A badge that shows we're a finalist for Best Narrative at Gamescom LatAm BIG Festival
We're nominated for Best Narrative at the Gamescom Latam BIG Festival. Also, we recently released Brazilian Portuguese, which should be of interest to our Latin American players!
In an exclusive interview with William Rous and co-developers Black Trout Inc (The Roottrees Are Dead), we cover the new remaster of The Incident At Galley House, what makes a compelling puzzle, and what separates a good mystery game from a great one. gameobserver.com/the-incident...
Date reminder for Thinky Awards - Wednesday, February 4 at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm UTC
A reminder that The Roottrees are Dead is nominated for Game of the Year, Most Innovative Game, and Best Expansion at this year's Thinky Awards, streaming on Feburary 4th.
Our next game, The Incident at Galley House, is based on the game Type Help, which is also nominated for Best Free Game.
Proud of this one! Steam provides recommended regional pricing, but devs can (and should) tune it to better match local purchasing power.
¡Si tienes amigos en Latinoamérica, avísales!
Reminder to vote for the Thinky Awards! If you're into deduction games that'll have you busting out a physical notebook, @roottrees.com is nominated in a few categories. Also, The Incident at Galley House should be your "Most Anticipated Game."
As for "Best Content Creator," follow your instincts!
Blue prince at #4 and @eviltrout.com's The Roottrees are Dead at #9!
Thank you Game Informer!
If you enjoyed The Roottrees are Dead, please consider nominating us for a Steam Award: store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
A banner for The Indie Game Awards featuring The Roottrees are Dead as a 2025 nominee for best narrative game.
Wow! The Roottrees are Dead has been nominated for Best Narrative Game at the Indie Game Awards!
The Roottrees are Dead is now available in French, German and Spanish:
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The Roottrees are Dead: Over 100,00 copies sold!
The Roottrees are Dead has sold over 100,000 copies!
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Our next game is The Incident at Galley House, a remake of the text game Type Help.
If you liked The Roottrees are Dead please wishlist it on Steam!
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Strålende!
The Roottrees are Dead is on sale with Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer as part of the 90s Mystery Adventure Bundle. Check it out on Steam:
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If you're curious about the business behind The Roottrees are Dead, we were interviewed by How to Market a Game about how the project came together: howtomarketagame.com/2025/04/28/h...
Featuring the iconic investigative jazz soundtrack (plus some other gems) for you to sleuth to. Not a prank — download it for free!
Thanks for pointing that out! Yes, lots of reviewers have been saying Roottrees scratches that narrative deduction game itch.
Oh, yeah. That's a good one!
I've heard the term "deduction" games, although that could be confused with "social deduction" games like Werewolf or Mafia. 🤔
There's a comprehensive, context-aware hint system built into the game. It has different levels of assistance, so if you're stuck, it guides you through the section gently at first, then gets more detailed each time you click.
That way you still get that sense of accomplishment, with some backup! 😎
It's also currently 10 percent off, so merely $17.99 USD during the first week. Now that's a deal! 😎
A screenshot of a newspaper featuring the sisters from the game The Roottrees are Dead
NEW REC: As a fan of games like Her Story and Obra Dinn, I've spent the last few days channeling my inner '90s armchair Internet detective while glued to The Roottrees are Dead. Layered, twisty, and complex puzzle / mystery / logic deduction with a splash of morbidity. I was HOOKED.
Well observed, but that's just P1's living-room UI. Other than that and some cutscenes, most of the gameplay takes place in '90s-era cyberspace. 😎💻🔍
Yes, all illustrations in this release were done from scratch! Most of it is by @henningludvigsen.bsky.social, a very talented board-game artist based in Norway: bsky.app/profile/henn...
