Compulsion Games Employee Directory
Computer GamesQuebec, Canada51-200 Employees
Compulsion Games is a Montreal-based video game developer owned by Xbox, with offices in Westmount after relocating from Saint-Henri. Founded in 2009, the studio concentrates on creating new intellectual properties for PC and console. Its early releases include Contrast, launched across multiple platforms beginning in 2013, and We Happy Few, released in 2018, after which the studio joined the Microsoft family. In April 2025, the studio released South of Midnight, a third-person action-adventure set in the American Deep South with a strong narrative focus and distinctive art direction. The studio employs around ninety people and continues to seek expansion. In 2026, Compulsion Games earned several awards for South of Midnight, including BAFTA Best New Intellectual Property, a Peabody Award, and Game of the Year at the Canadian Game Awards.