Silver Pines set for October 8, 2026

Team17 and Wych Elm have fixed an October 8, 2026 release date for *Silver Pines*, giving the survival-horror metroidvania a firm launch window after previously listing it only for 2026. The date appears in a June 1 update on the game’s Steam page and in Team17’s release-date trailer published the same day. Team17’s original October 2025 announcement had named Steam, Epic Games Store, Nintendo Switch, Xbox and PlayStation 5, while newer coverage and store listings point to a broader 2026 console rollout that includes Nintendo’s newer hardware. The announcement matters because *Silver Pines* has been one of Team17’s more distinct horror-label projects: a side-scrolling game built around resource management, locked-path exploration and a noir detective setup. Wych Elm casts players as private investigator Red Walker, who arrives in the half-abandoned town of Silver Pines while searching for missing musician Eddie Velvet. (store.steampowered.com) The Steam listing says Walker’s case turns into “a strange and nightmarish descent,” while Team17 has described the project as a survival-horror metroidvania. ### Where did the October 8 date actually appear? June 1 is the clearest anchor for the date. The Steam page’s news section says, “Silver Pines will release on Steam on October 8th,” and ties that update to the game’s newly available demo. Team17’s YouTube upload from the same day also says the game is “releasing on October 8th 2026 on PC and consoles.” (store.steampowered.com) VGChartz separately reported that the game is due on October 8 across Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch and PC. Because Team17’s own June 1 trailer uses the broader phrase “PC and consoles,” the exact platform-by-platform wording beyond Steam is most directly supported by third-party reporting and earlier official platform announcements. (store.steampowered.com) ### What kind of game is Team17 selling here? Team17’s October 23, 2025 announcement called *Silver Pines* an “upcoming survival horror metroidvania” and said players would “fight or avoid the horrors of the town” while scavenging for resources and solving puzzles. The Steam page adds more detail, describing limited inventory space, hidden paths, monsters, bosses and progression tied to better tools and weapons. (youtube.com) Red Walker is the central character, and Eddie Velvet is the missing musician at the center of the case. The official materials repeatedly frame the setting as a small-town American nightmare, with Team17’s site calling Silver Pines “half-abandoned, half-forgotten, in the middle of nowhere.” ### Has anything playable been released before launch? (team17.com) A demo is already live. Steam lists *Silver Pines Demo* as available, and the main store page tells players to “Play the demo now” alongside the October 8 release-date notice. That gives Team17 and Wych Elm a public hands-on beat more than four months ahead of launch. (team17.com) Team17 also posted a “first 12 minutes of gameplay” update on May 26 through the Steam page’s event feed, adding to the pre-release marketing push. ### What platforms are confirmed from official sources? (store.steampowered.com) Team17’s October 2025 announcement explicitly named Steam, Epic Games Store, Nintendo Switch, Xbox and PlayStation 5. The Steam store page confirms the PC version and now carries the October 8 release date for Steam. Team17’s June 1 trailer confirms release on “PC and consoles,” but the trailer text shown in search results does not spell out every console family individually. (store.steampowered.com) The next concrete milestone is October 8, 2026, when the Steam version is scheduled to launch, according to the store page. Before then, players can access the demo on Steam and follow further platform-specific updates through Team17’s channels. (store.steampowered.com) (team17.com)