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Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson

Turn-based deckbuilding RPG with guitar battles timed to the beat

Ritual Studios · Published by Klei Publishing · Released Jul 17, 2025

AdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
98% of 1,437
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 16 in 30 days
Players
1
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
3 months ago
Jul 15, 2026
Minimum PC
R9 280
6 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson?

This pixel-art RPG follows musician Rob through a musical fantasy world as he tries to stop a record company from trapping performers in soul-binding contracts. You explore musical landscapes, collect riffs for your deck, customize instruments, and time attacks and blocks to the soundtrack during turn-based battles.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy musical puns and lighthearted fantasy adventures
  • +you like experimenting with different instruments and combat builds

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer battles without rhythm-based timing requirements
  • −you want multiplayer rather than a single-player adventure

What players say

98% of 1,437 reviews are positive · 100% of 16 in the last 30 days

Players praise the music and how rhythm inputs fit into turn-based combat. Some find the adventure brief and linear, while recurring balance complaints focus on the bass being overpowered.

Screenshots and trailer

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Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson system requirements

Minimum: R9 280, 6 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 and above
Processor
Intel Core i5-3470, AMD Ryzen 5 1500x
Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 280, Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 and above
Processor
Intel Core i3-10320, AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 590
Memory
12 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
22
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian.

Does Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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