Game overview
Root Letter
When a letter is delivered 15 years late - you discover an old pen-friend was involved in a murder, before she disappeared. Travelling to her hometown, you must investigate the murder, using her past letters as clues to uncover the disturbing truth.
- Last tracked players
- 0
- All-time peak
- 3
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- 79.4% positive 548 reviews · via SteamSpy
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Travelling to her hometown, you must investigate the murder, using her past letters as clues to uncover the disturbing truth. Using Visual Novel and investigative gameplay elements, Root Letter elevates the Visual Novel genre to a whole new level.
Root Letter Features:
• An intense murder mystery set in a gorgeous, real-word, rural Japanese setting.
• Stunning Visual Novel artwork from the renowned artist Minoboshi Taro.
• Increased gameplay elements - search for clues, present evidence and explore environments.
• Travel freely around Shimane, visiting real world locations and interviewing suspects.
• Interrogation mode allows you to present evidence to characters and catch them out in lies.
• Unravel the truth from your pen-friend's letters - was she telling the truth, was she even real?
• Make difficult choices as you straddle an investigation spanning 15 years.
• Five different endings with wildly different routes - for a huge level of replayability.
• Incredible Soundtrack from composer Takashi Nitta and lead voice actor role for Noriko Hidaka (Ranma)
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System requirements Windows
Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Celeron G540
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: HD audio
- Additional Notes: Windows Media Player 11
Recommended
Recommended:- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4590
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4600, VRAM 2GB, 1920x1080
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: HD audio
- Additional Notes: Windows Media Player 11
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
- Brazilian rating
- 16
- Steam Germany rating
- 18
- Achievements
- 26
- Controller support
- full
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Japanese*, English, Traditional Chinese
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.
Structured language support (3)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | No | Yes |
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Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
Value Score
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 65th percentile. Priced as Market at $19.99.
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