- Silver Pines has passed 300k wishlists across all platforms! - 22 September 2026
Another milestone passed as Silver Pines hits 300k wishlists across Steam and consoles!What a great milestone to hit two weeks out from launch! Thank you for all of your support so far, it means so much to the whole team.And of course, we can't wait to see you all in Silver Pines on October 8th 🌲Wishlist Silver Pines and play the demo ahead of launch:
- Silver Pines is Steam Deck Verified ahead of its launch on October 8th! - 8 September 2026
We're excited to announce that Silver Pines is now Steam Deck Verified!An abandoned motel, a cable car, the Rabbit Hole Bar - play Silver Pines on-the-go wherever you are on October 8th! Just one month to go! 🌲Wishlist Silver Pines and play the demo now:Want to see more from Silver Pines?Follow on XFollow on InstagramFollow on TikTokJoin the official Discord
- Behind the Pines Dev Blog 1: Animation and Rotoscoping - 3 September 2026
Welcome to Silver PinesWelcome to the first of our Behind the Pines Dev Blogs! We're aiming to share more of these behind-the-scenes blogs in the lead up to Silver Pines' release on October 8th, covering a variety of different topics including the game's worldbuilding, inspirations, and metroidvania elements. But today we wanted to peel back the curtain on Silver Pines' animation and more specifically, the rotoscoping process.This is a topic that we've been asked about a lot, so grab a cup of black coffee and settle in! It's time to head Behind the Pines.What is Rotoscoping?All of the character animation in Silver Pines uses an old-school process called rotoscoping, where animations are first captured on film and then drawn over frame-by-frame. This method was invented in 1915 and was used across animated movies in the following decades, especially when animators wanted to capture the f…
- Check out the IGN Preview of Silver Pines! - 20 August 2026
"The pixelated art is surprisingly fluid and expressive, the voice acting is off-putting and eerie, and every part of the small town you find yourself in is just so ominous and filled with little hair-raising details all over. It’s utterly Lynchian stuff if I ever saw it."Read the full IGN preview of Silver Pines:https://www.ign.com/articles/silver-pines-preview-it-plays-and-looks-like-if-alan-wake-were-made-in-the-90sWishlist Silver Pines on Steam:Click here to join the Silver Pines DiscordKeep up to date with Silver Pines:Follow Silver Pines on XFollow Silver Pines on TikTokFollow Silver Pines on Instagram
- Taking A First Look At Silver Pines—SpooktroidVania - 5 August 2026
I genuinely didn’t know anything about Silver Pines when an opportunity to get a First Look at it was presented, but there were four words that genuinely caught my eye: survival-horror, side-scrolling Metroidvania (despite my disdain for the term). I genuinely haven’t played an interesting side-scrolling survival horror since Lone Survivor: Director’s Cut all the way back in the halcyon days of 2014, so I was eager to see what was new and exciting a full decade later. Thankfully, CGM was invited to sit down with Wych Elm’s co-founders Mattais Snygg and Linus Larsson to learn a little bit more about Silver Pines . What we were shown was a game that looks to be lovingly crafted as an homage not only to the genre of Metroid-likes, but also a cerebral experience that blends horror with mystery. Larsson began by talking about the inspirations that went into the design of Silver Pines, saying…
- Silver Pines featured in the Convergence Showcase - 16 July 2026
Silver Pines was featured in the Convergence Showcase tonight! Watch the video above, as Linus Larsson, designer and co-founder of Wych Elm Games, explains the set-up for Silver Pines and how your journey through our strange little town will begin.What starts as a traditional detective story quickly turns into something more dreamlike as you dive deeper into the secrets of Silver Pines!Wishlist Silver Pines on Steam:Click here to join the Silver Pines DiscordKeep up to date with Silver Pines:Follow Silver Pines on XFollow Silver Pines on TikTokFollow Silver Pines on Instagram
- Silver Pines has passed 200k wishlists across all platforms! - 19 June 2026
Silver Pines has passed 200k Wishlists across Steam and consoles! Thank you for all of your support so far!We look forward to seeing you all on October 8th as Silver Pines releases and the hunt for Eddie Velvet begins in earnest.Find out more about Silver Pines and play the demo now:
- Play the Silver Pines Demo in Steam Next Fest 🌲 - 15 June 2026
Play the Silver Pines demo this Steam Next Fest! Take your first steps into the mysterious town of Silver Pines, a place half-abandoned, half-forgotten. Fight nightmarish terrors and solve puzzles, while carefully managing your scarce resources as you uncover the dark secrets hidden in the shadows.Silver Pines is a survival horror metroidvania set in small town America. Play the demo now!Game FeaturesAn experience of mystery and dread: Embark on a journey filled with dread and atmosphere. Haunted by shadows of the past, Silver Pines is waiting to reveal its dark secrets.Survival-horror gameplay: A love letter to classic survival-horror, from a unique 2.5D perspective. Fight or evade the terrors of the town as you scavenge for resources and solutions to the puzzles blocking your way.Metroidvania navigation: Filled with locked doors and hidden paths, every turn holds an uncovered clue, a…
- Silver Pines Demo Patch 2 now live - 12 June 2026
Hi everyone,We've just released another patch for the Silver Pines demo, ahead of Steam Next Fest on Monday. This patch adds in some quality of life improvements as well as several bug fixes.The biggest change in this demo patch is the added ability to destroy wooden barricades using the Shotgun. Please share your feedback with us on this change and how it affects backtracking!Read the full patch notes below for more information.Haven't played the demo yet? Download it now!Full Patch NotesAdded a few more hintsSmall UI tweaks to make some fonts more readable, such as in-world interact promptsVisuals update in a few scenes, mostly focusing on improved readability of interactable objects such as laddersShotgun can now destroy the wooden barricadesFix 'Healing' status effect UI not being removed top after dying and reloading a saveFix for Playstation button promptsMade coins in phone coin…
- Join the Silver Pines Dev AMA on r/Games now - 8 June 2026
Get your questions in now for the r/Games Silver Pines AMA!Linus and Karl from the dev team at Wych Elm will be answering your questions on Reddit from 3pm BST/8am ET so make sure to get them in early! We're excited to talk to you all in more detail about Silver Pines, game development, our gaming journeys, and more!Check out the AMA and drop your questions in now:https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1u06s6u/ama_silver_pines_were_wych_elm_the_team_behind/
- Silver Pines Demo Patch out now - 5 June 2026
A big thank you to everyone who has tried the Silver Pines demo and provided us with feedback in the Steam Forums or in the Silver Pines Discord. It's extremely helpful to hear what you all think at this stage.We've just put out a patch for the demo that introduces some bugfixes and changes requested by the community. This includes a fix for the performance issues some players have been experiencing when streaming the game.Read the full patch notes below for more information.Full Patch NotesDefault Display type updated to 'Exclusive Fullscreen', should provide improve performance especially while streaming*Added option to disable film grain effect in 'Display' options, which should also help with video stream performanceUpdate to video transcoding to remedy issues where video playback, should fix getting stuck on black screen bugFix for mouse cursor not being locked to the borders of th…
- Haven't visited Silver Pines yet? Try the demo now! 🌲 - 4 June 2026
In case you missed it, the Silver Pines demo is available to play now on Steam! Try out our upcoming survival horror metroidvania and leave your feedback in our new Discord server.Private investigator Red Walker finds himself in Silver Pines, a place half-abandoned, half-forgotten, in the middle of nowhere on a job to track down Eddie Velvet. A musician who has vanished. As the case begins to reveal a dark past, Walker soon slips into a strange and nightmarish descent beyond his control.Embark on a journey filled with dread and atmosphere. Haunted by shadows of the past, Silver Pines is waiting to reveal its dark secrets.Silver Pines releases on October 8th 2026 🌲Play the demo now:Watch the Release Date and Demo Trailer:Need a preview? Check out IGN's 12 Minutes of Gameplay video:Click here to join the Silver Pines DiscordKeep up to date with Silver Pines:Follow Silver Pines on XFollow…
- Silver Pines releases on October 8th! Play the demo now! - 1 June 2026
The show is about to start. I wouldn't want to miss this for the world.Silver Pines will release on Steam on October 8th! Play the demo now and step into the shoes of Red Walker as he slips into a strange and nightmarish descent beyond his control.Find Eddie Velvet. Unravel the mysteries of Silver Pines. Survive the nightmare.📼 Watch the new Silver Pines Release Date and Demo trailer featured in the Horror Game Awards Showcase:Silver Pines combines classic survival-horror puzzle solving and inventory management with disorientating, sprawling exploration of the dreamlike town. Begin a new descent into darkness as you slowly untangle the town's mysteries and nightmares.Key FeaturesAn experience of mystery and dread: Embark on a journey filled with dread and atmosphere. Haunted by shadows of the past, Silver Pines is waiting to reveal its dark secrets.Survival-horror gameplay: A love lett…
- Watch the first 12 minutes of Silver Pines Gameplay! - 26 May 2026
Take your first steps into the mysterious town of Silver Pines with the exclusive 12 minute gameplay preview hosted on IGN. Check out the video below.And don't miss the Steam demo, live on June 1st! We look forward to welcoming you all to Silver Pines 🌲 Watch the Gameplay Preview:Silver Pines is launching on Steam in 2026!Find out more and wishlist Silver Pines now:
- Watch the new Silver Pines Gameplay Trailer from the Future Games Show - 12 March 2026
I don't remember going to this place. I thought I was somewhere else.Watch the new Silver Pines Gameplay trailer from the Future Games Show:Enter Silver Pines, a place half-abandoned, half-forgotten, somewhere on the cusp of the waking world and a bad dream.Silver Pines is a survival horror metroidvania set in small town America. Fight nightmarish terrors and solve puzzles, while carefully managing your scarce resources as you uncover the mysteries that could hold the key to redemption.🌲 Uncover the town's mysteries💀 Survive against nightmarish horrors🧰 Manage scarce resources🔦 Explore a haunting and surreal world🧩 Solve a variety of engaging puzzlesSilver Pines is coming to Steam and consoles in 2026.Keep up to date with Silver Pines:Follow Silver Pines on XFollow Silver Pines on TikTokWishlist Silver Pines:
- Welcome to Silver Pines - 23 October 2025
It all led you here, to Silver Pines. Uncover the mysteries of Silver Pines in the upcoming survival horror metroidvania from Wych Elm Games and Team17. Coming to Steam in 2026.Watch the Announce Trailer:Find Eddie Velvet.Private investigator Red Walker finds himself in Silver Pines, a place half-abandoned, half-forgotten, in the middle of nowhere on a job to track down Eddie Velvet. A musician who has vanished. As the case begins to reveal a dark past, Walker soon slips into a strange and nightmarish descent beyond his control.The Kind of Moment That Lasts ForeverEmbark on a journey filled with dread and atmosphere. Haunted by shadows of the past, Silver Pines is waiting to reveal its dark secrets.Survival Horror Gameplay A love letter to classic survival horror. Fight or avoid the horrors of the town as you scavenge for resources and solutions to the puzzles blocking your way.Metroidv…
