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Evil Trout

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Check out “The Roottrees are Dead” on Steam. Now working on “The Incident at Galley House.” Previously: co-founder of Discourse The game: https://roottrees.com My blog: https://eviltrout.com

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Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 2h

Öoo is one of my favorite games of the year. I hope you continue!

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Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 2d

That’s what… 2,500 copies of The Roottrees are Dead?

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Ed Tubb @edtubb.bsky.social · 5d

Love this piece.

www.thestar.com/news/gta/con...

Condo v. Church: A story of Toronto on the steps of Sanctuary

The people of Sanctuary believe they are doing the Lord's work on Charles Street East. More and more of their neighbours think the church has become part of the problem.

www.thestar.com

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Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 5d

I had a blast chatting about The Roottrees are Dead on one of my favorite podcasts: eggplant.show/147-digging-...

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games: 147: Digging Deep with The Roottrees are Dead

Laura chats with Jeremy Johnston and Robin Ward about The Roottrees are Dead, their genealogy, murder-mystery, “static deduction” game. We discuss the development process of taking a jam prototype to ...

eggplant.show

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Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 8d

That's great to hear. The game looks like exactly my jam so I am excited to give it a whirl.

Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 8d

If I haven’t gotten around to it yet do you recommend I wait? Was thinking of playing it soon.

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Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 9d

That super sucks I’m so sorry

Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 13d

We’re recording voice over right now and I’m learning so much about British accents. How does one tiny island have so many???

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Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 14d

Happy Birthday! If you like very dark comedies, Such Brave Girls is one of the funniest things I’ve watched in a while.

Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 15d

Wait you’re saying I didn’t order something good?? I thought the waiter was being sincere!!

Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 17d

And I thought boxed copies of software were expensive…

Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 18d

Had the pleasure of seeing Dropout Improv last night. Incredible show. I can’t imagine it’s easy to do improv in front of 3000 people but they nailed it!

Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 19d

I think releasing in the middle of January was a huge benefit for us. There weren't many other games out at the time and it gave critics (including Jason!) the ability to look closer at us.

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 19d

Too many games www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The Video-Game Industry Has a Problem: There Are Too Many Games

A crowded September for video-game releases illustrates a broader challenge in the market

www.bloomberg.com

Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 20d

In my current game, I was pleasantly surprised to find 0!

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The Roottrees are Dead @roottrees.com · 21d

The Roottrees are Dead is now part of The Cozy Crimes Bundle with Little Problems! You can pick up both games for 20% off.

@littleproblems.bsky.social

store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...

The Cozy Crimes Bundle image featuring Little Problems and The Roottrees are Dead

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Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 21d

I got really sucked into 12 Word Searches last night. It's a PDF puzzle game (I recommend playing in Firefox, so you can use the highlighter tool) that starts simple and layers on a bunch of rules and fun puzzles. Strong recommend! playcebo.itch.io/12-word-sear...

12 Word Searches by Playcebo

Find all the words!

playcebo.itch.io

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Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 22d

I must play this

Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 22d

Awesome collection. I’ve often thought Manhunter could be an awesome game if modernized to remove all the annoyances. The universe is just so rich.

I guess NORCO is the closest we’ve come to that.

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Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 23d

A lot of people have asked if Roottrees is based on Rowntree’s from the UK, especially because their fruit pastilles have five flavours. It’s 100% a coincidence and Jeremy had never heard of it when writing the game. I found a bag in a local British shop this weekend so I had to try. Pretty good!

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Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 23d

I played through most of it this weekend and it’s really special. One of the best puzzle games of the year.

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The RISE of the Golden Idol @goldenidol.bsky.social · 24d

The Curse of the Last Reaper, our new swashbuckling adventure and fourth DLC for The Rise of the Golden Idol, is out tomorrow - September 23!

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Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · 24d

I think I’ve *finally* collected boxed copies of all the PC games I loved growing up. Almost all of them are humourous, and only one isn’t a point and click adventure game.

A photo of lucasarts and sierra pc game boxes on a shelf.

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 25d

There's one week left to apply for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant ⏰‼️

If you're thinking of applying, make sure you get your applications in before next Sunday in order to be considered.

Grant: $15,000 USD
Deadline: Sept 28th
Link: grants.draknek.org

Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant

The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.

grants.draknek.org

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Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · Sep 16

I updated The Incident at Galley House to Godot 4.5 and it seems to be running perfectly. I'm pretty sure we'll launch on this version (or a stable patch to it.)

Evil Trout @eviltrout.com · Sep 16

RIP Robert Redford. Time to rewatch the best hacking movie of all time, Sneakers.

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