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Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson
In this turn-based RPG, wield powerful legendary instruments, gather mighty riff attacks and save the land from Rick Riffson's devilish goons and musical hybrid monsters!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“I played this game with absolutely no context who was behind it, but after looking into it/watching the video they made about developing the game, I have some new new music to explore. Regardless, I speak on this game as someone who had never heard of Rob Scallon or anyone…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“If you like music (in any way) and pleasant experiences, try it. It's not an enormous game, but it can really get your attention. The game has a good pace, is not hard at all (but can be a little challenging in some parts), has good turn-based mechanics and a fun aspect of…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“This is the most inventive and creative RPG Ive ever played on par with Morrowind levels of passion. I've been a fan of Rob Scallon since my freshman year, and I have to say you don't need to be a fan of his to enjoy this game. This is such a crazy game that has so much soul and…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Warbler Trophy Hotfix / minor bugs (1.5.09)
Another small, but meaningful round of bug fixes. Apologies for the wait on this one, especially to all of you achievement hunters out there. The fountain in Vivace Venue will now retroactively award
Wolves Hotfix / minor bugs (1.5.08) + Community Hub Updates
Aside from a critical hotfix related to the cuties below, we would also like to share a couple of new forums that may be accessed through the Fretless Community Hub. Major bugs Skipping cutscenes rela
SHRED AGAIN
Thank You Shredders! It's been almost a year since Fretless hit the main stage! Watching players bob their heads to the beat as they shred their way through our guitaRPG has been an absolute blast! Be
Menu UI and Font Updates
This is the first of multiple updates planned which aim to improve the overall quality of the game. Player menus have been adjusted to allow for larger font sizes. Fonts have been reconfigured to impr
Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson _Minor Update
Minor Fixes If you’re facing any other issues, please report them here: https://playdigious.helpshift.com/hc/en/31-fretless---the-wrath-of-riffson/contact-us/
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Cute · Indie · Music · Rhythm · Fantasy · Cartoony · RPG · Exploration · Soundtrack · Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Strategy · 2D (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 22 |
| Official site | https://www.klei.com/games/fretless |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 and above Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, AMD Ryzen 5 1500x Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 280, Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space