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Mike Drach
@mikedrach.bsky.social
Writer, editor and creative executive for web, broadcast and interactive productions
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Blue prince at #4 and @eviltrout.com's The Roottrees are Dead at #9!

Thank you Game Informer!
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December 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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If you enjoyed The Roottrees are Dead, please consider nominating us for a Steam Award: store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Wow! The Roottrees are Dead has been nominated for Best Narrative Game at the Indie Game Awards!
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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The Roottrees are Dead has sold over 100,000 copies!

store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
July 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Our next game is The Incident at Galley House, a remake of the text game Type Help.

If you liked The Roottrees are Dead please wishlist it on Steam!

store.steampowered.com/app/3641000/...
The Incident at Galley House on Steam
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
store.steampowered.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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The Roottrees are Dead is on sale with Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer as part of the 90s Mystery Adventure Bundle. Check it out on Steam:

store.steampowered.com/bundle/54007...
Save 5% on The 90s Mystery Adventure Bundle on Steam
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May 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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If you're curious about the business behind The Roottrees are Dead, we were interviewed by How to Market a Game about how the project came together: howtomarketagame.com/2025/04/28/h...
How an itch.io game became a million-dollar hit: The Roottrees are Dead – How To Market A Game
howtomarketagame.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Featuring the iconic investigative jazz soundtrack (plus some other gems) for you to sleuth to. Not a prank — download it for free!
April 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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NEW REC: As a fan of games like Her Story and Obra Dinn, I've spent the last few days channeling my inner '90s armchair Internet detective while glued to The Roottrees are Dead. Layered, twisty, and complex puzzle / mystery / logic deduction with a splash of morbidity. I was HOOKED.
January 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM