South of Midnight

South of Midnight is Compulsion Games' action-adventure that stands as one of the most visually and culturally distinctive games in Xbox's catalog — a folkloric journey through a surrealist American Deep South inspired by the region's mythology, music, and the rich oral traditions of Southern Gothic storytelling. Playing as Hazel, a young woman with the power of Weaving — the ability to perceive and mend the supernatural threads that bind the world together — you venture through a flooded, monster-haunted Louisiana wilderness to find your missing mother. The stop-motion-inspired character animation is unique in the industry, giving the game an aesthetic unlike anything else available. Southern Gothic folklore monsters — Catfish John, the Horned Serpent, and others drawn from genuine regional tradition — make for enemies of striking cultural specificity. A bold, artistic, and deeply soulful game from a studio reaching their creative peak.