Microsoft has announced the release date for South of Midnight.

Compulsion Games‘ action adventure game will be released on April 8 on Xbox Series X/S, PC and Game Pass.

More gameplay from the game was shown during the latest Xbox Developer Direct.

Developed by Contrast and We Happy Few studio Compulsion Games, South of Midnight is a third person action-adventure game set in the American Deep South.

The game makes use of a stop-motion animation style, to give the impression that the characters in the game are physical hand-animated models.

“As Hazel, you will explore the mythos and encounter creatures of Southern folklore in a macabre and fantastical world,” reads an official description of the game.

“When disaster strikes her hometown, Hazel is called to become a Weaver: a magical mender of broken bonds and spirits. Imbued with these new abilities, Hazel will confront and subdue dangerous creatures, untangle the webs of her own family’s shared past and – if she’s lucky – find her way to a place that feels like home.”

In November, Xbox released a half-hour documentary offering a further behind the scenes look at South of Midnight.

More to follow…