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  "product": "Silver Pines",
  "title": "Silver Pines",
  "description": "A survival horror metroidvania set in a small American town. As private investigator Red Walker, you search for a missing musician, fighting or avoiding horrors, managing scarce resources and solving puzzles, in a single-player game.",
  "job": "Is the date real, do they need to spend, what can they skip.",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-27",
  "timezoneNote": "8 October 2026 on Xbox and Steam. Calendar dates are as published.",
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    "text": "No paid links on this page. If a Need line later carries a paid link, it will be marked here."
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