{"id":25296,"date":"2026-10-06T13:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/06\/silver-pines-review-a-stylish-neo-noir-detective-drama\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:38:09","slug":"silver-pines-review-a-stylish-neo-noir-detective-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/06\/silver-pines-review-a-stylish-neo-noir-detective-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Pines review \u2013 a stylish, neo-noir detective drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

PC, PS5, Switch 2; Wych Elm Games, Team 17
<\/strong>Abandoned 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<\/p>\n

In a weird deserted town miles from anywhere, a troubled detective searches for a missing musician and the girl he may or may not have murdered. It could be a Silent Hill game or a lost David Lynch movie from the 1990s \u2013 in fact, it\u2019s neither. And also both. If that whets your appetite, stick around, there\u2019s plenty more to come.<\/p>\n

Developed by Scandinavian studio Wych Elm Games, Silver Pines is a dark Metroidvania-style adventure, where you play as shambling private eye, Red Walker, exploring a 2D universe of abandoned shops, ruined apartment buildings and rotting sewer networks. Officially, everyone has left because of an incoming storm, but very quickly you learn that something much darker is afoot. Someone has hired you to find singer-songwriter Eddie Velvet, but you don\u2019t know why; your only contact with your client is via the payphones dotted around town, where you can also save your progress \u2013 as long as you have a dollar to pay for the call. Each location is filled with clues and puzzles \u2013 a weird newspaper story pinned to the wall, a strange statue that needs a missing piece \u2013 and through these artefacts you unlock new rooms and descend further into the mystery.<\/p>\n

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\nPC, 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
\nIn a weird deserted town miles from anywhere, a troubled detective searches for a missing musician and the girl he may or may not have murdered. It could be a Silent Hill game or a lost David Lynch movie from the 1990s \u2013 in fact, it\u2019s neither. And also both. If that whets your appetite, stick around, there\u2019s plenty more to come.
\nDeveloped by Scandinavian studio Wych Elm Games, Silver Pines is a dark Metroidvania-style adventure, where you play as shambling private eye, Red Walker, exploring a 2D universe of abandoned shops, ruined apartment buildings and rotting sewer networks. Officially, everyone has left because of an incoming storm, but very quickly you learn that something much darker is afoot. Someone has hired you to find singer-songwriter Eddie Velvet, but you don\u2019t know why; your only contact with your client is via the payphones dotted around town, where you can also save your progress \u2013 as long as you have a dollar to pay for the call. Each location is filled with clues and puzzles \u2013 a weird newspaper story pinned to the wall, a strange statue that needs a missing piece \u2013 and through these artefacts you unlock new rooms and descend further into the mystery. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 In a weird deserted town miles from anywhere, a troubled detective searches for a missing musician and the girl he may …<\/p>\n

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