Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson

Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson

Steam Deck Verified

Ritual Studios · Cute · Jul 17, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $11.58.

98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The plot was pretty simple and binary but it was still enjoyable. the stealth section was a bit of a drag.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Such a fun world and such fun gameplay.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is extremely relaxing and fun, especially in the Songwood forest, since it made me feel so calm like never before.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I care more about polish in the *fun* parts, like vibes and characters and gameplay, than whether the graphics for some stairs stay in the foreground even as you walk in front of them, or if some character speech boxes are partially cut off by the screen with my default display settings.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
its charming and has some cool ideas. would love to see difficulty settings and some of the bugs ironed out for the next release.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Even something as simple as the menu music is still so beautiful and sets the tone for the rest of the game perfectly.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters97 reviews
Gameplay60 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Difficulty29 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat102 reviews
96%
Controls6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs15 reviews
87%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $11.58.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
22
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.