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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!
Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson is a cute, indie and music game
developed by Ritual Studios
and published by Klei Publishing.
Released on July 17th 2025 is available only on Windows
in 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese and Russian.
It has received 1,439 reviews of which 1,415 were positive and 24 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.
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- 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
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This was, at it's purest essence, what comes to my mind when I think of a delightful little game. Not very long, not impossibly hard, just a really beautifully crafted labor of love kind-of deal. As a professional musician and professional nerd this is absolutely a 10/10 experience
this game is absolutely incredible. i played it on stream and it is a riot and so much fun. highly recommend, id give it a 12/10. or rather a 4/4 haha the art is amazing, the music is incredible, the game play is smooth and the story is fun. truly no complaints :) (edit for spelling, oops)
I recommend Fretless... despite some issues. I played and finished this game and can say I can recommend it, however it is not without its flaws. I've been a fan of Rob's content for years and I finally got the time and money to play his game, after finishing it I can say there's things here that are genuinely remarkable. But there's also a lot of jank that cannot be overlooked. It took me 9 and a half hours to beat the game, bearing in mind I'm a completionist and try to get as much done before finishing a first playthrough as possible, and an additional hour or two to get the remaining achievements and 100% the game. I'll try to do this game justice by speaking sincerely about the things I enjoyed and didn't. Firstly, lets talk about the most enjoyable and innovative part of this game: The Combat. Fretless has an amazing combat system, which implements into its idea of being a "guitaRPG" perfectly and is easily the best part of the game. The combat is part deck builder, part rhythm game. Where you build a deck of riffs and then utilizing them prompts a QTE that rewards tight imputs with additional damage. It's a great way to involve music and musicality into the mechanics of a game that non-musicians will play. I fully commend the developers for it. To keep mentioning the things that actually like about the game, lets continue with: The enemy and boss design. I thought most of the enemy designs in the game were clever or at least funny. The game is chock-full of campy humor and music related puns. If the reader doesn't find gems like "Xilomander" or "Auxarachnid" funny, they just shouldn't pick up the game because it its non-stop. I used to be a musician so I found it all rather enjoyable. The pixel art for most enemies is creative and nicely produced, the bosses especially get pretty creative or cool designs, and several have multi-staged battles that flow pretty nicely. It all comes together to make a decent presentation for the combat which, again, is the game's best asset. Finally a small comment on: The music. The music in this game is wonderful, and very carefully put together. As seen in behind-the-scenes footage. all of the music for the game had to be composed and recorded such that it can be spliced, cut, fitted and mixed at real time, and be harmonious with all the other music of the game. And for a music-centric game this was a VITAL part of the experience. I'm happy to say this is handled wonderfully and ties the whole experience in a nice musical bow. This system should be patented, or maybe sold to other studios, because it's a genuine innovation in the field and deserves recognition. Now, to talk about the things I didn't like about the game: The jank. It's crystal clear that this is a small game made by a dedicated but altogether indie studio. The game has a lot of small bugs and inconsistencies, they will be readily apparent from the first 30 minutes of play, this goes from visual glitches with the spawning and death animations of enemies, to traversal and collision inconsistencies in many areas of the game, to even potential game breaking bugs relating to progression, the combat UI and other issues. This game needed a lot more QA and game testing. In the state it's in, it's perfectly playable, however it's not perfect and it can definitely take away from the immersion and playing experience. The game balance. In my opinion, this game is quite unbalanced. I didn't die a single time in my entire playthrough, and the only time I did it was intentionally in order to obtain a hidden achievement . Some bosses have QTE events that they trigger on special attacks that you have to defend against, and for one or two of them I never got to see them because I killed the bosses in two turns, using the tools the game gave me in the intended manner, without any exploits or cheats. I believe the bosses should have been tuned so they weren't so easily cheeseable. The story. As much as I like the general idea of a world where music and sound are real sources of energy that permeate the whole setting, the implementation in the end seems a bit lacking. The story ends up being very predictable and rather uninspired. The writing of the characters and story is very very one dimensional. Now all of this should be take with the massive caveat that, of course, I wasn't expecting The Last of Us level writing here, it's just a comment on what could have been, if this game had had a couple more million dollars in budget or a couple dozen more people on board. As it is now, it should be understood that the game's strengths are elsewhere. With all this, I finish saying that I had a great time with this game and see the passion that went into its creation. I commend the developers for it and hope to play anything else they make. As a fan of Rob Scallon this game was very fun to go through, because it is full of references to topics, music, people and instruments from his videos, and at the end of the day, as good as it is, it's still a youtuber game, and in that regard does its job well also. That is all, is anyone is still reading... why?
I play a lot of games, I have for nearly 30 years. My entire life, has been music, and gaming. Sometimes, you come across special little gems in gaming, just as you would with a song that finds you at the right time in your life. As a fan of JRPGs, Emo, Punk, Metal, and MUSIC in general... This game is a masterpiece. I can tell that so much love and passion went into making it something quirky and fun, but with heart, and care. Sure, a bug here and there. Some options I'd like to see added. But overall... man, what can I say. It's a non-traditional turn based RPG with Guitar Hero/Rock Band segments. References to all sorts of music and bands I love (I see you Mr. Kem Mikkel), and just SO many creative nods to music, musicians, writers, and little things that musicians know and love, like riffs, pedals, and such. I love it. I am sitting here writing this, just before what I know has to be the final boss. And I can't wait to play the game again. Even more so, I really hope this game gets a sequel. I can only imagine what could be done from here. Maybe we command a full band? Maybe we can compose our own riffs using some sort of MIDI system, and use those in battle? It feels like the sky's the limit. Devs, if you read this... you did a great job. Everyone involved, I do mean everyone. I'm giving this my #1 game of 2025 spot. I gifted it to like 3 or 4 people last night. You deserve the support. *UPDATE* And I beat it, and enjoyed going back through what I missed to get the rest of the Achievements... my first 100% on Steam, by the way!
First - thank you, Rob and the other, for making this game! I can't really write good reviews so gonna make it quick. Why you should play this game: 1) If you are a fan of Rob Scallon's YT channel, you gonna love it, because it based on a lot of inside jokes and "lore" with so much cool references; 2) Graphics and visuals are so charming and highly detailed for a small game from a newborn studio; 3) Gameplay is a very comforting mix of a jrpg and rhytm game with a choice of different playstyles; 4) Personally, it gives a really strong vibe of games like FEZ and Hyper Light Drifter; 5) Story is quite simple but it doesn't overwhelming you with a lot of big and strange dialogues (i like it); 6) It's about music and has a very cool sound design. For me it's a very nice game, and i really like, how guys made it with passionbut keeping a lot of details in mind. I would love to see some future development like DLC with new small story and instruments (like the infamous double-neck guitar, banjo, ukulele and cello). Or new regime like boss rush or challenges sounds really cool for me because it will help to try new already existing things which someone could miss during story playthrough. But still, thx for the game, i had a lot of great time c: P.S. - where is the signature green-taped bass?? still waiting...
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Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.
No, Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.
Yes, Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson received 1,415 positive votes out of a total of 1,439 achieving an impressive rating of 9.29.
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Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson was developed by Ritual Studios and published by Klei Publishing.
Yes, Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson is not playable on MacOS.
No, Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson is not playable on Linux.
Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson. Explore additional content available for Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson on Steam.
No, Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Ritual Studios
Publisher
Klei Publishing
Release
17 Jul 2025
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