I finally finished it, oh my god!! This game is perfect. I've spent two nights playing this. The first night of absolutely not knowing who's who, then tonight, I was shocked at what I learned about their family (guessed the optional on the first try :D). Truly amazing! Kinda wish there was more to the family so that I could keep playing it, although it is a recipe for a headache hehe. I had a hard time figuring out the partners of the family tho, like April, etc., so I had to go back and figure it out after finishing it. 10/10 would recommend <3
I love the game so far it's so interesting but im stuck on the pictures on the sister part, and Rhose birth name, also does it turn red when it's wrong?
i created an account just to comment on this. i played for 8+ hours and was completely engrossed in this. i'm only stopping now because i need to go to sleep but i will be back to finish the mystery tomorrows. my only critiques is that not enough people know about this masterpiece.
For anyone coming to ask this... no, this is not normal, and not intentional. The way to fix it is to refresh the text ins some way. if it happens on the computer I recommend using the back and then the forward button. If it happens in the diary I recommend switching tabs and then coming back. I apologize!
I blacked out for five hours, and when I came to, I had 21 of the 50 blood relatives filled in. For a seemingly mundane premise (going through archived information to find names to fill in a family tree,) this game is INCREDIBLY fun. I'm taking a break for now because my brain will melt if I do more of this, but I highly recommend this game to anyone who likes mysteries and puzzles.
When you search for Rhose Roottree online there is a small hint built into the results that should maybe give you a push in the right direction. If you need an additional hint let me know!
You're not going crazy... Rhose isn't on the list of names for a reason. If you do a search for Rhose Roottree on your in-game PC you will get a small hint about how you can find her. Often times, searching for things associated with people can reveal new information. For example brand names, or trying to find more details about what they do for a living.
If you need any additional hints, the discord server in the settings is a good place to ask, there are people who finished the game there that can help you.
Pay close attention to how things like company or brand names are spelled (uppercase? lowercase?) and punctuated when searching ;) And sometimes just searching one name or brand name alone can be more helpful rather than combining them.
This is stupid. Why is this just sitting here on a website instead of being sold and making the author the millions of dollars he deserves? (OK, tens of dollars, I'm realistic about how the game industry works, but still.)
Seriously, this thing is fantastic. Completely engrossing, completely fair, completely believable--there's like an entire worldbuilding going on in here. I am so glad I played this.
Wow! this was incredible! I took wild stabs at some non-blood relatives, some clues I discovered that were immediately 'useless' as i had figured the relevant part out earlier some other way, other times I missed obvious clues and so got nowhere. Hell, in the end I knew what was in the locked section before i found a single piece of information on Jim's children; information i could have found 6 hours earlier.
it took me ~8 hours to do, and i probably should have gone to sleep halfway through (its well over 4am as I'm finished), but i loved every minute of it. Extremely well made
Oh! Thanks. My saved game loaded but the text field to search is stuck and I cannot change it. I'll delete the save data but maybe the bug report helps :)
Okey, loaded the game again and it worked and damn I lost so much time to it amazing game! I'm stuck at the last 8 blood relatives. The numbers shown in the magnifying glasses are so deeply confused. Can you give me a hint? :S
This feels like a next step in the deduction-style genre. It has a bunch of really neat tricks that separate it from all the games that came before (Her Story and Obra Dinn feel like the closest comparisons).
If you are interested in neat story telling and a few deductive jumps, then you will enjoy this.
It took me around 8-9 hours to play through, and I'm lucky I found this in the morning, so it was only my day that was sunk, not my sleep.
I don't know how I got here. I was just idly surfing the web before going to sleep and somehow randomly stumbled upon this game from google search. I haven't thought about playing a video game in months but I checked it out and got sucked in. It was very fun.
Thought I'd dig up my old account for this website to say thanks for the experience! I would comment about what I liked about the game but truth be told, completing this game kept me up until 4AM and all my brain cells are gone and I need to sleep now to work tomorrow so goodnight.
Minor feedback: I found it hard to scroll when assigning names/jobs to the family tree, and would've liked the option to type it in (similar to the search bar in the full list of names).
A steady drip of information keeps your mind turning over as you attempt to accurately identify the members of the Roottree dynasty by name, face, and profession.
For me, it rewarded thinking in a satisfying way, and had plenty of 'ooooooh i feel smart' moments.
Should be noted that if you don't want to read, it's probably not for you - there's a lot of reading.
I did some beta testing for this game, it's great. A LOT of high quality gameplay for a free game, definitely worth checking out if you like games like family trees, Return of the Obra Dinn, or games with computers inside of them.
I played an early version of this, and loved it. Since then, a lot of bells and whistles have been added that make it an even more enjoyable experience. As others have pointed out, if you're a fan of Return of the Obra Dinn, then this game is for you. It's very much along the same lines, with a lot of sleuthing and mystery-solving packed into an interesting story. Try it out!
I highly recommend this game to fans of games like Her Story and Obra Dinn, where you sift through huge volumes data to sleuth out the truth. It's got an expansive catalogue of in-universe content to explore, and a ton of UI/UX systems in place to prevent the player from getting inexorably stuck. Voice Acting/Music/Aesthetics are crisp and contribute positively to the play experience, and overall I'm really glad I got the chance to play it!
(Note: This recorded version of the game is pretty different from the final game, lots of UI improvements and some script/clue changes, but I thought maybe someone might enjoying seeing the ways it changed in development)
This scratches a very similar itch to Obra Dinn. As much as I enjoyed that game, the backtracking to different floors to dive through layers of memories was a bit tedious. This does not have that issue. It's a nice clean family tree, and an inventory full of documents (with notifiers, to tell you when you've followed all paths in said document.)
I absolutely left my house after playing this for an hour or two, and thought about the connections I was struggling with while away from my pc.
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I finally finished it, oh my god!! This game is perfect. I've spent two nights playing this. The first night of absolutely not knowing who's who, then tonight, I was shocked at what I learned about their family (guessed the optional on the first try :D). Truly amazing! Kinda wish there was more to the family so that I could keep playing it, although it is a recipe for a headache hehe. I had a hard time figuring out the partners of the family tho, like April, etc., so I had to go back and figure it out after finishing it. 10/10 would recommend <3
I love the game so far it's so interesting but im stuck on the pictures on the sister part, and Rhose birth name, also does it turn red when it's wrong?
red is for female family members. as for rhose, just keep searching and reading carefully about her and her immediate family, you'll get there!
i created an account just to comment on this. i played for 8+ hours and was completely engrossed in this. i'm only stopping now because i need to go to sleep but i will be back to finish the mystery tomorrows. my only critiques is that not enough people know about this masterpiece.
Is this normal?
nvm i fixed it
For anyone coming to ask this... no, this is not normal, and not intentional. The way to fix it is to refresh the text ins some way. if it happens on the computer I recommend using the back and then the forward button. If it happens in the diary I recommend switching tabs and then coming back. I apologize!
how do you find out which picture belongs to who?
trial and error, there are also sometimes hints about character's ages or appearances that will help
I blacked out for five hours, and when I came to, I had 21 of the 50 blood relatives filled in. For a seemingly mundane premise (going through archived information to find names to fill in a family tree,) this game is INCREDIBLY fun. I'm taking a break for now because my brain will melt if I do more of this, but I highly recommend this game to anyone who likes mysteries and puzzles.
I can't find where Rhose Roottree on the name menu I'm just sitting kinda feeling dumb lol
EDIT : nevermind i am just dumb
When you search for Rhose Roottree online there is a small hint built into the results that should maybe give you a push in the right direction. If you need an additional hint let me know!
I can't find it still!
edit: Nevermind I got it :)
You're not going crazy... Rhose isn't on the list of names for a reason. If you do a search for Rhose Roottree on your in-game PC you will get a small hint about how you can find her. Often times, searching for things associated with people can reveal new information. For example brand names, or trying to find more details about what they do for a living.
If you need any additional hints, the discord server in the settings is a good place to ask, there are people who finished the game there that can help you.
Ahhh I got it!
Rhose Roottree Rose, no results. Rhose Rootree maplecrisps no results. Rhose Roottree career no results, what are you hinting at?
Pay close attention to how things like company or brand names are spelled (uppercase? lowercase?) and punctuated when searching ;) And sometimes just searching one name or brand name alone can be more helpful rather than combining them.
my brain not big enough for this but it's fun and nice to play. REALLY COOL
This is stupid. Why is this just sitting here on a website instead of being sold and making the author the millions of dollars he deserves? (OK, tens of dollars, I'm realistic about how the game industry works, but still.)
Seriously, this thing is fantastic. Completely engrossing, completely fair, completely believable--there's like an entire worldbuilding going on in here. I am so glad I played this.
Wow! this was incredible! I took wild stabs at some non-blood relatives, some clues I discovered that were immediately 'useless' as i had figured the relevant part out earlier some other way, other times I missed obvious clues and so got nowhere. Hell, in the end I knew what was in the locked section before i found a single piece of information on Jim's children; information i could have found 6 hours earlier.
it took me ~8 hours to do, and i probably should have gone to sleep halfway through (its well over 4am as I'm finished), but i loved every minute of it. Extremely well made
Pretty fun game so far at 15 solved, but the AI images are kinda uncanny
hhhhhhhhh this is so good !!!!!! i love it
There's no Rhose Rottree in the dropdown for me, and I'm stuck at the Roottree Sisters section :(
keep searching. That's not her birthname :)
Oh! Thanks. My saved game loaded but the text field to search is stuck and I cannot change it. I'll delete the save data but maybe the bug report helps :)
Can you get me more detail on this bug? When you say the text field to search is stuck, what do you mean? On the computer? It won't let you edit it?
Yeah it was filled with my last search and didn't let me edit it at all
Okey, loaded the game again and it worked and damn I lost so much time to it amazing game! I'm stuck at the last 8 blood relatives. The numbers shown in the magnifying glasses are so deeply confused. Can you give me a hint? :S
This feels like a next step in the deduction-style genre. It has a bunch of really neat tricks that separate it from all the games that came before (Her Story and Obra Dinn feel like the closest comparisons).
If you are interested in neat story telling and a few deductive jumps, then you will enjoy this.
It took me around 8-9 hours to play through, and I'm lucky I found this in the morning, so it was only my day that was sunk, not my sleep.
I don't know how I got here. I was just idly surfing the web before going to sleep and somehow randomly stumbled upon this game from google search. I haven't thought about playing a video game in months but I checked it out and got sucked in. It was very fun.
Thought I'd dig up my old account for this website to say thanks for the experience! I would comment about what I liked about the game but truth be told, completing this game kept me up until 4AM and all my brain cells are gone and I need to sleep now to work tomorrow so goodnight.
Minor feedback: I found it hard to scroll when assigning names/jobs to the family tree, and would've liked the option to type it in (similar to the search bar in the full list of names).
A steady drip of information keeps your mind turning over as you attempt to accurately identify the members of the Roottree dynasty by name, face, and profession.
For me, it rewarded thinking in a satisfying way, and had plenty of 'ooooooh i feel smart' moments.
Should be noted that if you don't want to read, it's probably not for you - there's a lot of reading.
Excellent game.
I did some beta testing for this game, it's great. A LOT of high quality gameplay for a free game, definitely worth checking out if you like games like family trees, Return of the Obra Dinn, or games with computers inside of them.
I played an early version of this, and loved it. Since then, a lot of bells and whistles have been added that make it an even more enjoyable experience. As others have pointed out, if you're a fan of Return of the Obra Dinn, then this game is for you. It's very much along the same lines, with a lot of sleuthing and mystery-solving packed into an interesting story. Try it out!
Disclaimer: I beta-tested this game
I highly recommend this game to fans of games like Her Story and Obra Dinn, where you sift through huge volumes data to sleuth out the truth. It's got an expansive catalogue of in-universe content to explore, and a ton of UI/UX systems in place to prevent the player from getting inexorably stuck. Voice Acting/Music/Aesthetics are crisp and contribute positively to the play experience, and overall I'm really glad I got the chance to play it!
(Note: This recorded version of the game is pretty different from the final game, lots of UI improvements and some script/clue changes, but I thought maybe someone might enjoying seeing the ways it changed in development)Disclaimer: I beta-tested this game
This scratches a very similar itch to Obra Dinn.
As much as I enjoyed that game, the backtracking to different floors to dive through layers of memories was a bit tedious.
This does not have that issue.
It's a nice clean family tree, and an inventory full of documents (with notifiers, to tell you when you've followed all paths in said document.)
I absolutely left my house after playing this for an hour or two, and thought about the connections I was struggling with while away from my pc.
Very worth your time.