Silver Pines video game review: survival horror meets metroidvania

Silver Pines, a new survival horror and metroidvania title developed by Wych Elm and published by Team17, follows private investigator Red Walker as he searches for a missing musician named Eddie Velvet in a nearly abandoned American town.

The game emphasizes atmosphere and environmental storytelling, using decaying buildings, abandoned restaurants, and fragmented documents to build a sense of unease. Rather than relying solely on spectacle, the experience focuses on exploration, limited inventory management, and solving puzzles to navigate the town. The narrative is presented through subtle details and environmental cues, requiring players to piece together the mystery of the town’s unsettling history through observation and investigation.