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April has officially arrived, and that means we’ve acquired (at least) two Xbox first-party titles to look forward to in the coming weeks, including South of Midnight, which launches at the beginning of the month! We are certainly excited about this one here at Pure Xbox, and let’s hope the final game is as impressive as the preview we conducted a few months back.

There’s another Xbox first-party release that will also have an early access period, so to clear up any confusion, we’ve detailed all the release dates, launch times, and other important information regarding South of Midnight below.

Here’s everything we know about South of Midnight and its early access / Xbox Game Pass release:

South of Midnight Early Access Release Date

South of Midnight has an early access release date of April 3rd, 2025. You can gain early access by purchasing either the Premium Support or Premium Edition of South of Midnight from the Xbox Store.

The Premium Support is specifically geared towards Xbox Game Pass members as it does not include the main game, so you will need to remain subscribed to Game Pass in order to continue playing after the early access period ends.

Here’s what’s included with the South of Midnight Premium Support version (£9 / $10):

• Up to 5 days early access

• South of Midnight Artbook
• Original Soundtrack composed by Olivier Deriviere
• The Boo-Hag Comic Book by Rob Guillory
• Music Video: Songs & Tales of South of Midnight
• Documentary: Weaving Hazel’s Journey, Director’s Cut

South of Midnight Xbox Game Pass Release Date

South of Midnight has an Xbox Game Pass release date of April 8th, 2025. The game will be available for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members on this date, but not for those on the Standard or Core tiers.

South of Midnight Release Times

South of Midnight’s official early access launch time is 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 5pm BST on April 3rd.

The Xbox Game Pass version of South of Midnight has a launch time of 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 5pm BST on April 8th.

Confirmation of the early access launch times has been provided by Compulsion Games:

How To Pre-Install South of Midnight On Xbox Game Pass

To pre-install South of Midnight on Xbox Game Pass, all you need to do is open the Game Pass app on your console, navigate to the “Coming Soon” section, find South of Midnight, and select the “pre-install all” option.

The current download size of South of Midnight on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S is 58.5GB.

Is South of Midnight Coming To Xbox One?

South of Midnight will not have a native version for Xbox One, which means the only way you’ll be able to play it on that console is via Xbox Cloud Gaming. Be sure to be an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate member.