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Single-player games like Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    Toada Brava — Steam game cover

    Toada Brava

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    Toada Brava is a fully hand-drawn 2D top-down RPG. Battle your way through the Santacrúz Dungeons and help Kako find his mom, while helping the revolution!

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor — Steam game cover

    The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    A Rhythm Role-Playing Game! Fight party crashing monsters with the power of music! Level your party and upgrade your gear while dancing to the beat of some groovin' tunes. Grab a friend and combine forces in all game modes in The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor!

    2016ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No Straight Roads: Encore Edition — Steam game cover

    No Straight Roads: Encore Edition

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    Start a rock band & end the EDM empire in NO STRAIGHT ROADS, a rockin' action-adventure that mashes together rhythm-infused third-person combat with a kick-ass soundtrack!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RhythMania — Steam game cover

    RhythMania

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    A vibrant rhythm anthology with one-button mini-games, colorful art, and a wide range of Brazilian musical styles!

    IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rift of the NecroDancer — Steam game cover

    Rift of the NecroDancer

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.

    2025ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Hand of Merlin — Steam game cover

    The Hand of Merlin

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse!

    2022StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spear Song — Steam game cover

    Spear Song

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    Ancient Slavic knights fight against evil in turn-based tactical combat! Lead your group through the kingdom to cleanse the land from fiends and monsters! Each attempt presents a new, randomly generated journey.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure10.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Expand — Steam game cover

    Expand

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    Expand is a meditative video game in which you explore a circular labyrinth that constantly twists, stretches and expands around you.

    2015IndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sea of Stars — Steam game cover

    Sea of Stars

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stardew Valley — Steam game cover

    Stardew Valley

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series — Steam game cover

    Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

    2015AdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition — Steam game cover

    Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.

    2019ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition — Steam game cover

    Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    Rediscover the beloved 2D arcade-style beat 'em up inspired by the iconic comic and movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World!

    2023ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slay the Spire — Steam game cover

    Slay the Spire

    Single-player alternative to Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →