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Search a fictional 1998 Internet and fill in the Roottree family tree using names, portraits, and occupations. This guide explains how to expand your investigation from the first 3 sisters.
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Search a fictional 1998 Internet and fill in the Roottree family tree using names, portraits, and occupations. This guide explains how to expand your investigation from the first 3 sisters.
Scope: The Roottrees are Dead, 2025 commercial edition (PC)
Checked scope: Covers family tree basics, matching the first 9 people, using searches and evidence, and starting Roottreemania. Does not include answers for every person, every achievement, or a complete solution to the additional case. Includes English UI labels.
Sources checked on: 2026-10-16
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Investigate the Blood Relatives Who Inherit the Fortune
A plane carrying the 3 Roottree sisters and their parents crashes, leaving you to identify blood relatives in accordance with the will. This is not a game about choosing the culprit in an 8-person murder mystery.
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| Information to Collect | How to Use It |
|---|---|
| Name | Match the full name on a person's card |
| Portrait | Assign a portrait registered from a photograph to the person |
| Occupation | Check their career in articles, books, and other sources |
| Parent-child, spouse, and sibling relationships | Identify the branch and generation on the family tree |
| Search terms | Follow leads to other articles, books, and periodicals |
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What to Do First
Before looking directly at the answers, make the names and photographs in your evidence usable.
- Open Evidence and zoom in on the first photograph.
- Select each of the 3 people pictured to make their portraits available on the family tree.
- Read the name list and check the spelling to use in searches.
- Use SpiderSearch on the in-game computer to investigate the family and its brands.
- Match the name, occupation, and portrait, then enter them on the appropriate card.
Choose a Guide for Your Goal
Specific answers about people are kept in collapsed sections. Using the search box alone will not open answer sections.
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| Where You Are Stuck | Page to Read |
|---|---|
| I want to make progress with the first 3 people | Investigation Walkthrough |
| I want to match faces, full names, and occupations | Matching the Family Tree |
| I do not know where to search or what to enter | Search and Entry Mechanics |
| I have looked at photographs and books but cannot progress | Finding Evidence |
| I am confused by identical names or maiden names | Narrowing Down Relatives |
| Information that seems correct will not lock in | Troubleshooting |
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This Guide Covers the 2025 Commercial Edition
The free 2023 browser edition and the commercial edition released in 2025 differ in their screens, artwork, and content.
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| Edition / Content | Coverage |
|---|---|
| 2025 commercial edition | The edition covered by this guide. Developed and published by Evil Trout Inc. |
| Roottreemania | An additional investigation included in the commercial edition, started after the main case |
| Free 2023 browser edition | Photographs and UI differ; do not combine the instructions unchanged |
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Use the original on-screen spelling for search terms. The original Japanese guide does not indicate that the game officially supports Japanese.
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