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The Roottrees are Dead
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The official BlueSky account for “The Roottrees are Dead,” a puzzle game where you piece together a family tree using the Internet circa 1998.

Developed by: https://bsky.app/profile/eviltrout.com
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littleproblems.bsky.social
Hi everyone 💛

We’ve teamed up with The Roottrees are Dead for a new bundle on Steam.

Both games are built around observation and quiet investigation, but each tells its story in a very different way.

@roottrees.com

#indiegame #indiedev #cozygame
October 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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eviltrout.com
I had a blast chatting about The Roottrees are Dead on one of my favorite podcasts: eggplant.show/147-digging-...
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games: 147: Digging Deep with The Roottrees are Dead
Laura chats with Jeremy Johnston and Robin Ward about The Roottrees are Dead, their genealogy, murder-mystery, “static deduction” game. We discuss the development process of taking a jam prototype to ...
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October 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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The Roottrees are Dead is now part of The Cozy Crimes Bundle with Little Problems! You can pick up both games for 20% off.

@littleproblems.bsky.social

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The Cozy Crimes Bundle image featuring Little Problems and The Roottrees are Dead
September 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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It turns out French people love The Roottrees are Dead! It's our biggest non-English audience by far. Merci ! 🇫🇷 🇫🇷 🇫🇷
September 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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The Roottrees are Dead is now available in French, German and Spanish:

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The Roottrees are Dead - The Roottrees are Dead is now in French, German, and Spanish - Steam News
After many months of hard work and an open beta, we're delighted to announce that you can now play The Roottrees are Dead in French, German, and Spanish. The game has roughly 100,000 words to translat...
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August 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 33 featuring @eviltrout.com and Jeremy from @roottrees.com is out now! Topics include the origins of the game, the remake on Steam, and genre classifications.
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Draknek & Friends Official Podcast
Join Alan and Syrenne from Draknek & Friends as they talk to developers of some of their favorite puzzle games, shedding light onto how games get made and the people behind them!
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July 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The Roottrees are Dead made NPR's "Best Games of 2025 so far" list! There's so many other awesome games on the list too. You should check them out! www.npr.org/2025/07/16/n...
The best games of 2025 so far, picked by NPR's staff
From indies like Blue Prince to big console exclusives like Donkey Kong Bananza, NPR staff and contributors round up their favorite games of the year so far.
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July 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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The Roottrees are Dead has sold over 100,000 copies!

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The Roottrees are Dead: Over 100,00 copies sold!
July 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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We're looking for French players to help beta test the French version of The Roottrees are Dead. If you'd like to help out, please contact us: eviltrout.com/contact/
Evil Trout Inc.
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July 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Jeremy, Henning and I spoke to The Verge about the process of removing the generative AI artwork from Roottrees:

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How The Roottrees are Dead ditched AI and became a hit
One of this year’s hit puzzle games wouldn’t have existed without AI — but it wouldn’t have become a hit without a human to replace it.
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June 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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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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The Incident at Galley House on Steam
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
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June 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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There's something very weird hidden in The Roottrees are Dead that nobody's found yet!
To all of our internet detectives and spider searchers, How would you feel if I told you that there's something very weird hiding in this game? It's not like anything else in Roottrees. But that's because it was built as an homage to a different game series, after Eviltrout and I had discussions with one of their developers early in the production of Roottrees. I must warn you. This one's kind of... different. Reaching the end of this search will take larger leaps of logic and outside the box thinking than anything else you're asked to do in game. In all honestly, it's the type of puzzle that admittedly won't be for some of you. When it's all over, you might read about how it was solved and think "How was anyone ever expected to find that?" And the answer is that we actually weren't expecting anyone to, really. Over the years I've always loved reading articles, or seeing videos about games/movies/books from my past still revealing their secrets years later. Part of the appeal of hiding something like this, to me anyways, was the thought that "What if on the one year, five year, or even ten year anniversary I could announce there's something hidden in the game that nobody had ever found?" But more recently we've thought... why not give our community a chance while we have a ton of people still engaged in our discord (Who even knows if discord will exist in ten years) Collectively, if you contribute to solving the puzzle, you can be part of something pretty special to us. Some of the information we hid a while back is about to become public. And so knowing that we were about to tell our community about the existence of this puzzle we've also adjusted the final "reward" to include a juicy new piece of information that (whoever finds first) can share in this discord. Meaning if you do reach the end of the journey... maybe you can help us with a major announcement. Knowing this treasure hunt exists might simply be enough of a hint for all of you get this whole thing…
June 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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The Roottrees are Dead is on sale as part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase. store.steampowered.com/sale/Cerebra...

We're also in a bundle with some of the best detective games of all time. Check it out!
Cerebral Puzzle Showcase 2025
Do you love puzzle games? Are you curious about the genre? Already a fan and looking for more puzzle gems? Look no further! The Cerebral Puzzle Showcase is the place to celebrate all the wonderful puz...
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May 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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We're looking for playtesters for the Spanish and German versions of The Roottrees are Dead. If that's you or you know someone who could do that, please have them email info *at* roottrees.com please!
The Roottrees are Dead | A family tree puzzle game
The Roottrees are dead is a puzzle game where you piece together a mysterious family tree using evidence scoured from the internet circa 1998.
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May 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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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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Save 5% on The 90s Mystery Adventure Bundle on Steam
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May 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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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...
How an itch.io game became a million-dollar hit: The Roottrees are Dead – How To Market A Game
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April 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
roottrees.com
Robin and Jeremy are on the latest episode of Escape this Podcast! You can listen and play along with the puzzles here: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-i66pv-...
Water You Solving? ft. Robin Ward and Jeremy Johnston
The creators of The Roottrees Are Dead join us to play through an audio escape room filled with water slides, cool points, and sunscreen. Find out about the game at https://roottrees.com/    Check out...
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April 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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There's now an official Soundtrack for The Roottrees are Dead on Steam. You can download it now for free! store.steampowered.com/app/3578780/...
The Roottrees are Dead Soundtrack on Steam
All of the original music from The Roottrees are Dead, plus a few bonus tracks!
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April 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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We’re currently running a scavenger hunt for obscure search results in the game. You can join now on our discord (linked in the game’s main menu).

Come and help people find stuff!
March 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Bluesky is a great way to get updates... but so is our new mailing list! You can be the first to find out when we announce new projects. buttondown.com/eviltrout
Evil Trout Game Updates
Subscribe for occasional updates on upcoming games and features from the team behind The Roottrees are Dead on Steam. We promise not to email you too often! You’ll only get major announcements. Be sur...
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March 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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The Roottrees are Dead is 25% off right now in the Steam Spring Sale. If you know someone who's been waiting to try it out, now is a great time!

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Save 25% on The Roottrees are Dead on Steam
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.
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March 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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The Roottree Sisters have a new look in the latest patch. We've updated the key artwork based on feedback and experience. Apologies if it feels weird to see them suddenly change!
The new illustration of The Roottree Sisters from The Roottrees are Dead
February 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social
It's a nice indie double bill kind of week at FR to help you through the slow release period www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRab...
The Roottrees Are Dead and Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist | Fully Ramblomatic
YouTube video by Second Wind
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February 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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faultrunner.bsky.social
I played my 2025 GOTY already and the review for it is right here

As a huge fan of The Return of the Obra Dinn, The Roottrees are Dead was right up my alley. I’m still floored at the amount of content this game has, and how well clues were laid out throughout.

www.qualbert.com/reviews/the-...
The Roottrees are Dead Review (PC) | Qualbert
How complicated is this family tree?! It's time to branch out into a new puzzle game in our The Roottrees are Dead Review!
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February 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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polygon.com
Wikipedia rabbit holes trained me for this genealogical mystery game
Wikipedia rabbit holes trained me for this genealogical mystery game
A detective game for people who live for piecing together online drama
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February 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM