Frets on Fire is a free game in which you can transform yourself into a professional guitarist, using your computer's keyboard to try to follow the musical tracks on the screen. As you can see, this is not an entirely new proposal considering that we have recently seen other similar ones. Still, the fact that we don't have to pay to install it and that it barely consumes system resources is highly positive.

Frets on Fire has several elements that many of us will be familiar with from having seen in other similar titles, among which the famous Guitar Hero stands out. We are in the presence of one of the best guitar simulators for the computer, and if you want to succeed, you must try to perfectly synchronize the notes on the screen with your finger movements.

The objective of this game is constantly pressing the specific key that corresponds to the note on the screen so that you can score points and thus overcome each of the levels that appear. The exciting thing is that you will find a series of built-in tutorials, thanks to which you will be able to know in detail the movements to perform, saving a reasonable amount of time by not having to discover them blindly.

When you download and install it, this platform has only three built-in songs, although you should not lose sight of the fact that you have the possibility of importing as many as you want from then on. The only thing you must remember is that the songs you import must be available in OGG format or use a converter to convert them to this format since the system is incompatible with other formats.

As you play the different notes, you will be able to multiply by two, three, or four points the coefficient of each of them, always according to their difficulty, so you will be able to add points until the song is finished. You must remember that if you have a wrong one among several right notes, you will have to start the multiplication again from the original value of each one.

Once you have finished each song, you can check the coefficient you have obtained and compare your results with those of the other platform users. Even if you want to compete with your friends, you must upload your results directly to the program's official website to check how well you have done in seconds.

One of the most exciting features of this application is that when it comes to controlling all the movements that refer to the different notes, it will be much easier if you do it holding the keyboard like a guitar. The truth is that with the left hand, you will have to type the notes from F1 to F5, while with the right hand, you will have to hit the Enter button, so this position will help you a lot.

On the other hand, and because of the difficulties some users have mentioned in forums and social networks when trying to control their keyboard, you should know that the program allows you to modify the configuration whenever you want. That is to say, if you want to use other keys instead of the ones we have just mentioned, you will be able to do it by modifying the original configuration of the application from its Options .

Then, you will see that at the moment of testing your skills, you can select one of the four available levels of Frets on Fire, the following possibilities: Super easy, Easy, Medium, and Amazing. Of course, each of them is more complicated than the previous one, and our recommendation for novice users of this type of program is to start with the most accessible levels and then move on to the next ones.

At the same time, you can choose the game mode you prefer, considering that there are several different ones, although the most common ones are the Career Mode and the Multiplayer Mode , which will allow you to challenge a friend. On the other hand, in the first of them, all your performances will be added up, so you can pass the levels every time you show your capacity in each of the tracks.

Frets on Fire also has joystick support, so if you have one compatible with your computer, you can connect it to play with this peripheral instead of using the keyboard as a guitar.

To conclude, we can say that Frets on Fire is one of the best games that can be proposed to all those users who are looking for a musical instrument simulator, in this case, specifically the guitar. Thanks to this system, you have the chance to entertain yourself while you try to hit all the notes, at the same time that you use your keyboard in the position of a guitar, as in the famous Guitar Hero.