The Roottrees Are Dead
- First release
- Jan 15, 2025
- Developer
- Jeremy Johnston
- Publisher
- Evil Trout
- Engine
- Godot
- Genres
- Indie, Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle · Mystery
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Jan 15, 2025
- Mac
- Jan 15, 2025
- Linux
- Jan 15, 2025
- Time to beatIGDB · recorded
- Main Story
- 8h
- Main + Extras
- 13h
- Completionist
- 20h
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Text, First person
- External links
- Twitch (opens in a new tab)Bluesky (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)X (opens in a new tab)Discord (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- casual, retro, detective, interactive fiction, investigation
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, interactive fiction, investigation, 2d, 1990s, noir, stylized, murder mystery, investigations, atmospheric, story rich, 1990's, steam achievements, steam cloud, immersive, alternative history, logic, simulated operating system
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 87
- Main Story (IGDB)
- 8h
- Main + Extras (IGDB)
- 13h
- Completionist (IGDB)
- 20h
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 9,966 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Detective
- Puzzle
- Mystery
- Point & Click
- Investigation
- Story Rich
- Atmospheric
- Singleplayer
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- Deutschinterface, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 4 Nov 2026
Features
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud saves
- Steam Family Sharing
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Playable · recorded 16 Oct 2026
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Media
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Videos
Community
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Behind the game
Awards
Nominated
- Indie Game Award for Narrative — The Indie Game Awards 2025
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