Silver Pines review
PC, PS5, Switch 2; Wych Elm Games, Team 17Abandoned shops, ruined apartment buildings and rotting sewer networks make up a dark landscape in which you play a private eye searching for a missing singer-songwriter
TL;DR
- Players assume the role of detective Red Walker in the Metroidvania-style adventure game, Silver Pines.
- The game features exploration of a dark 2D universe including abandoned shops, ruined buildings, and sewer networks.
- Gameplay involves solving puzzles, finding clues, and engaging in tense combat with limited resources.
- Silver Pines is praised for its distinctive film noir style, rotoscoped animation, detailed environments, and atmospheric soundtrack.
- The game draws heavy inspiration from 80s and 90s neo-noir culture, referencing films and shows like Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, and The X-Files.
- Puzzles can be challenging, requiring thorough exploration, and combat is designed to be tense and panicked, true to early survival horror.