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Patch Notes for May 13, 2026
Italian language is now out of Beta.
Update Notes for Apr 29
- Contains fixes for typos on French - Added simplified Chinese logo for Galley House for Chinese players.
The Roottrees Are Dead x Wax Heads
Jeremy sat down with Murray from Wax Heads to discuss game design, writing, and 80s music. You can watch the whole interview here: [dynamiclink href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssIsBy_VnlQ"] We're also delighted to…
Urgent Fix: Database was corrupt
In an earlier fix today, I somehow pushed out a corrupt database which meant that Simplified Chinese and Portuguese players couldn't search or input names properly. I also unfortunately did this right before a long dog…
Small Patch for Apr 23, 2026
- Try to eliminate visual bug with lots of white glow on the screen
Minor PT-BR Fixes
- Addresses a couple issues with the PT-BR translation
Now available in Mandarin!
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 continues to be played…
Brazilian armchair detectives, we have a challenge for you!
The Roottrees are Dead is now available in Brazilian Portuguese. This is great timing, because we've also just been nominated for Best Narrative at the gamescom latam BIG Festival. Thanks to everyone who helped make thi…
Update Notes for Mar 17, 2026
PT-BR Fixes: - A piece of evidence in Roottreemania was not displaying properly - Made search terms for a particular article more lenient
Patch Notes for March 16, 2026
- Translates some PT-BR names to make the text more consistent.
Update Notes for Mar 13, 2026
- Fixes for some pt-br search results not working correctly.
Patch Notes for March 5, 2026
-Adds support for Brazilian Portuguese -Translates Achievements in French, Simplified Chinese and PT-BR -Fixes some minor typos and issues.
Regional pricing update for Latin America
Greetings, genealogists! Over the last year, we’ve learned a few things about our players around the world, including how pricing works in different countries. While Steam provides recommended regional prices, developer…
One Year of Roottrees
The Roottrees are Dead has now been out for a whole year on Steam, and it’s been a wild ride! When we started this project, we only had a vague hunch that people would enjoy a game like this enough to buy it. We had no…
Now available in Simplified Chinese!
Hello Genealogists! We’re excited to announce that as of today The Roottrees are Dead has been translated into Simplified Chinese! This is our most ambitious translation yet, as there is less overlap between Chinese and…
Nominate The Roottrees are Dead for a Steam Award
The Steam Awards are currently accepting nominations, and if you enjoyed The Roottrees are Dead, nominating us would be really appreciated! We think we're a good fit for the Most Innovate Gameplay category, since there…
The Cozy Crimes Bundle: The Roottrees are Dead and Little Problems
We're delighted to be bundled with Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game as part of the Cozy Crimes Bundle. You can pick up both games for 20% off, and we recommend you do!
The Roottrees are Dead is now in French, German, and Spanish
After many months of hard work and an open beta, we're delighted to announce that you can now play The Roottrees are Dead in French, German, and Spanish. The game has roughly 100,000 words to translate, which is the len…
Update Notes for July 21, 2025
- Contains fixes for French, German, and Spanish Translations. - An attempt to reduce confusion in the final cinematic where it might appear that your choice was incorrect briefly.
The Roottrees are French, German and Spanish! (Beta)
At long last, you can now play The Roottrees are Dead in French, German and Spanish! The game should auto detect your system language when you start it up, but in case it does not pick it correctly, there is now a "Lang…
