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On Steam, 98% of 1,425 player reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive). 1 person is playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 6 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 7 hours, doing everything about 9 hours. It was nominated for 1 award.

In this turned-based RPG, wield powerful legendary instruments, gather mighty riff attacks and save the land from Rick Riffson's devilish goons and musical hybrid monsters!

Story

Play as Rob, a friendly musician trying to restore harmony in an off-tuned world where wacky villains are corrupting music. Rick Riffson, boss of the evil Super Metal Records company, is using the Battle of the Bands contest to extend his hold on every last note, chord, and song by trapping the best musicians with deceptive soul-binding contracts. Embark on an adventure with Rob and his zany rock-loving friend to end SMR's plans. Stay alert during your journey: Riffson’s devilish goons, monster-instrument hybrids, and legendary musical animals will try to get in your way! Explore this musical land to add sick riffs to your deck, and wield your mighty guitar to unleash powerful crescendo attacks in epic music battles!

How long to beat Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson

from 1 player
Main storyrushing through the story
7 h
Main + extrasstory plus side content
8 h
Completionisteverything the game has
9 h

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Awards

0 won, 1 more nomination

Media

Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson screenshot

Releases

Platform
Date
July 17, 2025

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified works great out of the box

Minimum
Recommended
OS
Windows 10 and above
Windows 10 and above
Processor
Intel Core i5-3470, AMD Ryzen 5 1500x
Intel Core i3-10320, AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 280, Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 590
DirectX
Version 11
Version 11
Storage
5 GB available space
5 GB available space

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson player count

concurrent players on Steam
1playing now3h ago
2peak today
630-day peak
6highest we have seenOct 31, 2026
Oct 23: 5 Oct 24: 5 Oct 25: 5 Oct 26: 2 Oct 27: 2 Oct 28: 4 Oct 29: 5 Oct 30: 6 Oct 31: 6 Nov 1: 5 Nov 2: 3 Nov 3: 5 Nov 4: 2
Oct 23daily peak, last 13 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson achievements

22 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Virtuoso Unlock every Riff
7.8%
Critter Collector
9.5%
Determination Fully upgrade an Instrument
11.3%
Bits and Bobs Purchase every item from Zolio
14.6%
Sellout
18.4%
Gear Acquisition Syndrome Collect all Pedals
19.4%
All 22 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Djent Is Dead
21.6%
The Specimen Defeat the Harperbeast
26.3%
Trading Champion Complete the Trading Game
26.3%
The CEO Defeat Rick Riffson
30.5%
Honorable
32.3%
The Hero of Might and Music Win The Battle of The Bands
32.5%
One To Go... Defeat The SMR Assassin
35.1%
Molten Metal Defeat Lava Riffson
43.4%
Metal Head Unlock the Eight String
49.2%
The Unnatural Beast Defeat The Xylomander
49.3%
Synthesist Unlock the Synthesizer
62.1%
One Down... Defeat SMR Larry
62.6%
The Woven Web Defeat the Auxarchnid
63.7%
Bassist Unlock the Bass
75.9%
The Sounds of Silence
84%
Guitarist Unlock the Acoustic
97.4%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.