The Poisoned Roots

Artificial Absurdity Artificial Absurdity
Adventure Indie
About

The Poisoned Roots is a narrative driven game about abuse, obsession, and the dark secrets of a troubled American home. It's a short game, and is intended to be played in a single sitting.
Storyline

The story is told through the environment as well as the various interactable objects within the game. There is minimal hand-holding and players must pay close attention to details in order to uncover the events that transpired.
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Developer Artificial Absurdity
Publisher Artificial Absurdity
Game Modes Single player
Perspective First person
Themes Drama, Mystery
The Poisoned Roots

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