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Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...

Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition is a visual novel, anime and story rich game developed by Yeti and Regista and published by Sekai Project.
Released on April 27th 2016 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 553 reviews of which 503 were positive and 50 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 33.99€ on Steam.

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Windows
  • OS *: Microsoft Windows Vista/7/8/8.1 (Compatible with 32 bit and 64 bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or better.
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Monitor capable of displaying 1280x1024 32 bit True Color
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Pixel Shader 2.0 & SSE2 support required

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2026
Root double is a Denpa VN. If you have experience reading this type of story you will notice a lot of things happening with very convenient timing from the perspective of an unreliable narrator but the story is told from multiple perspectives revealing mysteries. The mysteries is not unfairly hidden to the viewer, the author respects your intelligence and give small hints to keep the readers engaged. A lot of people love to complain about √B because it is a slice of life. Just dismiss the opinion of these people and block them, they are the same that complain about the SoL in muv-luv extra aswell. √B was actually pretty fun to read imo. 🟩 Pros 🟥 Cons ✅Thrilling story with a lot of emotional moments where you, yourself start to wonder if you're a psychic with "empathy" powers. ✅Not woke, no DEI, no hovering around sensitivities ⛔️Repetetive scenes ad nauseum galore ⛔️bad choice system, the game can only be played with a guide Game length ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱ on average about 45-55 hours depending on read speed. I rate 8/10 💢Trigger warning💢 If you're a potato do not read
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Dec. 2025
Root Double is a pretty entertaining experience, overall pretty well thought out mystery/sci-fi game. I really enjoyed there being an adult cast of characters. A lot of people seem to not like B route but I actually quite enjoyed it. The writing is really compelling for the first half, and the last half is kinda just an answer to all the weirdness as well as some surprises. Everything is foreshadowed pretty well, but how it all connects is part of the fun. You can tell they were trying to setup a whole world of sequels by the end of the game; unfortunately that leaves a few loose ends regarding Communicators, but overall it ends on a satisfying enough note. The themes on communicating and understanding one another are okay, not groundbreaking, but still a good message. It's oddly prescient at times with a key criminal organization being named "Q", it was a little uncanny. The choice system is really odd. It's overwhelming at first but eventually 99% of the game it becomes just max out the characters and shuffle to make the one who's making the least awful choices the lead, save a few specific moments. If you mess up there's usually a hint explaining why - although there is an imperceptible time mechanic in Route A that just makes no sense if you hit it. It's obvious they didn't really know what to do with the choice system beyond the A route; a lot of the depth really goes away. But it's still fun and the streamlined process actually fits into the narrative. There's also a nice jingle that plays when you did what you were supposed to. The music is decent. Nothing super memorable but effort clearly went in and it all fits the game very well. The TL is a little opinionated and you get students calling other students "Ms." due to the lack of honorifics The art is pretty good. There are a lot of bad endings but honestly I don't really care about that myself. However it is certainly a labor of love and it is a fun experience. After you finish you get some more extrapolation on everyone's situations in the XTEND episode but honestly I am too tired of the narrative to finish that. Everything is wrapped well enough to where that isn't really necessary.
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Nov. 2025
As this is a visual novel, I don’t need to explain why it’s great — anyone familiar with the genre will understand. Consider this a well-deserved +1 positive review from me!
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Nov. 2025
This is an interesting VN which is nominally about a group of people trapped in a research facility after some fires break out. In fact, a lot of the story is devoted to developing each of the character's back story and what led them to being where they are in the first place. The pseudoscience (BC) used here is a cool idea and its various implications get explored from different angles. My main complaint is that the pacing is very inconsistent: there were many parts that just move too slowly. So this holds back the quality a bit, but overall I still think it is worth reading.
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April 2025
My favourite visual novel of all time, I had to buy it again on steam. I love that instead of making decisions, you rank the characters by how important you view them, which then changes how your character acts. The story is amazing, all the characters are really interesting to learn about, and in the endings you either learn more info about the story, or get more depth of the characters, so all the endings are worth getting. its pretty long, probably at least 60 +hours
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Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition is currently priced at 33.99€ on Steam.

Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 33.99€ on Steam.

Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition received 503 positive votes out of a total of 553 achieving a rating of 8.48.
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Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition was developed by Yeti and Regista and published by Sekai Project.

Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition is not playable on MacOS.

Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition is not playable on Linux.

Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition is a single-player game.

Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition does not currently offer any DLC.

Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition does not support Steam Remote Play.

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