Top Critic Average
Critics Recommend
Striking Visuals
Strong Art Direction
Repetitive Combat
South of Midnight delivers a folklore-driven action-adventure with striking visuals, evocative music, and a strong Southern gothic tone, though critics note that its combat and gameplay systems feel underdeveloped and repetitive.
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South of Midnight's action may not have the strongest hook, but its poignant tale of hope and sorrow tailored to Deep South mythos keeps its head raised high.
This is a game of just remarkable craft - we've not even mentioned the stop-motion style of animation! It's lovely - and likewise remarkable attention, thought, and care. If only just a little more of that care had been afforded to the playing of it.
South of Midnight is a gorgeous game with a lot to like, but its combat holds it back from reaching its true potential.
South of Midnight is a straightforward but well-executed action-adventure game elevated by the artistry and heart of the American Southern culture that’s wrapped around it.
South of Midnight respects your time, delivers an emotional narrative, trusts that you know how to play it, and is bursting with texture and taste. This is a future classic for someone, and it might just be you.
"Whatever South of Midnight lacks in innovation, it makes up for with unmistakable ambition."
Thanks to its vibrant art, music, and storytelling, I had a wonderful time with South of Midnight. Its narrative goes to some surprisingly dark places, yet it still brims with whimsy, making it a fitting adaptation of the source mythology's similar tone.
South of Midnight makes up for its orthodox gameplay with a fantastic story, well-researched setting, and an incredibly catchy lyric-driven soundtrack.
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