{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1dad48d59b7681707f81b261","clusterId":"c_471ccb3c4c457aea53f51645","slug":"silver-pines-pulls-85-metascore-ahead-of-october-9-release","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Silver Pines Pulls 85 Metascore Ahead Of October 9 Release","summary":"Silver Pines, a side-scrolling survival horror game with Metroidvania exploration from Wych Elm, holds an 85/100 Metacritic average ahead of its October 9 release. Metacritic has collected 11 reviews for the PC version, 10 of them favorable, and 5 PS5 reviews that are all positive, with some outlets scoring it 100.","whyItMatters":"The score lands before release and spans outlets that rarely agree on indie horror, which gives Wych Elm's debut a review base that most small studios do not have when they launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game puts players in the role of a private detective searching for a missing musician in a forgotten rural American town, built on a Metroidvania map and side-scrolling horror combat. Critics who scored it at the top of the range pointed to the mystery framing as what makes backtracking through the same areas feel purposeful rather than repetitive. Reviews also single out the painterly visuals and the quiet stretches of exploration as the parts that carry the atmosphere.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWych Elm ships the game on October 9 for PC through Steam and Epic, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. A demo is already up on Steam.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Silver Pines' Metascore rests on 11 PC reviews with 10 favorable and 5 PS5 reviews that are all positive. Console reception is running stronger than PC, and that split is the detail worth tracking before October 9.","twitterPost":"Silver Pines' 85 Metascore splits clean: 10 of 11 favorable on PC, 5 for 5 positive on PS5.","threadsPost":"Silver Pines holds an 85 Metascore from Wych Elm, a side-scrolling survival horror with Metroidvania exploration. On PC, 10 of 11 reviews are favorable. On PS5, all 5 are positive. The console scores are the uniform ones, so the PC mix is where the dissent sits going into October 9.","newsletterBlurb":"Silver Pines, the side-scrolling detective horror game from Wych Elm, holds an 85/100 Metacritic average ahead of its October 9 release. Metacritic has 11 PC reviews with 10 favorable and 5 PS5 reviews that are all positive, some at a perfect 100. It launches for PC via Steam and Epic, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, with a Steam demo already available.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261007d\",\"title\":\"Side-Scrolling Detective Horror Game Draws Attention Overseas With High Review Scores; Newcomer 'Silver Pines' Marks High Metascore of 85/100\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4431,"outputTokens":642,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791333427,"createdAt":"2026-10-07T00:31:16.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T00:36:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T00:36:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_471ccb3c4c457aea53f51645","canonicalTitle":"“横スクロールの探偵ホラーゲーム”がレビュー高評価で海外にて注目集まる。新星『Silver Pines』がメタスコア「85/100」とハイスコアをマーク","representativeArticleId":"a_7573230986b712ae20f4ffcb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Silver Pines\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-06T23:45:17.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-06T23:45:17.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T00:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261007d","title":"“横スクロールの探偵ホラーゲーム”がレビュー高評価で海外にて注目集まる。新星『Silver Pines』がメタスコア「85/100」とハイスコアをマーク"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Silver Pines"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"review","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}