Mike Drach
@mikedrach.bsky.social
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Writer, editor and creative executive for web, broadcast and interactive productions
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Indie Game Awards
20 days ago
The shortlisted nominees for 'Best New Studio' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are... AdHoc Studio D-CELL GAMES Evil Trout, Inc. Little Sewing Machine Space Colony Studios Space Lion Studios Thank you to
@gamemaker.io
for making our 2026 ceremony possible. See you there IRL on 25 April 2026!
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Some great behind-the-scenes work from the Evil Trout team.
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The Roottrees are Dead
about 1 month ago
We're nominated for Best Narrative at the Gamescom Latam BIG Festival. Also, we recently released Brazilian Portuguese, which should be of interest to our Latin American players!
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GameObserver
about 2 months ago
In an exclusive interview with William Rous and co-developers Black Trout Inc (The Roottrees Are Dead), we cover the new remaster of The Incident At Galley House, what makes a compelling puzzle, and what separates a good mystery game from a great one.
gameobserver.com/the-incident...
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The Incident At Galley House Interview: A Look At 2026’s Hottest New Mystery
GameObserver speaks to William Rous, Robin Ward, and Jeremy Johnston about upcoming mystery title The Incident at Galley House.
https://gameobserver.com/the-incident-at-galley-house-interview-a-look-at-2026s-hottest-new-mystery/
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The Roottrees are Dead
3 months ago
A reminder that The Roottrees are Dead is nominated for Game of the Year, Most Innovative Game, and Best Expansion at this year's Thinky Awards, streaming on Feburary 4th. Our next game, The Incident at Galley House, is based on the game Type Help, which is also nominated for Best Free Game.
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Proud of this one! Steam provides recommended regional pricing, but devs can (and should) tune it to better match local purchasing power. ¡Si tienes amigos en LatinoamĂ©rica, avĂsales!
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Reminder to vote for the Thinky Awards! If you're into deduction games that'll have you busting out a physical notebook,
@roottrees.com
is nominated in a few categories. Also, The Incident at Galley House should be your "Most Anticipated Game." As for "Best Content Creator," follow your instincts!
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Vote in the 3rd annual Thinky Awards · Thinky Games
Vote for the best thinky game of 2025, your most anticipated game, and your favorite content creator in the latest Thinky Awards.
https://thinkygames.com/events/awards/vote/
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Blue Prince
4 months ago
Blue prince at #4 and
@eviltrout.com
's The Roottrees are Dead at #9! Thank you Game Informer!
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The Roottrees are Dead
5 months ago
If you enjoyed The Roottrees are Dead, please consider nominating us for a Steam Award:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
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The Roottrees are Dead
5 months ago
Wow! The Roottrees are Dead has been nominated for Best Narrative Game at the Indie Game Awards!
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The Roottrees are Dead
8 months ago
The Roottrees are Dead is now available in French, German and Spanish:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
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The Roottrees are Dead - The Roottrees are Dead is now in French, German, and Spanish - Steam News
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. The game has roughly 100,000 words to translat...
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2754380/view/508463020330975860
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The Roottrees are Dead
10 months ago
The Roottrees are Dead has sold over 100,000 copies!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/275...
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The Roottrees are Dead
10 months ago
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/...
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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.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3641000/The_Incident_at_Galley_House/
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The Roottrees are Dead
11 months ago
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...
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Save 5% on The 90s Mystery Adventure Bundle on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/54007/The_90s_Mystery_Adventure_Bundle/
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Robin Ward
12 months ago
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...
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How an itch.io game became a million-dollar hit: The Roottrees are Dead – How To Market A Game
https://howtomarketagame.com/2025/04/28/how-an-itch-io-game-became-a-million-dollar-hit-the-roottrees-are-dead/
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Featuring the iconic investigative jazz soundtrack (plus some other gems) for you to sleuth to. Not a prank — download it for free!
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Elyse Willems
over 1 year ago
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.
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