South of Midnight Xbox and PC install sizes revealed via pre-load

South of Midnight’s pre-load is up on Xbox and PC with surprisingly different a different install size on each.

Xbox Wins?

South of Midnight is releasing on April 8th, 2025. It’s a Day -5 game pass drop, as deluxe edition users can play it on April 3rd! The pre-load is available now on Xbox and Microsoft’s PC Store.

The installation sizes are:

• Xbox: 42.50 GB download, 58GB unpacked
• Microsoft Store: 61.1 GB, stays the same size

Much like Atomfall the game is significantly smaller on the Xbox side of things. We previewed the game recently, stating:

In South of Midnight, you play as Hazel, who is preparing for an incoming hurricane with her mother, Lacey. After an argument, she storms out (no pun intended there, honest!). Alas, the storm hits hard, and sweeps their home into the swelling river – Lacey included. Hazel, desperate for help, sets off a mission to find her missing mother and discovers another side to the world. Our preview kicks in after these events, in Chapter 3 of the game. Hazel has discovered her Weaver abilities, and is following the spirit of a weaver from the past to learn more.

Compulsion Games have gone on record to say that the focus of South of Midnight is on the story, the artstyle and music, and while they expect the gameplay to be ‘engaging’, it’s not the focus. That’s a brave thing to admit when it comes to the interactive medium of videogames, but I understand why they’ve said it. Compulsion have always made interesting games with interesting ideas, and South of Midnight is no different.

The voice-acting and writing is great with plenty of intrigue, darkness and good humour throughout, but my lord the music is a particular highlight. Towards the end of the preview, as I’m climbing the massive Man-Tree to heal his wound, a song starts to play that recaps what happened to him, and it’s brilliant. Safe to say, I’m in love with the overall presentation of the game, even if it’s admittedly doing a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to keeping me engaged.

The world of South of Midnight is a place I’m keen to revisit. It’s a delightfully woven fabric of fantasy-meets-real world, full of larger-than-life characters, mythical creatures and threatening adversaries. As Hazel’s connection to the mystical side of things deepens, so does her ability to see beyond – and that includes talking to a giant, amiable Catfish with more than a few stories to tell. I can’t wait to see where this story goes, and just how weird things will get.

You can find the full video preview HERE
Article updated to show full install size on Xbox