Short answer

No public solution is confirmed yet. One tester says club hits visibly cut and bruise the Revenant tied to the tree but do not advance the objective, then asks whether a group is required. The thread has no reply. Frostrail officially supports single-player, and no source says this objective requires co-op.

Objective wording
Free the Revenant tied to the tree
Action already tried
Club attacks
Reported response
Visible damage, no quest progress
Group requirement
Not stated in public sources
Official play modes
Single-player and online co-op

Preserve the stuck objective before retrying

  1. Read the active objective againCapture the exact journal or HUD wording and confirm that freeing the tree-bound Revenant is still the current step, not an objective already replaced by another prompt.
  2. Record what the target doesTake a screenshot or short clip showing the tied Revenant, the weapon used, visible damage and the unchanged objective. Do not rely on memory after leaving the area.
  3. Stop repeating unsupported attacksThe only public report already tried a club without progress. More hits do not become a known solution, and the source does not name another weapon, tool or quest item.
  4. Synchronize a co-op crewIf you are in co-op, compare the active objective for every player before anyone interacts again. A separate beta report warns that crews can diverge when quest steps are triggered out of order.
  5. Retry without claiming a workaroundAfter capturing the state, return through the in-game menu and reopen the session once. Record whether the objective, target and damage state change; a restart is a diagnostic step, not a promised recovery.
  6. Use the official report pathSend the objective text, solo or co-op status, host or client role, weapon, action order and result through Frostrail's in-game bug report button.

What the tree-bound Revenant report actually shows

The player describes a Revenant tied to a tree, says a club causes cuts and bruises, and reports no objective progress. The question asks whether a group is necessary, but no one has replied with a solution, item name or interaction sequence.

Visible damage only shows that the target reacts to attacks. It does not prove that damage is the intended quest action, that a damage threshold exists or that the objective is functioning correctly in this beta build.

Do you need a group to free the Revenant?

Frostrail's Steam page lists both single-player and online co-op. No official page or community reply reviewed on September 2 says that this objective requires more than one player.

That does not prove how the objective is scripted, but it means there is no basis for presenting group play as the fix. If solo and co-op sessions behave differently, report that comparison with the same objective state.

Why this page does not name a hidden item or weapon

The public thread does not identify a quest name, location, prerequisite, special tool or alternate attack. Guessing one would send players away to farm an item that may not be involved and would hide a possible progression bug.

The most useful next evidence is a developer reply, a repeatable interaction sequence or multiple recordings that show the same result in the current build. Until then, the safe answer is to document the stuck state and avoid destructive experiments.

Frequently asked questions

How do you free the Revenant tied to the tree in Frostrail?

A confirmed interaction sequence is not public yet. One tester reports that club hits cause visible damage but do not advance the objective.

Does the tied Revenant quest require a group?

No public source says it does. Frostrail supports single-player, and the unanswered post only asks whether co-op might be required.

Why do club hits not progress the Revenant objective?

The current evidence cannot distinguish a missing quest trigger from a beta bug. Capture the active objective and report the unchanged state rather than assuming a different weapon is required.

Sources and context

Official material establishes game facts. Community threads are labeled because a player report is evidence of a question or workaround, not a developer guarantee.

  1. CommunityFree the revenant tied to the tree... — Steam Community. Accessed 2026-09-02.
  2. OfficialFrostrail on Steam — FakeFish / Shiro Unlimited. Accessed 2026-09-02.
  3. OfficialFrostrail Closed Beta Launched! — Frostrail official Steam news. Accessed 2026-09-02.
  4. CommunityComplete all quests — Steam Community. Accessed 2026-09-02.