Xbox console exclusive, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/south-of-midnight\">South of Midnight<\/a>, will be coming to PS5 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> on 31st March.<\/p>\n<p>The game, which is set in a fictionalised American Deep South and makes use of a stop-motion inspired art style, originally released on Xbox consoles in April 2025, but is now confirmed to be releasing on PS5 and Switch 2 at the end of the month.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"South of Midnight - Critical Acclaim Trailer | PS5 Games\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7kdHJKWy610?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7kdHJKWy610\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">South of Midnight &#8211; Critical Acclaim Trailer | PS5 Games<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>South of Midnight &#8211; Critical Acclaim Trailer | PS5 Games.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7kdHJKWy610\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Weaver&#8217;s Edition, which is coming to both PS5 and Switch 2, includes the base game as well as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>South of Midnight Artbook<\/li>\n<li>Original Soundtrack composed by Olivier Deriviere<\/li>\n<li>The Boo-Hag Comic book by Rob Guillory<\/li>\n<li>Music Video: Songs &amp; Tales of South of Midnight<\/li>\n<li>Documentary: Weaving Hazel\u2019s Journey, Director\u2019s Cut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;As Hazel, you will explore the mythos and encounter creatures of Southern folklore in a macabre and fantastical world,&#8221; the blurb explains. &#8220;When disaster strikes her hometown, Hazel is called to become a Weaver: a magical mender of broken bonds and spirits.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Imbued with these new abilities, Hazel will confront and subdue dangerous creatures, untangle the webs of her own family&#8217;s shared past and &#8211; if she&#8217;s lucky &#8211; find her way to a place that feels like home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/south-of-midnight-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s South of Midnight review<\/a>, we said that &#8220;South of Midnight is gloriously pretty, a game of sumptuous environmental detail and rich attention,&#8221; but that it can &#8220;get tiresome to play.&#8221; It was awarded 3 stars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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