Xbox Game Pass is one of the best things going in gaming right now. Not just in deals, as $20 a month grants you access to decades worth of the industry’s biggest and most interesting hits, but because it gives Xbox’s in-house developers room to deliver some of the most unique experiences that would otherwise be considered a risk in today’s crowded gaming market.
Few games showcase this underrated strength of Game Pass as Compulsion Games’ latest title, South of Midnight does. This action platformer, which pulls inspiration from moody animated classics like Coraline, an underrepresented part of the American South’s history, and classic 3D platformers from the 2000s, is unlike anything else you can play right now. And for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, this experience is the most imaginative thing you can play this month.
