When does South of Midnight release on Game Pass?

South of Midnight could debatably be called “South of Noon,” based on its release time in some time zones.

South of Midnight is a Southern Gothic-inspired action adventure that’s also the next notable “Game Pass” release — a AA game that might fly under the radar but gets a boost by Xbox’s marketing apparatus for launching day one (albeit with staggered access) on Game Pass.

Here’s when South of Midnight releases in early access, plus some details about when it’s coming to Game Pass, and information about what you’ll get from the premium edition edition.

Update (April 8): Updated post to note Game Pass release times.

How to play South of Midnight in early access

To play South of Midnight in early access, you must preorder the premium edition of the game.

The premium edition of South of Midnight costs $49.99 ($10 more than the standard edition) and gets you the following:

South of Midnight early access release time

For posterity, South of Midnight launched in early access at 12 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 3 — five days ahead of its wide release on Tuesday, April 8.

South of Midnight Game Pass release time

South of Midnight is coming to Game Pass on Tuesday, April 8 at 12 p.m. EDT. Here’s the release time in your time zone:

But be sure to check what tier of Game Pass subscription you have. South of Midnight is only available to those who subscribe to the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Game Pass PC tiers. At launch, South of Midnight won’t be available to Xbox Game Pass Standard or Xbox Game Pass Core subscribers.

As of this writing, neither Compulsion Games nor Xbox Game Studios has announced an exact release time for South of Midnight on Game Pass or its wide release on Xbox and Windows PC. We’ll update this post when more information is available