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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 25/09/2026

The Incident at Galley House is nominated for a Golden Joystick Award for "Best Indie Game - Self Published". You can vote for us now: www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoysti...

The 44th Annual Golden Joystick Awards (vote now)

The Incident at Galley House

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 01/08/2026

Had to say goodbye to both of our cats within a really short time period, which really sucks. However, they were 19 and 20 years old so they got to enjoy really long lives. I’m glad I could give them a nice home and lots of love RIP Nibbler and Eponine

Eponine climbing on my computer speakers so she could yell at me from a high place

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 16/07/2026

We hit Overwhelmingly Positive on steam in under 48 hours! Thanks so much to everyone who gave us a good review. I was able to take a break last night and watch some streamers and it made me so happy. There's nothing better as a developer than seeing people enjoy your stuff.

A screenshot of the right column of The Incident at Galley House on Steam, showing the currently Overwhelmingly Positive review count (507).

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 09/07/2026

EDGE magazine gave us a great review in the latest issue.

If we sometimes miss the sparse presentation of the original's read-only memories, there's no question that this rework makes Galley House far more approachable than its predecessor. And, vitally, far better suited for playing from the sofa, with the Watson to your Holmes (or vice versa). Even if you've played Type Help, the game remains very much afoot.

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 11/06/2026

I'm going to be at the Toronto Games Week kick off party tonight. Look for me in the El Paso Chihuahuas hat if you want to talk about mystery, deduction, puzzle or adventure games!

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 10/06/2026

Our next game, The Incident at Galley House, is coming out July 14, 2026! You can wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3641000/...

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 25/05/2026

Normally I don't care when apps re-brand, but this new icon for Google Sheets is driving me up the wall

New app icon for google sheets. It sucks.

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 24/05/2026

I live in Silent Hill AMA

A photo out the window and all you can see is fog

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 22/05/2026

Update he’s fully recovered!

A chihuahua sits patiently waiting for a treat

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 16/05/2026

Remember when they made a horror movie about programming?

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 29/04/2026

It looks like my rewards points were negative before my recent service. I guess I was quite a disloyal customer!

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 15/03/2026

Got a cyberpunk Lumibricks kit for my birthday

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 15/03/2026

Search your camera roll for hell

A tweet: my bf is playing helldivers and some Indian guy immediately started roasting him saying “pay my tariffs white boy” over and over

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 06/03/2026

It’s impossible to pick only 9 games but maybe…

Day of the tentacle
Grand theft auto 5
Prince of Persia the Sands of Time
Gone home
Blue Prince
Portal 2
The witness
Jones in the fast lane
Monkey island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 25/01/2026

@jon.inkle.co tells me that the title in TR-49 was not done intentionally, so I can only conclude that this is a revision.

Two book titles in two games. In TR-49, "A Life Lived in Wartime." In The Roottrees are Dead, "A Life Between Wars"

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 25/12/2025

Happy Holidays from Evil Trout Inc! Here's a little Christmas Card we made to thank our fans for an amazing year and to tease our next game, The Incident at Galley House.

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 21/12/2025

My @blueprincegame.bsky.social merch came today and it’s really nice. @dogubomb.bsky.social and @iam8bit.com did an incredible job on this.

A photo of Blue Prince merch. I got the prism key in my blind box

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 17/12/2025

Had my weird little dog photographed like an 80s mall photo. ( Photographer www.m4llph0t0.com )

A photo of a weird chihuahua in a retro style from https://www.m4llph0t0.com/

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 16/12/2025

Not surprised at my #1! I played Blue Prince like my life depended on it

My Steam Replay. My most played games were Blue Prince, Avowed, Rise of the Golden Idol, The Seance of Blake Manor and UFO 50

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 03/12/2025

Wow, Type Help is currently the third highest rated game of *all time* on the IFDB: ifdb.org/search?browse This is a great excuse to mention that The Incident at Galley House, our remaster of the game, is coming along great! Here's some new artwork we haven't shown yet.

Game artwork for a Kitchen in The Incident at Galley House

Artwork of an Attic from The Incident at Galley House

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 19/11/2025

Post a female character you love

A pixellated image of Laverne from Day of the Tentacle

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 15/11/2025

I honestly wouldn’t mind losing to any of these games. They’re all so good!

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 28/09/2025

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!

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 23/09/2025

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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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 22/09/2025

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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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 18/08/2025

Found this code comment I left myself and I can feel it in my bones:

A code comment on GDScript that says "I'm sure this is overcomplicated but I'm a week into the beta and tired"

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 16/08/2025

I don’t think John Lennon started the countdown…

Spotify notification saying John Lennon started the countdown to a new album release

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 16/06/2025

Close to revealing something big...

A curious piece of a 3D rendering. In the middle is a glowing 0

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 05/05/2025

The official wine of Blue Prince

A picture of a post from reddit where the cork from a wine bottle includes a rebus for how to pronounce the wine's name of Gundlach Bundschu

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 07/04/2025

It's honestly insane to me we are still in the top 5 on this list:

A list of the top 5 games on Metacritic from 2025. The Roottrees are Dead is #5 at 87. First is Blue Price at 92.

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 25/03/2025

Just cancelled my upcoming travel plans to the US. I think they see it as a joke but this makes me feel sick to my stomach.

A quote from the WSJ: “Canadians will no longer have to worry about the inconveniences of international travel when they become American citizens as residents of our cherished 51st state”

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 07/03/2025

As a mega fan of Severance, I appreciated today’s Connections

The puzzle from today’s NYT Connections. It has a lot of references to the show Severance.

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 11/02/2025

Nobody release any more games this year please! Let me have this!

A screenshot of Metacritic's "Best Games This Year" and The Roottrees are Dead is currently #4

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 23/01/2025

Holy crap! We reached the threshold for Overwhelmingly Positive in just over a week! Before release I remember thinking it would be amazing if we *ever* got there.

A screenshot of the Roottrees are Dead's info card on steam showing 500 reviews and hitting the Overwhelmingly Positive threshold.

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 24/12/2024

It's starting to feel real! (I also just checked in the Credits roll today.)

An email I got from Steam asking me to confirm the release date for my game The Roottrees are Dead for Jan 15.

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 15/11/2024

I played the first mission of Rise of the Golden idol and was surprised when I saw this building. Surely, the reference used was this famous building just down the street from me in Toronto?

A screenshot of a building from Rise of the Golden Idol

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 27/09/2024

Finally saw a cybertruck out in the wild

A metal triangular toilet that resembles a cybertruck

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 04/03/2024

eviltrout.com/2023/07/17/t... - I’m working on a new thing! #gamedev #puzzle

A rendering of a newspaper with the heading “The Roottrees are Dead” and an illustration of three young women.

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