Friday Night Funkin' has surprised a lot of people in the video game community, especially when compared to other 2020 PC hits. A fairly simplistic rhythm game built on Newgrounds has become a recurring success in just a few months (accruing a hefty amount of monetary value). A large part of this success has been its fan community, taking notes from many other franchises that have allowed the community a lot of leeways.

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Naturally, there are hundreds of different mods to install, so choosing just a few is a difficult task. Friday Night Funkin' isn't the first game to offer an amazing fan community experience (some mods even catch the attention of the game's creator), but it's especially notable in this case. From comedy mods to creative masterpieces, some of the best mods add a completely different aesthetic to the simple design of the game.

How To Install Mods For Friday Night Funkin'

Looking to install a mod? Installing mods in Friday Night Funkin' is a fairly simple task. Just follow these simple steps:

  • Ensure that the game is installed and ready for play.
  • Download the mod file, unzipping its contents in the process.
  • Copy and relocate the assets folder in the mod to the game's asset folder. When prompted to "replace the files in the destination" ensure that this is done, otherwise the matching files may conflict with the mod.

After that, the mod will be ready to go! Of course, if the mod page has more specific instructions, make sure to follow them closely.

10 Friday Night Funkin' But Bad

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Ever made something so bad that it's good? No? Well, it's exactly what happens for FNF fans with this mod. The quality of this mod makes a Friday Night Funkin that looks like it was drawn in MS Paint.

Granted, the sound quality has faced a major backtrack, but players will find that the visual aesthetic actually works fairly well. The edit for the stage with Senpai is especially great, making the pixel art more simplistic.

Friday Night Funkin' But Bad is available for download here.

9 VS Hex Mod

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The VS Hex Mod is a story-tellers dream, featuring twists, cutscenes, and the lot. Simply put, it's compelling, what it does to a game a simple as Friday Night Funkin'. Funny enough, at first glance, this mod doesn't seem like much. This perception will be flipped upside down when players face off against the robotic rapper Hex.

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Taking the game to the basketball courts, the game starts to slowly deteriorate as the tracks go on. In fact, it fairly blurs the difference between reality and simulation, as the game becomes more robotic as turns go by. Nonetheless, this mod has easily become one of the most aesthetic; somehow, the robotic feeling actually blends quite well with the artwork of Friday Night Funkin'. 

VS Hex Mod is available for download here.

8 Sarvente's Mid-Fight Masses

This mod is primarily known for its new storyline that it adds to the game, feeling more like a side story than a fan-made mod. Yet, like the others, the nun-centric religious tale that the Sarvente's Mid-Fight Masses mod offers creates a completely different aesthetic for the game.

Now, the background is an overwhelming pastel canvas. Quite the change-up from the normal Friday Night Funkin' setup, giving off a calmingly anxious feeling (which works well with the plot of the mod). Sarvente's Mid-Fight Masses may be one of the best mods for the game from both a narrative and an aesthetic point-of-view.

Sarvente's Mid-Fight Masses is available for download here.

7 Touhou Mod Pack

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What happens when you combine two incredibly involved fandoms into one mod? You get the Touhou Mod Pack. The Touhou Project has been known since its inception for its overactive fan community, and so the creation of this mod should come as no surprise.

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Offering a complete set of Touhou tracks, FNF fans will be offered a new type of musical aesthetic compared to what's offered in the base game. It's incredibly complete, though fans should be aware that there is a significant difficulty increase with some titles.

Touhou Mod Pack is available for download here.

6 Friday Night Funkin' - Neo

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Neon colors are among the most beautiful, there isn't any doubt about that. Much darker than the original Friday Night Funkin' gameplay, Friday Night Funkin' - Neo clashes bright neon lights with a dark canvas.

All of this creates a game aesthetic that is just to die for, completely contrasting with the rather plain color palette of the original version. In addition, the mod offers a new set of custom-written songs, offering a completely different gameplay experience for fans.

Friday Night Funkin' - Neo is available for download here.

5 FNF vs. NEON

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Some mods stand out from others for their incredibly complete artwork. FNF vs NEON definitely falls into this category. In this mod, the player will face off against an original game character from the mod creator's very own game (link can be found on the mod page.)

The entire atmosphere of this mod differs completely from the original Friday Night Funkin'. Coloration changes throughout each stage, with some of the most aesthetically pleasing backgrounds to be seen in a mod to date. Not only that, the dialogue offers context and is incredibly captivating. This the perfect mod for anybody looking for a full game experience in a mod.

FNF vs. NEON is available for download here.

4 BeatStreets

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BeatStreets is simply incredible in every way, as the mod shows clearly exceptional effort in improving the music, background, and art quality of the original game. Starting with visual aesthetics, the mod overhauls the color palettes of all characters, recoloring them with striking colors that complement each other.

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The stage background also gets heavy changes, the mod opting for more complex, hallucinative backgrounds instead of the more simplistic line-work. The music is the real kicker though; this mod offers a beautiful (although incredibly more difficult) mix of remixes to play.

BeatStreets is available for download here.

3 B-Side Remixes

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Remixes are the livelihood for many Friday Night Funkin' mods. In fact, the game may one of the most remixed videogames since the Mii Channel theme. Yet, among the remix mods available, none have been able to quite match up to the B-Side Remixes Mod.

In this case, each week receives a remix of their tracks (except for week 7 due to its recent inclusion). Simply put, these remixes are expertly composed and enhanced, offering an almost euphoric feeling in some cases.

B-Side Remixes is available for download here.

2 Pixel Night Funkin

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It's no secret that pixel art holds a special place in the hearts of many people. Consequently, Pixel Night Funkin is the kind of mod for all retro-game lovers and pixel artists. It's just like it sounds like: a mod that replaced the line artwork of the main game with pixel art. It's easy to see the dedication of the mod-makers in this case, with each pixel being planned to create the perfect aesthetic feeling.

It should be noted that the artwork featured in this mod is different than the pixel work found in the Senpai stage. This mod offers a more simplistic design than that stage (and for that stage), but this is just the beauty that can be found in this mod. The simplicity is a nice breath of fresh air, making this mod a must-play for anybody looking for a change-up.

Pixel Night Funkin is available for download here.

1 Friday Night Funkin' HD

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Nobody will skip out of high definition if they have the choice, and Friday Night Funkin' fans don't have to either with this quality improving mod. Outside of the inclusion of dialogue, nothing about the actual story is changed with the HD edition, but the artwork quality is heavily improved.

That said, if players are looking for a clean bit of artwork, then there's no better mod to look for than the HD edition.

Friday Night Funkin' HD is available for download here.

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