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A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
The Roottrees are Dead is a mystery, puzzle and detective game
developed and published by Evil Trout Inc..
Released on January 15th 2025 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil and Italian.
It has received 2,522 reviews of which 2,459 were positive and 63 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processor: 2.0Ghz Dual Core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 510
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Your graphics card needs at least 2GB of VRAM
MacOS
- OS: macOS High Sierra
- Processor: Apple M1
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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Linux
- OS: Linux 64-Bit
- Processor: 2.0Ghz Dual Core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 510
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Your graphics card needs at least 2GB of VRAM
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Wikipedia link hopping, the game! I love "The Roottrees are Dead" so much that I regularly check what the developers are up to and purchased their second game, "The Incident at Galley House", the day it came out. If you have ever stayed awake at night reading Wikipedia articles on random topics because your insomnia has a death grip on you: you will like this game. If you have ever pulled your phone out at a restaurant to find a research article you read years ago to prove something as fact: you will enjoy this game. If you make excel spreadsheets for fun, considered getting an ancestry.com subscription, or have run out of major puzzle games ("Return of the Obra Dinn", "The Case of the Golden Idol", "Outer Wilds", "Blue Prince", etc.): you will LOVE this game. There's a warm sense of satisfaction you get while putting the pieces together, the overarching mystery doesn't hit boring lulls because you choose how many side details you want to read, and the game has an actually helpful notepad function. It's point-and-click for any fellow first-person nausea havers and the music didn't scrape my brain after hours of playthrough. It has its flaws, but if given the opportunity to forget everything about this game just so I could play it again with fresh eyes, I would not hesitate. Enjoy!
I honestly never do reviews for a game, but I absolutely had to for TRaD. My Wife and I played it together and couldn't get enough of it. We'd sit and play it, get our children thru dinner and off to bed, talking about it the whole time. Then go right back to it when they went to bed! It's a super addicting, very well written puzzle/detective game of deduction and we couldn't hardly stop playing it. I can't recommend it enough to anyone who wants a brain scratcher of a game, and has a partner to figure out the Roottree family's history. Playing solo would be just fine, but it's all the more enjoyable having someone you can't help but discuss your finding with. Happy Hunting!! (To the Dev: Please, for the love of all that is good in life. Make another game like this and thicken the Roottree 'blood/syrup' (-; My wife and I, NEED MORE! lol)
I'm fairly new to being a gamer and I'm still figuring out what my tastes are... I loved Unpacking but hated A Little to the Left; The Witcher and BOTW/TOTK are super fun but I couldn't get into Skyrim and Cyberpunk 2077 was too scary for me (lol) because of the combat with guns. So I never know what I will or won't like until I'm actually playing it!! I have now realized I'm more of a puzzle person and coming into this game, I was in a post-Blue Prince and post-Inscryption slump and I didn't think I could find a game that would scratch that itch. That is, until I played this game. Now THIS game has become the Holy Grail... the game that has me yearning for similar games. As someone who loves going down Wikipedia wormholes late into the night, this game was perfect for me. I used to think I preferred playing on handheld consoles but The Roottrees are Dead has converted me to playing on a computer!!! This game is everything I've ever wanted in a game and I wish I could play it all over again...
You gotta be a real dweeb for this one. You know those ‘Logic Puzzles’ books that you find in a doctor’s office or in an old person’s bathroom. This is that but a video game and you play the whole game by searching up queries on a ‘98 Windows PC. Like you gotta be a REAL dweeb for this one. It’s an investigation game so it’s hard to talk about without spoilers but effectively you have to deduce a family tree using the power of the internet. I like games that make me feel smart and this game made me feel like Sherlock Holmes working at Ancestry. Finding each new piece of information feels like that Charlie Day Conspiracy meme except it makes sense and you're actually getting somewhere. There is post-game content that gets a bit silly with its difficulty but the main game is totally beatable without hints. If you are the REALEST dweeb, play The Roottrees are Dead. It has already inspired more games in similar genres and I can’t wait.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Roottrees are Dead is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
No, The Roottrees are Dead is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.
Yes, The Roottrees are Dead received 2,459 positive votes out of a total of 2,522 achieving an impressive rating of 9.30.
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The Roottrees are Dead was developed and published by Evil Trout Inc..
Yes, The Roottrees are Dead is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, The Roottrees are Dead is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, The Roottrees are Dead is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, The Roottrees are Dead is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, The Roottrees are Dead is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, The Roottrees are Dead does not support VR.
The Roottrees are Dead is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for The Roottrees are Dead. Explore additional content available for The Roottrees are Dead on Steam.
No, The Roottrees are Dead does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, The Roottrees are Dead does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, The Roottrees are Dead is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Roottrees are Dead.
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Last Updates| Steam data | 11 September 2026 15:00 UTC |
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| SteamSpy data | 31 August 2026 11:45 UTC |
| Steam price | 11 September 2026 18:21 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 09 September 2026 11:52 UTC |
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Developer
Evil Trout Inc.
Publisher
Evil Trout Inc.
Release
15 Jan 2025
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