The Roottrees are Dead is an investigative narrative game created by Robin Ward. After a plane crash took the lives of Carl Roottree, his wife, and his daughters, an anonymous source wants to track down blood relatives and distribute the inheritance. This leaves players with a large family tree to fill in as they uncover the mystery The Roottrees are Deadholds within its investigative assets. On top of that, any who complete the story on the new Steam version get a sequel in the form of Roottreemania, that further expands on the game's central, clue-finding conceit.