The Recreation Awards do not begin for one more half hour, however online game bulletins are nonetheless discovering a method to sneak in anyway. Compulsion Video games simply 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 Video games account, announcing each platform release respectively.
Each creature holds a secret within the legendary 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 Video games (@CompulsionGames) December 11, 2025
Each creature holds a secret within the legendary Deep South – South of Midnight launches on Switch 2 in Spring 2026.@NintendoAmerica @NintendoCanada @NintendoUK @NintendoFrance #Switch2 #NintendoSwitch2 #Southofmidnight pic.twitter.com/ByCJygSqTT
— Compulsion Video games (@CompulsionGames) (*2*)
Relying on what the ultimate launch date finally ends up being, this may doubtless outing to be roughly one 12 months from South of Midnight’s preliminary launch, which was on April 8, 2025 of this 12 months. This places South of Midnight in good firm with a quantity of different Xbox Recreation Studios video games which have gone onto rival platforms, together with Pentiment, Grounded, Sea of Thieves, Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake. A remake of the unique Halo was introduced earlier this 12 months for each Xbox and PlayStation.
South of Midnight might need flown underneath the radar for some, nevertheless it’s price trying out. Our reviewer gave it an 8/10, saying it is “a simple however well-executed action-adventure sport elevated by the artistry and coronary heart of the American Southern tradition that’s wrapped round it.”
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Acquired a narrative tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.