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The Roottrees are Dead

Evil Trout Inc. · 2025-01-15

Steam

Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Text

Releases: Jan 15, 2025 (Mac), Jan 15, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 15, 2025 (Linux)

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.

The Roottrees are Dead is a 2025 Adventure game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 10,093 reviews).

161
playing now
96%
positive of 10k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
13h
to beat · rushed 7.5h · completionist 15h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

161 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

The Roottrees are Dead is a 2023 video game developed and published by Jeremy Johnston. The game is a detective puzzle game in which the player is required to undertake research to fill the incomplete Roottree family tree. Originally released as a browser game, a 2025 remaster of the game was released by developer Robin Ward in collaboration with Johnston. The remaster features an updated design and visual presentation, as well as an additional case, called Roottreemania, which extends the narrative of the original game.

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 161 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 912 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~114/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 29,021 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 208k–468k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,398 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2025-03-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
66666620252026Week of 2025-01-15: 412 positiveWeek of 2025-01-15: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-22: 282 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-29: 198 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-05: 153 positiveWeek of 2025-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-12: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-19: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-26: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-05: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-12: 169 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 188 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-09: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 170 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 177 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 364 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 340 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 258 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 666 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 362 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 205 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-04: 158 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 148 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-18: 171 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 148 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 125 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 157 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-12: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-19: 155 positiveWeek of 2026-08-19: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-26: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-08-26: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

65902026-09-15 15:00 — 274 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 127 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 162 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 348 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 186 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 167 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 240 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 137 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 295 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 172 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 144 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 232 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 416 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 391 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 622 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 529 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 232 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 376 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 592 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 231 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 191 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 358 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 161 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.2k91Jan 2025Aug 2026Jan 2025 — avg 447 · peak 981Feb 2025 — avg 294 · peak 752Mar 2025 — avg 332 · peak 1,116Apr 2025 — avg 157 · peak 369May 2025 — avg 114 · peak 551Jun 2025 — avg 170 · peak 560Jul 2025 — avg 182 · peak 469Aug 2025 — avg 133 · peak 291Sep 2025 — avg 170 · peak 591Oct 2025 — avg 120 · peak 337Nov 2025 — avg 91 · peak 217Dec 2025 — avg 363 · peak 1,810Jan 2026 — avg 1,170 · peak 4,669Feb 2026 — avg 730 · peak 1,822Mar 2026 — avg 437 · peak 1,569Apr 2026 — avg 375 · peak 1,013May 2026 — avg 309 · peak 1,229Jun 2026 — avg 374 · peak 1,248Jul 2026 — avg 497 · peak 1,306Aug 2026 — avg 441 · peak 1,318
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
42422026-09-232026-10-142026-09-23: 17 new positive2026-09-28: 33 new positive2026-09-28: 4 new negative2026-10-01: 21 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 1 new positive2026-10-03: 6 new positive2026-10-03: 2 new negative2026-10-04: 16 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 20 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 14 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 42 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 5 new positive2026-10-09: 10 new positive2026-10-10: 10 new positive2026-10-10: 3 new negative2026-10-11: 14 new positive2026-10-12: 8 new positive2026-10-14: 14 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$14.992025-01-152026-08-252025-01-15 — best price $17.992025-01-22 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-05-29 — best price $15.992025-06-05 — best price $19.992025-06-27 — best price $15.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-07-26 — best price $17.992025-08-02 — best price $19.992025-09-01 — best price $15.992025-09-08 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $15.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-10-24 — best price $16.992025-10-31 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $15.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-01-12 — best price $15.992026-01-19 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $15.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-28 — best price $15.992026-06-04 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-18 — best price $14.992026-08-25 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

362912026-05-29 — 154 pageviews2026-06-02 — 159 pageviews2026-06-06 — 128 pageviews2026-06-10 — 131 pageviews2026-06-14 — 126 pageviews2026-06-18 — 93 pageviews2026-06-22 — 105 pageviews2026-06-26 — 137 pageviews2026-06-30 — 210 pageviews2026-07-04 — 206 pageviews2026-07-08 — 148 pageviews2026-07-12 — 155 pageviews2026-07-16 — 251 pageviews2026-07-20 — 312 pageviews2026-07-24 — 321 pageviews2026-07-28 — 282 pageviews2026-08-01 — 266 pageviews2026-08-05 — 262 pageviews2026-08-09 — 253 pageviews2026-08-13 — 177 pageviews2026-08-17 — 198 pageviews2026-08-21 — 277 pageviews2026-08-25 — 272 pageviews2026-08-29 — 178 pageviews2026-09-02 — 155 pageviews2026-09-06 — 170 pageviews2026-09-10 — 137 pageviews2026-09-14 — 145 pageviews2026-09-18 — 139 pageviews2026-09-22 — 144 pageviews2026-09-26 — 136 pageviews2026-09-30 — 145 pageviews2026-10-04 — 195 pageviews2026-10-07 — 162 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

5002026-10-01 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 20:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-02 05:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-02 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 00:35 — 2 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-10 23:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-11 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-13 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-15 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 05:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
72.1%
earned "You Deserve a Gold Star"
25.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-04-01 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,82820%22

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieLogicRetro1990'sPuzzleMysteryStylizedAdventureDetectiveStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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