Team17 and Wych Elm have set an October 8, 2026 launch date for Silver Pines, the studio’s survival horror Metroidvania. The game is planned for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. A PC demo is available now on Steam.
The game follows private investigator Red Walker, who enters the town of Silver Pines while searching for Eddie Velvet, a missing musician. The case begins with a direct instruction to find him, but the town itself starts to become an issue. Silver Pines is presented as half-abandoned and forgotten, with Walker moving through a setting shaped by strange residents, hostile creatures, and a larger mystery initiated by the disappearance.

Wych Elm is building the game around side-scrolling exploration, limited resources, and survival horror pacing. Players will search through the town for items, weapons, clues, and routes that open new sections of the map. Progression is tied to tools and equipment, with locked areas gradually becoming reachable as Walker gains what he needs to push deeper into the town. Combat encounters can be fought through or avoided, but supplies are limited, so each choice matters. Ammunition, healing items, and upgrades should be used sparingly, with the town’s layout forcing players to consider whether an enemy is worth confronting or better left behind.

According to an interview, the visual direction combines hand-painted environments with rotoscoped character animation. Wych Elm co-founder Linus Larsson has said the team uses rotoscoping by filming movement first and drawing over it frame by frame, giving the characters a more physical look in areas such as cloth, hair, and body motion. According to Larsson, the project began in 2021 after he and Snygg discussed making something darker and more grounded following their earlier works. The team has cited 1990s thrillers and early PlayStation-era survival horror as major influences, including Resident Evil and Silent Hill. Rather than leaning on action spectacle, the game is being designed around slower movement, tension, exploration, and resource pressure.

Silver Pines is available to wishlist now on Steam.