The most recent update for South of Midnight, Version 1.2.0, was released on April 16, 2025. This update focuses on enhancing performance, resolving bugs, and improving the overall gameplay experience across all platforms.
🛠️ Update 1.2.0 Highlights
🎮 Quality of Life Improvements
- Introduced new menu options for mouse and camera smoothing to enhance control customization, addressing community feedback. Pure Xbox+1Steam Community+1
⚙️ Technical Fixes
- Resolved a crash that occurred when transitioning from Chapter 11 to Chapter 12 on Xbox Series S.
- Implemented targeted performance improvements in both gameplay and cutscenes.
- Adjusted render distances for specific objects (e.g., kudzu, small plants, animals) to reduce pop-in issues. Pure Xbox
🔧 Gameplay Adjustments
- Fixed an issue during the Huggin’ Molly boss fight in Chapter 9, where bottles failed to spawn correctly in Phase 3. Steam Community
🎨 Visual and Audio Enhancements
- Made HDR adjustments in certain areas to improve lighting.
- Corrected grammar issues in the game’s text.
- Addressed minor audio inconsistencies. Gamer Social Club
The update is approximately 13GB on Xbox Series X and is available on Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and Steam. South of Midnight is also included with Xbox Game Pass.
