- 81/100
- Players20 ratings
- 87/100
- Critics1 review
More scores
- Metacritic15 critic reviews
- 86/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 78/100
- GameFAQsJust Right
- 4.38/5
- Player reviews
- 96% positive9,960 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Runs on
- Windows, Mac, Linux
- Price
- US$16.99
Where to get it
2025 · Remake · Jeremy Johnston · Point-and-click adventure · Puzzle
The Roottrees Are Dead
Remake
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.
- Released
- 15 January 2025
- Platforms
- LinuxmacOSWindows
- Genres
- Point-and-click adventurePuzzleAdventureIndie
- Developers
- Jeremy JohnstonEvil Trout
- Publishers
- Evil Trout
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- First personText
- Themes
- Mystery
- Engine
- Godot
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified)EnglishFrenchGermanItalianPortuguese (Brazil)RussianSpanish (Mexico)
- Features
- Family SharingSingle-playerSteam CloudSteam achievements
- Time to beat
- 7.5hmain story13hwith extras20hcompletionist
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- Part of
- The Roottrees Are Dead
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