Friday Night Funkin' for Mac

Friday Night Funkin’ for Mac is a rhythm music game developed in the early 2000s for macOS and web platforms.

It is inspired by popular titles such as Dance Dance Revolution and PaRappa The Rapper, enabling players of all ages to become one with the music in this fun and engaging indie title that received notable coverage from several gaming media outfits such as PlayStation Magazine.

Built from the ground up to be as accessible as possible, this nostalgic rhythm-based game demands from players only to have a good sense of rhythm, and if they don’t have it, this Funkin game for macOS can help them develop it in style.

The story of the Friday Night Funkin’ game is centered on Boyfriend and Girlfriend, two characters that want to kiss but cannot do so because the Girlfriend’s father is an evil rocker who would do everything in his power to kill Boyfriend. In order to defeat her father and his minions, Boyfriend of course uses the power of music and dance.

All that player has to do is to press main control buttons at specific times when the game asks him to do so with visual on-screen cues, all the while collecting points and rewards every time the keypress matches the currently active rhythm beat.

On-screen beat arrows will move on the screen from side to side, toward the left when the Boyfriend is winning, and more toward the right when he is losing.

The overall battle meter on the bottom of the screen determines who will win at the end of the song.

• Easy-to-follow game mechanics
• Friendly and easy controls
• Highly entertaining songs

All in all, fans of titles such as PaRappa The Rapper and Dance Dance Revolution will immediately feel at home with this fun and engaging music game title.

The only controls that are vital to the gameplay are WASD/Arrow keys that are used for executing proper music beats. Music volume can be changed with “–“ and “+”, while muting and unmuting all sounds can be done with “0”.

While Friday Night Funkin’ can be played online in a browser, it should be noted that the online version is about 160MB which means that users with slower internet will have to wait for a while any time they visit the game’s page and want to play.

Thankfully, a local Mac client version of the game is also offered, enabling players to put the entire game on their local storage and take full advantage of instant load times. Seasoned Mac programmers can also take advantage of the full source code of this game, enabling them to tweak it or expand it however they wish.

Friday Night Funkin’ is 100% FREE and is optimized for any modern version of macOS and can also be played online straight from inside the browser window.

How to Play

Unzip the downloaded game folder

Open the folder and run the "Funkin" app file

Use arrow keys to match the rhythm in battles

Follow the on-screen cues to hit notes correctly

Complete each week to unlock new songs and levels

Press "Enter" to start, "Esc" to return to the menu

Practice in Free Play mode to improve your skills

Customize key bindings in the game settings if needed

Keep the beat to win rap battles and progress the story

System Requirements

• OS: macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) or later
• CPU: Intel Core i3 or better
• RAM: 4 GB
• Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better
• Storage: 500 MB available space

PROS

• Simple and addictive rhythm gameplay
• Free to play with community mods
• Catchy soundtrack with unique art style
• Low system requirements
• Supports custom songs and characters

CONS

• Lacks polish in official menus
• No official multiplayer mode
• Occasional performance issues on Mac
• Limited story progression
• Manual mod installation can be tricky

Also Available: Download Friday Night Funkin’ for Windows