FNF Mod Music Battle is a free-to-play music game, with this particular entry coming from the Happy Games dev team. It is an unofficial spinoff inspired by the popular Friday Night Funkin game. Like the original, it’s also a rhythm game where you get into matches with other characters, and in order to win, you must play the song better than they do by hitting the notes precisely.

While it retains the familiar gameplay and the even more familiar art style that has made Friday Night Funkin’ a global hit, FNF Mod Music Battle features some original content.

A welcome addition to the FNF universe

Technically speaking, FNF Mod Music Battle is one of the countless entries inspired by the original rhythm game from Newgrounds and Cameron "ninjamuffin99" Taylor, among others. Still, it builds upon the successful donationware by introducing original material. If you’re already a fan of the massive FNF universe, you will appreciate the fresh new characters and the fun new tracks available here.

In terms of gameplay, controls are easy to learn. The conversion of the familiar rhythm controls to mobile is also intuitive and optimized, which is vital since this game has some high-speed tracks that will require quick and accurate responses from the app. This brings us to a potential setback with the app since some of its custom tracks are difficult, especially for casual players not experienced with rhythm games.

Apart from the steep difficulty curve, another challenge with this app is that its range of content is shorter than the best genre entries. Granted, there are about 10 characters, each with tracks and weeks or levels. With its commitment to the FNF art style and optimized controls, you would definitely ask for more. Still, the game is fun while it lasts.

A short yet memorable Funkin’ entry

Overall, it is easy to list FNF Mod Music Battle as one of the better entries born from the musical donationware. Thematically, in visuals and music, this game retains the original essence, making it immediately endearing to longtime fans. The same can be said for its controls, optimized for mobile devices. The only roadblocks here are the surprising difficulty level for some tracks and its generally short playthrough.