Steam market intelligence
The Roottrees are Dead
97% positive · 9,488 Steam reviews · released Jan 15, 2025 · by Evil Trout Inc.
MysteryPuzzleDetectivePoint & ClickAtmosphericStory RichInvestigationSingleplayer
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~313,104
(P10–P90: 125,242 – 688,829)
Gross revenue: ~$5,132,338
($2,052,942 – $11,291,147)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 95% positive across 298 stored reviews. Adventure games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4160 games).
Story & writing88% positive · 65 mentions
“This has been my favourite game in a LONG TIME! Got it for myself as a little treat during a rough time and it has cheered me up immensly (sort of... it's kinda sad, but oh well)! It's a good balance of tricky, but definitely doable…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 7 h played
Gameplay & mechanics83% positive · 24 mentions
“Very fun. Didn't find the main game tedious (roottreemania is kind of testing me ngl). This is an unpopular opinion but I kind of enjoyed this more than the Obra Dinn (the latter caused a lot of eye strain due to art style). Gameplay here…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 15 h played
Visuals & audio95% positive · 19 mentions
“Formally, it is a detective game. In reality, it is late-90s online stalking simulator, but make it family genealogy-ish. You are not investigating a murder, but reconstructing the family tree of a rich candy dynasty using fake old-style…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 14 h played
Content & longevity92% positive · 13 mentions
“Forget the fact that this is a great detective game that is entirely about following leads to answers and connecting the dots, this is a great research simulator. The base idea, for those unfamiliar, is a famous family dies in a plane…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 10 h played
Price & value75% positive · 12 mentions
“Formally, it is a detective game. In reality, it is late-90s online stalking simulator, but make it family genealogy-ish. You are not investigating a murder, but reconstructing the family tree of a rich candy dynasty using fake old-style…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 14 h played
298 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Technology
2D
Art style
Stylized
Mood & themes
Atmospheric
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.