Silver Pines is a Metroidvania survival horror game set to release on October 8, 2026, with a demo now available on Steam.
Publisher Team17 and developer Wych Elm announced the game in early June, revealing a Metroidvania-survival horror hybrid set in the decaying town of Silver Pines. Players control private detective Red Walker as he searches for missing musician Eddie Velvet. Exploration follows a classic Metroidvania structure: new keys and items unlock previously inaccessible areas. Inventory capacity is limited, forcing players to manage ammunition and healing items carefully. Monsters include giant ceiling-hanging creatures and humanoid aberrations; players fight them with pistols and melee weapons, and reloading a revolver involves a quick-time event. The art uses hand-drawn rotoscope animation and a neo-noir style.
A month later, on July 17, a developer commentary video reaffirmed the October 8 release date and the same platform lineup: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. The video followed the same detective premise and showed more of the game's atmosphere, which shifts from traditional mystery to surreal unease as players uncover the town's secrets. The demo, released on June 1 on Steam, had drawn 94% positive user reviews out of 75 ratings at the time of the June story, with players praising its classic survival horror feel reminiscent of Silent Hill and Resident Evil.
Wych Elm is a five-person studio based in Sweden. Its members previously worked on Helldivers 2, The Darkness, and Yoku's Island Express. The game's release date and platform set have not changed between the two announcements, and the demo remains available on Steam.
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Team17 released Silver Pines, developed by Wych Elm, on October 9 for PC via Steam. The Metroidvania-style survival horror game casts private detective Red Walker in a rural town crawling with fog-covered creatures while he searches for a missing musician. At the time of writing it holds over 900 Steam reviews at 94 percent positive, earning a Very Positive rating, with in-game Japanese text supported.
Team17 released Silver Pines on October 9, 2026. The game is developed by Wych Elm, a studio name that appears in both the 4Gamer.net and Denfaminicogamer reports of the launch. Silver Pines is a side-scrolling survival horror game with a Metroidvania structure, set in a small American town that a private detective named Red Walker explores while searching for a missing musician, Eddie Velvet. The map is built from locked doors and hidden passages, and progress comes through upgraded tools and weapons that widen the reachable areas. Ammunition, medicine, and upgrade materials are limited, so each fight carries a cost. The 4Gamer.net article lists the price as 2,500 yen for the Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S versions and 2,530 yen for the PlayStation 5 version, all tax included. Game Spark notes the hand-drawn rotoscope animation and neo-noir look, and says reloading a revolver is handled through a QTE.
Silver Pines, a side-scrolling survival horror game with Metroidvania exploration from Wych Elm, holds an 85/100 Metacritic average ahead of its October 9 release. Metacritic has collected 11 reviews for the PC version, 10 of them favorable, and 5 PS5 reviews that are all positive, with some outlets scoring it 100.
Team17 announced pricing and pre-order details for Silver Pines, the single-player action adventure from developer Wych Elm. The Standard Edition is $24.99 and the Deluxe Edition is $31.99, which bundles an art book and soundtrack. A 10 percent launch sale is planned on Steam, and the pre-order window is one week. It releases October 8 on PC (Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, Steam), PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2.
Team17 and developer Wych Elm released a developer commentary video for 'Silver Pines', a Metroidvania-style survival horror game. The video follows private detective Red Walker investigating a missing musician in a small American town, with exploration expanding through clue-gathering and tool upgrades. The game releases October 8, 2026 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2. A demo is available on Steam.
Publisher Team17 and developer Wych Elm announced on June 2 that the Metroidvania-style survival horror game 'Silver Pines' will launch on October 8. The game is set in the decaying small American town of Silver Pines, where players control private detective Red Walker as he searches for missing musician Eddie Velvet. Exploration follows a Metroidvania structure: new keys and items unlock previously inaccessible areas. Inventory capacity is limited, forcing players to manage ammunition and healing items carefully. Monsters include giant ceiling-hanging creatures and humanoid aberrations; players fight them with pistols and melee weapons, and reloading a revolver involves a quick-time event. The art uses hand-drawn rotoscope animation and a neo-noir style. The full version will be available on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, as well as PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. A demo released on June 1 on Steam has drawn 94% positive user reviews out of 75 ratings, with players praising its classic survival horror feel reminiscent of 'Silent Hill' and 'Resident Evil'. Wych Elm is a five-person studio based in Sweden whose members previously worked on 'Helldivers 2', 'The Darkness', and 'Yoku's Island Express'.