The Roottrees are Dead
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Robin Ward | |
| Publishers | |
| Evil Trout | |
| Engines | |
| Godot | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 15, 2025 |
| macOS (OS X) | January 15, 2025 |
| Linux | January 15, 2025 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 87 |
| OpenCritic | 86 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Adventure, Puzzle |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary, North America |
The Roottrees are Dead is a remaster of a singleplayer first-person adventure and puzzle game originally released in 2023 as a browser-based game. Featuring a brand new interface, high-quality illustrations, voice acting, new puzzles, original jazz-noir music, and a comprehensive hint system. This version also includes Roottreemania, an expansion that follows the events of the base game.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam |
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Godot\app_userdata\The Roottrees are Dead\config.json |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Godot/app_userdata/The Roottrees are Dead/ |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/godot/app_userdata/The Roottrees are Dead/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Godot\app_userdata\The Roottrees are Dead\<user-id>-slot*.save |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Godot/app_userdata/The Roottrees are Dead/<user-id>-slot*.save |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/godot/app_userdata/The Roottrees are Dead/<user-id>-slot*.save |
- Three save slots available.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Pillarboxed to 16:9. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Up to 5120x2880. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Off, 2x, 4x, 8x of MSAA, and up to 2x SSAA through Render Scale. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Up to 240 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sliders for main, user interface, sound effects, music, speech and ambient sounds. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | ||||
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
| Linux |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz Dual Core | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB[1] | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 510 2 GB of VRAM |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.13 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Apple M1 | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB[2] | |||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| Linux | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | ||||
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz Dual Core | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB[3] | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 510 2 GB of VRAM |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Nemik42 on 2025-04-27
- Installed size: 627 MB
- ↑ Verified by User:Nemik42 on 2025-04-27
- Installed size: 707 MB
- ↑ Verified by User:Nemik42 on 2025-04-27
- Installed size: 603 MB