The Roottrees are Dead
@roottrees.com
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
Developed by: https://bsky.app/profile/eviltrout.com
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Our next game, The Incident at Galley House, is coming out July 14, 2026! You can wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3641000/...
June 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Our next game, The Incident at Galley House, is coming out July 14, 2026! You can wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3641000/...
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We're excited to announce that the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase will begin TOMORROW and run from May 28 - June 4!
Featuring discounts on a selection of excellent puzzle games, streams from our favorite streamers, demos for upcoming games & plenty more!
Links below 👇
www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com
Featuring discounts on a selection of excellent puzzle games, streams from our favorite streamers, demos for upcoming games & plenty more!
Links below 👇
www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com
May 27, 2026 at 1:33 PM
We're excited to announce that the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase will begin TOMORROW and run from May 28 - June 4!
Featuring discounts on a selection of excellent puzzle games, streams from our favorite streamers, demos for upcoming games & plenty more!
Links below 👇
www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com
Featuring discounts on a selection of excellent puzzle games, streams from our favorite streamers, demos for upcoming games & plenty more!
Links below 👇
www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com
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Today we embrace the genealogy with The Roottrees are Dead, and Roottreemaniafrom @roottrees.com We loved this one, with John destroying his sleep schedule to keep playing. There's a reason this game is a major inspiration in the space.
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The Roottrees Are Dead
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May 11, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Today we embrace the genealogy with The Roottrees are Dead, and Roottreemaniafrom @roottrees.com We loved this one, with John destroying his sleep schedule to keep playing. There's a reason this game is a major inspiration in the space.
open.spotify.com/episode/3q9x...
open.spotify.com/episode/3q9x...
We're in a bundle with Wax Heads, a narrative game about working in a record shop, with amazing illustrations and atmosphere. The game is out today, so please check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/...
Save 15% on Wax Heads on Steam
Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and th...
store.steampowered.com
May 5, 2026 at 9:23 PM
We're in a bundle with Wax Heads, a narrative game about working in a record shop, with amazing illustrations and atmosphere. The game is out today, so please check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/...
Our friends at Wax Heads interviewed Jeremy about game design, writing, and 80s music. We'll also be in a bundle with them on May 5th when the game comes out. store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
The Roottrees are Dead - The Roottrees Are Dead x Wax Heads - Steam News
An interview about game design, plus an upcoming bundle.
store.steampowered.com
April 24, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Our friends at Wax Heads interviewed Jeremy about game design, writing, and 80s music. We'll also be in a bundle with them on May 5th when the game comes out. store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
Do you speak Italian? Do you know anyone who does? We're looking for playtesters for an upcoming Italian translation of The Roottrees are Dead. Please contact us! roottrees.com/en/help/cont...
Email us for Technical Support | The Roottrees are Dead
If you couldn’t find an answer in the other help articles, we’re happy to hear from you directly.
Email: [email protected]
When reporting a bug or technical issue, please include:
Your operating s...
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April 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Do you speak Italian? Do you know anyone who does? We're looking for playtesters for an upcoming Italian translation of The Roottrees are Dead. Please contact us! roottrees.com/en/help/cont...
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For #LDJam, @rosekeller.bsky.social and I teamed up with Marcus and @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social to put together an ambitious narrative deduction game!
Decode foreign words, untangle relationships, and solve a complex family tree.
jamwitch.itch.io/trevosa
#gamedev #ld59 #ludumdare
Decode foreign words, untangle relationships, and solve a complex family tree.
jamwitch.itch.io/trevosa
#gamedev #ld59 #ludumdare
The Archives of Trevosa by jamwitch
Translate terms to deduce the history of a strange kingdom
jamwitch.itch.io
April 21, 2026 at 3:15 AM
For #LDJam, @rosekeller.bsky.social and I teamed up with Marcus and @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social to put together an ambitious narrative deduction game!
Decode foreign words, untangle relationships, and solve a complex family tree.
jamwitch.itch.io/trevosa
#gamedev #ld59 #ludumdare
Decode foreign words, untangle relationships, and solve a complex family tree.
jamwitch.itch.io/trevosa
#gamedev #ld59 #ludumdare
Our little game has done phenomenally well in China. To say thank you, today we've launched a full Mandarin voiceover! store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
The Roottrees are Dead - Now available in Mandarin! - Steam News
In December we launched The Roottrees are Dead in Simplified Chinese, and we were blown away by how well it was received. Within two weeks it had outsold every language except for English, and it cont...
store.steampowered.com
April 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Our little game has done phenomenally well in China. To say thank you, today we've launched a full Mandarin voiceover! store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
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!
March 12, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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!
The GLAAD Media Awards are today, and The Roottrees are Dead is nominated for Outstanding Video Game! To celebrate, we've joined a Steam bundle with some of our fellow nominees: store.steampowered.com/bundle/69389...
Save 6% on Outstanding Video Game Nominees for the 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Steam
store.steampowered.com
March 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The GLAAD Media Awards are today, and The Roottrees are Dead is nominated for Outstanding Video Game! To celebrate, we've joined a Steam bundle with some of our fellow nominees: store.steampowered.com/bundle/69389...
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.
Our next game, The Incident at Galley House, is based on the game Type Help, which is also nominated for Best Free Game.
January 31, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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.
Our next game, The Incident at Galley House, is based on the game Type Help, which is also nominated for Best Free Game.
We’ve taken a close look at how Roottrees is priced in parts of Latin America and lowered our regional pricing to make it more accessible to local players. store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
Español: store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
Español: store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
The Roottrees are Dead - Regional pricing update for Latin America - Steam News
We’ve taken a close look at how Roottrees is priced in parts of Latin America and lowered our regional pricing to make it more accessible to local players.
store.steampowered.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM
We’ve taken a close look at how Roottrees is priced in parts of Latin America and lowered our regional pricing to make it more accessible to local players. store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
Español: store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
Español: store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
The Roottrees are Dead is now a year old! In this post we take a look back at all the cool stuff that's happened since.
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The Roottrees are Dead - One Year of Roottrees - Steam News
Looking back at the year we've had since releasing The Roottrees are Dead
store.steampowered.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The Roottrees are Dead is now a year old! In this post we take a look back at all the cool stuff that's happened since.
store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
If you like detective games, remember to check out our bundles. We're in one now with Confidential Killings, a noir golden-idol-esque game about solving murders in classic Hollywood.
January 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
If you like detective games, remember to check out our bundles. We're in one now with Confidential Killings, a noir golden-idol-esque game about solving murders in classic Hollywood.
We're part of the Steam Detective Fest. You can pick up the game for 20% off right now
January 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
We're part of the Steam Detective Fest. You can pick up the game for 20% off right now
The Roottrees are Dead is nominated for Outstanding Video Game at the 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards: glaad.org/releases/gla...
GLAAD ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR THE 37th ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS | GLAAD
“HEATED RIVALRY,” “STRANGER THINGS,” “PLURIBUS,” “ABBOTT ELEMENTARY,” “THE HUNTING WIVES,” “HACKS,” “SEVERANCE,” “LAS CULTURISTAS CULTURE AWARDS,” “I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER,” “ON SWIFT HORSES,”...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The Roottrees are Dead is nominated for Outstanding Video Game at the 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards: glaad.org/releases/gla...
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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!
As for "Best Content Creator," follow your instincts!
Vote in the 3rd annual Thinky Awards · Thinky Games
Vote for the best thinky game of 2025, your most anticipated game, and your favorite content creator in the latest Thinky Awards.
thinkygames.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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!
As for "Best Content Creator," follow your instincts!
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Happy Holidays from Evil Trout Inc! Here's a little Christmas Card we made to thank our fans for an amazing year and to tease our next game, The Incident at Galley House.
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Happy Holidays from Evil Trout Inc! Here's a little Christmas Card we made to thank our fans for an amazing year and to tease our next game, The Incident at Galley House.
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I've been making top-ten GOTY lists every year for more than a decade, and this might have been the hardest ever to narrow down. What a year for video games!
Here are the 10 best games of 2025: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Here are the 10 best games of 2025: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The Best Video Games of 2025
Almost all of them are independently developed, which speaks to the state of the games industry
www.bloomberg.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I've been making top-ten GOTY lists every year for more than a decade, and this might have been the hardest ever to narrow down. What a year for video games!
Here are the 10 best games of 2025: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Here are the 10 best games of 2025: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Thanks to Polygon for including us on their list of best games of 2025!
A bonanza of peak set the blueprint for the year
The 50 best games of 2025
A bonanza of peak set the blueprint for the year
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December 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Thanks to Polygon for including us on their list of best games of 2025!
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We're delighted to announce that The Roottrees are Dead is now available in Simplified Chinese! This was our most ambitious translation to date and we hope that it means even more people can enjoy the game.
We're also 20% off for the Winter Sale!
store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
We're also 20% off for the Winter Sale!
store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We're delighted to announce that The Roottrees are Dead is now available in Simplified Chinese! This was our most ambitious translation to date and we hope that it means even more people can enjoy the game.
We're also 20% off for the Winter Sale!
store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
We're also 20% off for the Winter Sale!
store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
We're delighted to announce that The Roottrees are Dead is now available in Simplified Chinese! This was our most ambitious translation to date and we hope that it means even more people can enjoy the game.
We're also 20% off for the Winter Sale!
store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
We're also 20% off for the Winter Sale!
store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We're delighted to announce that The Roottrees are Dead is now available in Simplified Chinese! This was our most ambitious translation to date and we hope that it means even more people can enjoy the game.
We're also 20% off for the Winter Sale!
store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
We're also 20% off for the Winter Sale!
store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
The Roottrees are Dead made the Onion AV Club’s best games of 2025 list.
Also, Type Help, the next game Evil Trout Inc. is working on, is on the list too!
www.avclub.com/best-games-2...
Also, Type Help, the next game Evil Trout Inc. is working on, is on the list too!
www.avclub.com/best-games-2...
The A.V. Club's best games of 2025
Unsurprisingly, the best games of 2025 came from the fringes of the industry. Here's what The A.V. Club's games critics loved the most this year.
www.avclub.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The Roottrees are Dead made the Onion AV Club’s best games of 2025 list.
Also, Type Help, the next game Evil Trout Inc. is working on, is on the list too!
www.avclub.com/best-games-2...
Also, Type Help, the next game Evil Trout Inc. is working on, is on the list too!
www.avclub.com/best-games-2...
We are nominated for a bunch of Thinky Awards!
- Game of the Year
- Most Innovative Game
- Best Expansion (Roottreemania)
Also, Type Help is nominated for "Best Free Game." We're remastering it as The Incident at Galley House, nominated for "Most Anticipated Game"!
thinkygames.com/events/awards/
- Game of the Year
- Most Innovative Game
- Best Expansion (Roottreemania)
Also, Type Help is nominated for "Best Free Game." We're remastering it as The Incident at Galley House, nominated for "Most Anticipated Game"!
thinkygames.com/events/awards/
The 3rd annual Thinky Awards · Thinky Games
We're celebrating the very best thinky games of 2025 in the latest Thinky Awards.
thinkygames.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We are nominated for a bunch of Thinky Awards!
- Game of the Year
- Most Innovative Game
- Best Expansion (Roottreemania)
Also, Type Help is nominated for "Best Free Game." We're remastering it as The Incident at Galley House, nominated for "Most Anticipated Game"!
thinkygames.com/events/awards/
- Game of the Year
- Most Innovative Game
- Best Expansion (Roottreemania)
Also, Type Help is nominated for "Best Free Game." We're remastering it as The Incident at Galley House, nominated for "Most Anticipated Game"!
thinkygames.com/events/awards/
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The Roottrees Are Dead is in Game Informer’s 2025 Top 10 Games of the Year! Be sure to read the full list of our Top 10 Games of the Year to learn more. gameinformer.com/best-of-2025...
#GOTY #GOTY2025 @roottrees.com
#GOTY #GOTY2025 @roottrees.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Roottrees Are Dead is in Game Informer’s 2025 Top 10 Games of the Year! Be sure to read the full list of our Top 10 Games of the Year to learn more. gameinformer.com/best-of-2025...
#GOTY #GOTY2025 @roottrees.com
#GOTY #GOTY2025 @roottrees.com