The year is 1998. A private jet belonging to the Roottree Corporation has crashed. On it were The Roottree Sisters and their parents. Combined, they were worth over a billion dollars. Now, due to the eccentricities of their great, great grandfather, Elias their money must be redistributed to the rest of the family. But who's actually a BLOOD RELATIVE? That's where you come in. Armed only with the power of your mighty dial-up modem, you'll scour for photos, books, articles, and other evidence. Then, you'll make connections and deductions based on the family relationships you uncover. With every spot on the tree you fill in correctly the names and photos left in your possession will have fewer and fewer places to go, but the evidence will also be harder and more obscure to find.
The Roottrees Are Dead is a point-and-click puzzle adventure built around a classic inheritance mystery. The setup involves investigating a plane crash that kills a wealthy family, then untangling their complex family tree to determine who legitimately claims their fortune - a premise that naturally invites sorting through competing claims and uncovering lies along the way.
The game launched on web browsers in November 2023 and has since expanded to mobile platforms. Recent coverage highlights the appeal of its murder-mystery-meets-inheritance premise, positioning it as the kind of narrative puzzle game where piecing together facts matters as much as the story itself.
via Pocket Gamer
Picture this: a mysterious plane crash, a wealthy family all deceased, a tangled family tree and an eye-watering fortune on the line. Sounds like a complicated case file of facts and fabrications arriving this November 5th. But one thing's for absolute certain, The Roottrees are…