Root Letter

Root Letter
Developer(s)Kadokawa Games
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Kadokawa Games
  • WW: PQube
Producer(s)Akari Uchida
Artist(s)Mino Taro
Writer(s)Dario Fuji
Composer(s)Takashi Nitta
Platform(s)PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS
ReleasePS4, PS Vita
  • JP: 16 June 2016
  • EU: 28 October 2016
  • NA: 10 November 2016
Microsoft Windows
  • JP: 31 March 2017
  • WW: 7 July 2017
Android, iOS
  • JP: 25 August 2017
Genre(s)Adventure, visual novel
Mode(s)Single-player

Root Letter, stylized as √Letter,[1] is a 2016 visual novel adventure video game developed and published by Kadokawa Games for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, Android, and iOS. It is the first entry in the Kadokawa Game Mystery brand, and was followed by Root Film in 2020.

Root Letter: Last Answer, a revamp of the game with additional content, including live-action sequences, was released on August 30 and September 3, 2019 for Europe and North America with an initial release in Asia in December 2018.[2]

A live-action American feature film adaptation of the game was announced in 2018 as a co-production between US-based AMMO Entertainment and Japan-based Ammo Inc. The film entered production in September 2019,[3] and was released on September 1, 2022.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference siliconera1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Root Letter: Last Answer Game Streams English Gameplay Trailer". 4 July 2023.
  3. ^ Frater, Patrick (September 19, 2019). "Danny Ramirez to Star in Film Adaptation of 'Root Letter' Video Game (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  4. ^ Kay, Jeremy (August 2, 2022). "Entertainment Squad eyes TIFF sales launch on dramatic thriller Root Letter". Screen Daily. Retrieved August 2, 2022.