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South of Midnight is now self-published on Steam after Compulsion Games cut ties with Microsoft
Compulsion is now self-publishing South of Midnight on Steam following a listing update
Compulsion Games becomes publisher of South of Midnight on Steam, suggesting departure from Xbox amid major restructuring is now complete
Developer Compulsion Games is now listed as the publisher of its beautiful, musical action adventure game South of Midnight on Steam, suggesting that its full detachment from the Xbox division is complete.
Xbox's Separation from Compulsion Games Seems Complete as Studio Is Listed as the Publisher of South of Midnight on Steam
Xbox's separation from Compulsion Games – one of four studios it spun out independently during the recent Xbox "reset" amidst thousands of layoffs – appears to be complete, as the developer itself is now listed as the publisher of 2025's award-winning South of Midnight on Steam instead of Xbox Game Studios.
South of Midnight wins Game and Experience of the Year at Games for Change Awards 2026
Games for Change has revealed the winners of its 2026 awards, naming Compulsion Games' South of Midnight as Game and Experience of the Year.
Xbox's South Of Midnight Wins Big At CGA 2026 Following PS5 & Switch 2 Release
Six awards in total!! Another lesser-known award show took place this week in the form of the Canadian Game Awards 2026 (CGA), and Xbox Game Studios' South of Midnight utterly swept the show following its recent PS5 and Switch 2 release. In total, South of Midnight took home six awards - including the show's coveted Game of the Year Prize. We'll list all of the awards that South of Midnight picked up down below: Read the full article on purexbox.com
Review: South Of Midnight (Switch 2) - A Port That Compromises What This Enjoyable Game Did Best
Alice in bayou-land. South of Midnight is a third‑person action‑adventure that leans into its narrative hard. For those thinking of buying it, that’s the first thing to consider, because not every gamer has the same ‘high cutscene-to-gameplay ratio’ of patience. While it doesn’t over-indulge, it does like to pause events often to reveal one of its abundant storytelling nuggets as it unravels its enjoyable Deep South folktale-inspired narrative. Taken most positively, these events add a decent am
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Newly Independent Devs Thank Xbox and Keep IP Rights to Their Games
Titles still belong to them. No longer part of the Microsoft first-party umbrella, Psychonauts 2 developer Double Fine and South of Midnight studio Compulsion Games have thanked the Xbox maker for the seven years under its wing. In addition, both teams confirm they have taken the IP rights to their games with them. Therefore, Double Fine still has control of Psychonauts, Keeper, and Kiln, while Compulsion Games remains the owner of We Happy Few and South of Midnight. Read the full article on pus
Independent again: Double Fine and Compulsion react to leaving Xbox and taking all their games with them
Psychonauts and Keeper developer Double Fine Productions, and South of Midnight and We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games, have reacted to their new futures as it's confirmed they will become independent developers again.
Double Fine and Compulsion Confirm Status Following Xbox Cuts, Get to Keep Franchises Such as Psychonauts and South of Midnight
Double Fine and Compulsion Games have issued public statements to confirm their status following word of today's enormous cuts by Xbox, discussing their respective futures as independent studios.