Publisher Team17 and developer Wych Elm have announced a release date for Silver Pines, their new survival horror metroidvania game.

Silver Pines is in development for Windows PC (via Steam), Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2, and PlayStation 5 with a release set for October 8th.

Here’s a rundown on the previously announced game, plus a new trailer:

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.