Team17 and Wych Elm has confirmed that the eerie survival-horror Metroidvania, Silver Pines, will launch on PC and consoles on October 8.

A new demo for the game, which will also participate in this month’s Steam Next Fest, has also been released on Steam. The demo gives players an introduction to the horrors that await them in just a few months time.

Private investigator Red Walker finds himself in the rundown American town of Silver Pines, a place seemingly abandoned in a rush. Soon after, a mysterious phone call makes his next move clear: “Find Eddie Velvet”… and so the descent into darkness begins. Silver Pines combines classic survival-horror puzzle solving and resource & inventory management with disorientating, sprawling exploration of the dreamlike small town, where players will slowly untangle its mysteries and nightmares.

Key features

• An 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 resource… or something waiting in the dark.
• Visceral, grounded action: Overcome the horrors populating the town that keep every heart-stopping encounter tense and dangerous.
• Resource & inventory management: Inventory space is limited! Search everywhere for items because every bullet, bottle of medicine and upgrade matters.
• Dreamlike visuals: Hand-painted, rotoscoped animations, coupled with a neo-noir inspired aesthetic, makes Silver Pines a visually striking, otherworldly experience
• Suspicious townsfolk: Meet and interact with Silver Pines’ strange cast of characters making up its populace, as you delve into the mysteries they keep from outsiders.