Though South of Midnight is not a very long game, it can take quite a long time to get every achievement. South of Midnight players must complete a variety of challenges to get all achievements, some of which require you to find every collectible, complete difficult combat challenges, or even beat the game's three major bosses without taking any damage.

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There are a total of 40 achievements in South of Midnight, some of which you will get naturally as you play the game, and some which will require you to replay levels and go off the beaten path. This guide contains a full list of all South of Midnight achievements and explains what you must do to get every South of Midnight achievement to 100% the game.

Story & Campaign Achievements

Achievements For Completing South of Midnight Chapters

South of Midnight Achievements Every Achievement List Collectibles Crouton Loading Screen Story Chapters

Achievement Name

Required Chapter

Night of the Flood

Complete Chapter 1

Other Voices, Other Looms

Complete Chapter 2

A Big Fish

Complete Chapter 3

Wicked Temper

Complete Chapter 4

Everything That Rises

Complete Chapter 5

Hush, Hush, Sweet Cherie

Complete Chapter 6

A Barman is Hard to Find

Complete Chapter 7

Their Eyes Were Watching

Complete Chapter 8

Of Webs and Woman

Complete Chapter 9

Light in the Darkness

Complete Chapter 10

Muddy Waters

Complete Chapter 11

The Crossroads

Complete Chapter 12

Past Isn't Past

Complete Chapter 13

Midnight

Complete South of Midnight

Boss Achievements In South of Midnight

Achievements For All South of Midnight Bosses

South of Midnight Achievements Every Achievement List Collectibles Two Toed Tom Boss

Gator Tamer

Defeat Two-Toed Tom

To get the 'Gator Tamer' achievement, South of Midnight players must complete the Two-Toed Tom boss encounter at the end of Chapter 5.

Gator Master

Defeat the Two-Toed Tom encounter without taking damage

To get the 'Gator Master' achievement, South of Midnight players must beat Two-Toed Tom without taking any damage. If you take even a single hit of damage, you won't be able to trigger the achievement. Either let yourself be killed by Two-Toed Tom or replay the chapter to try again.

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Owl Do You Do

Defeat the Rougarou

To get the 'Owl Do You Do' achievement, South of Midnight players must ​​​​​​complete the boss encounter with the Rougarou at the end of Chapter 7.

An Owl for an Owl

Defeat the Rougarou encounter without taking damage

To get the 'An Owl for an Owl' achievement, South of Midnight players must beat the Rougarou without taking any damage. If you take even a single hit of damage, you won't be able to trigger the achievement. Either let yourself be killed by the Rougarou or replay the chapter to try again.

Arachophobia

Defeat Huggin' Molly

To get the 'Arachophobia' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must complete the Huggin' Molly boss encounter at the end of Chapter 9.

Arachnophilia

Defeat the Huggin' Molly encounter without taking damage

To get the 'Arachnophilia' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​beat Huggin' Molly without taking any damage. If you take even a single hit of damage, you won't be able to trigger the achievement. Either let yourself be killed by Huggin' Molly or replay the chapter to try again.​​​​​​​

All Collectibles Achievements in South of Midnight

Floofs, Tin Flips, Health Filaments, & Readables

A Little Goes a Long Way

Collect a Health Filament

To get the 'A Little Goes a Long Way' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​find a Health Filament. The first Health Filament is on the main path about halfway through Chapter 3.

Fit as a Fiddle

Fully upgrade Hazel's health

To get the 'Fit as a Fiddle' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​collect all Health Filaments in the game to max out Hazel's health bar. There are a total of nine Health Filaments in South of Midnight, and collecting three will increase her health slightly.

Floof Seeker

Find all Floofs

To get the 'Floof Seeker' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​collect every Floof in the game. To find out how many more Floofs you must find to get all Floofs within a Chapter, open your menu and look for the Floof icon on the right side of the screen. In the displayed ratio, your current Floofs are on the left, while the total Floofs on the current level are on the right.

Lore Master

Find all Readables

To get the 'Lore Master' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​find every Readable in the game. Readables are indicated with a small white circle when Hazel gets close to them. These are typically found within abandoned homes and living areas, Weaver markings on walls, and in the form of notes you will find in out-of-the-way areas.

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Finder's Keepers

Perform a tin flip

To get the 'Finder's Keepers' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​flip a Tin. These sheets of metal can be found throughout most levels in South of Midnight – look for these flat, rectangular sheet of tin on the ground as you explore each level, then use Strand Push to flip it.

A Great Southern Tradition

Find all tin flips

To get the 'A Great Southern Tradition' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​find and flip every Tin Flip sheet in the game. Each level has around 2 to 4 Tin Flip locations, and each will grant 5 Floofs when flipped. Check your Collections tab to see how many more Tin Flip collectibles you have left to discover.

All Upgrade & Skill Achievements in South of Midnight

Achievements Tied To South of Midnight Upgrades

South of Midnight Achievements Every Achievement List Collectibles Upgades

Learning the Ropes

Unlock an upgrade

To get the 'Learning the Ropes' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​purchase their first Upgrade. After you get enough Floofs, you will unlock the ability to get the Rending Step skill. This is the first Upgrade in the game, and unlocks access to other Upgrades in the General skill tree and each Spell skill tree.

Mastering the Ropes

Fully upgrade General

To get the 'Mastering the Ropes' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​acquire all eight skills in the General Upgrade tree. These are displayed vertically on the left side of the screen in the Upgrade menu.

A Living Room

Fully upgrade Weave

To get the 'A Living Room' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​acquire all three skills in the Wave Upgrade tree. These are displayed horizontally on the first row of the Upgrade menu​​​​​​​

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Just a Nudge

Fully upgrade Strand Push

To get the 'Just a Nudge' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​acquire all three skills in the Strand Push Upgrade tree.​​​​​​​ These are displayed horizontally on the second row of the Upgrade menu.​​​​​​​

Get Over Here

Fully upgrade Strand Pull

To get the 'Get Over Here' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​acquire all three skills in the Strand Pull Upgrade tree. These are displayed horizontally on the third row of the Upgrade menu.

Crouton of Joy

Fully upgrade Crouton

To get the 'Crouton of Joy' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​acquire all three skills in the Crouton Upgrade tree. These are displayed horizontally on the fourth row of the Upgrade menu

Combat Achievements in South of Midnight

And Other Challenging Achievements in South of Midnight

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Unraveller

Unravel a Haint

To get the 'Unraveller' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​defeat, then Unravel, a Haint. You will encounter your first Haint soon after getting the Objects of Station (Hazel's Weaver weapons acquired in Bunny's attic). Defeat it, then press Y to Unravel the Haint.

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Taking the High Road

Interrupt Haint attacks with the Aerial Rend

To get the 'Taking the High Road' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​interrupt 10 Haint attacks with the Aerial Rend skill. This is the second skill unlocked in the Upgrade Tree, and lets Hazel jump up and slam into the ground to interrupt and deal area damage.

Cicada Tempest

Unravel Haints after defeating them by throwing Larva Haints into them

To get the 'Cicada Tempest' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​defeat 10 Haints by throwing Larva Haints at them. Grab a Larva Haint with Strand Pull (LT) from a Hive or by targeting one directly, then throw it with Strand Push (RT) to lob it at a Haint.

Unravel the Haint after defeating it with Larva Haint explosions to get this achievement.

Going the Distance

Unravel Haints after defeating them with the Amplified Rend

To get the 'Going the Distance' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​defeat 20 Haints with the Amplified Rend skill, which is essentially a better version of the default charged attack. To get this achievement easily, line up several low-health Haints in a row, hit them with an Amplified Rend, then Unravel them one by one. You must unravel the Haints to get this achievement, not just damage them.

Took 'em Down a Peg

Defeat multiple Haints with the Cleansing Rend

To get the 'Took 'em Down a Peg' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​kill at least five Haints with one use of the Cleansing Rend ability. Cleansing Rend is an expensive Upgrade you can only get once you unlock both Amplified Rend and Weaver's Blitz.

Whittle down Haints' health until they are almost defeated, then gather them up in a small area and hold down Y to unleash Strands. If all three Haints' health is low enough to kill them with the same cast of Cleansing Rend, you will get this achievement.

Clean Hands

Unravel Haints after defeating them without using attacks

To get the 'Clean Hands' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​defeat and Unravel 20 Haints without using normal attacks. This achievement can be difficult to get, but it's actually as hard as it seems. The Hurler Haint shoots projectiles that can be reflected back to deal significant damage.

Find a combat arena with a few of these, kill all the other Haints, then you can focus on reflecting Hurler projectiles with Strand Push to get this achievement.

In the Nick of Time

Perform Perfect Dodges

To get the 'In the Nick of Time' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must ​​​​​​​perform five Perfect Dodges. You will perform a Perfect Dodge if you dodge out of the way of an attack at the last possible moment, indicated with a small Weave explosion.

Close Call

Use Perfect Dodges while having low health

To get the 'Close Call' achievement, South of Midnight​​​​​​​ players must successfully perform Perfect Dodges while Hazel's health is critically low. To perform a Perfect Dodge, you must evade an attack just as it is about to hit Hazel. This achievement is made more difficult by the low health requirement.

Let yourself get damaged up a bit in an early combat arena in any level (so you can restart quickly), then focus on timing your dodges correctly to get this achievement.

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South of Midnight
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Released
April 8, 2025
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Developer(s)
Compulsion Games
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Xbox Game Studios
Genre(s)
Action, Adventure