Carefully. The musician's mystery has been solved. They mysteriously disappeared. So says Silver Pines, a Twin Peaks-style survival horror puzzle game due out next year, according to a promotional trailer that just dropped. broke into my house in a raincoat, waving a gun and demanding to know if I did it.
No, I answer calmly, there are no missing musicians here. For a moment I'm afraid he'll notice the outline of the guitar neck hidden under the carpet. “Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,” he says, like all detectives. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…
I try to distract him by asking for more information about Silver Pines. “This is from the developers of Wych Elm,” he says. To survive, you will have to wander around a small town filled with horrors, solve puzzles to unlock different areas, and manage your resources. Arrrrrggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I scream, resource management! Shhhh, he replies, let me give you a quick plot summary to reassure you:
Private investigator Red Walker finds himself in Silver Pines, a half-abandoned, half-forgotten place in the middle of nowhere, where he must track down missing musician Eddie Velvet. As the case begins to uncover a dark past, Walker soon finds himself on a strange and nightmarish journey beyond his control.
According to him, exploration is a bit like a metroidvania, and you will need to find better tools and weapons to unlock more details. Okay, I reply, wandering around a small town as a surly investigator clearly going through some shit is intriguing to me, even if it certainly doesn't pretend to be that way. Disco Elysiumyes, in the sense of role-playing, as my brain wants.
It's due to arrive at some point in 2026, he says, and you can add it to your wishlist on the site. Steam. “Okay,” I reply, hoping the awkward silence that ensues will scare him off. He turns to the door, takes a few steps and brutally hits the traitor's head with his toe. “Careful,” I whisper as he writhes on the floor.
