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.
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Mostly Positive (501) - 78% of the 501 user reviews for this game are positive.
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Jul 7, 2017
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About This Game

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. 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)

System Requirements

    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:
    • 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
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

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