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Now available in Simplified Chinese!

[p]Hello Genealogists![/p][p]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 English than there was with French, German, and Spanish. In addition to translating all of the search results, we’ve revisited everything with text. This includes names on the tree, and evidence such as print advertisements and stickers on album covers![/p][p]It has been fun to watch the project come together, seeing familiar art with an entirely new look to it. Now we’re happy to share it with you just in time for the Steam Winter Sale.[/p][p]As always, if you find any issues related to the translation please post them in our discord’s bug channel. It might take a bit more effort to fix as we’ll need to consult our translators, but we are committed to making sure that the game works well in every language option.[/p][p][/p]

Nominate The Roottrees are Dead for a Steam Award

[p]The Steam Awards are currently accepting nominations, and if you enjoyed The Roottrees are Dead, nominating us would be really appreciated! [/p][p]We think we're a good fit for the Most Innovate Gameplay category, since there aren't many games about genealogy out there and we think our take on it is somewhat original. If you agree, you know what to do :)[/p][p]Thanks![/p]

The Cozy Crimes Bundle: The Roottrees are Dead and Little Problems

[p]We're delighted to be bundled with Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game as part of the Cozy Crimes Bundle. [/p][p][/p][p]You can pick up both games for 20% off, and we recommend you do![/p][p][/p][p][/p]

The Roottrees are Dead is now in French, German, and Spanish

[p]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. [/p][p][/p][p]The game has roughly 100,000 words to translate, which is the length of a novel! Most players won't find every word of content, but it's important that it's all there for players who dig deep into our game universe.[/p][p][/p][p]We're also happy to announce that we've begun translating the game into Simplified Chinese.[/p][p][/p][p]Now even more armchair detectives can solve the mysteries of the Roottree family![/p][p][/p][p][/p]

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.