Project Afternight: A beginner’s guide

Project Afternight is a rhythm game where you participate in beatboxing matches against other players. This musical Roblox experience tests your reflexes and rewards you for timed button presses. You can choose from a massive selection of tracks and challenge a friend or fellow Robloxian to see who the ultimate beatboxing champion is.

This guide covers the basics of Project Afternight, giving you a brief look at what its gameplay is about.

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Getting started with Project Afternight

Overview

Official cover art for the game (Image via Roblox)

Project Afternight is a PvP-centric game where you must time your button presses as the notes appear on the screen. Each note corresponds to a directional key on your keyboard, which can either be the arrow keys or WSAD, depending on your preference.

Timing your button presses correctly increases your score while mistiming them reduces it. Maintaining a streak of correctly timed button presses will cause your score to skyrocket and vice versa, incentivizing precision during gameplay.

You can initiate a match by walking to a set of speakers in the overworld and interacting with one of its sides. Then, you can either invite a friend or player on the server or wait for someone to join the other side. Once the match begins, show off your beatboxing skills, rack up a high score, and try to outpace your opponent to win.

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Controls

Selection of songs (Image via Roblox)

While in a match, your primary controls are either the arrow keys or the W, S, A, and D keys on your keyboard. In the overworld, you can use the following keybindings:

• Movement: W, S, A, D
• Jump: Spacebar
• Interact: E

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Gameplay mechanics

Starting a beatboxing match (Image via Roblox)

• Rhythm-based gameplay: Your main objective is to defeat your opponent by following the correct rhythm and pressing the corresponding buttons as the notes overlay the directional icons. Since this game incorporates sound into its core gameplay loop, it is highly advised to keep your game audio on, as the music is essential to ensure you get the rhythm.
• PvP matches: PvP matches make up for the lion’s share of this experience. You can take on other players on the server and test your skills against the best of the best. Initiate a friendly bout by interacting with the speakers in the overworld. Alternatively, accept a challenge from one of the players using the pop-up at the top of the screen.
• Massive track collection: You and your opponent can pick from a library of dozens of songs from various sources to play in a match. Tracks from popular franchises, other Roblox experiences, and renowned artists can be selected after a match is initiated. The game plays one of the two tracks randomly when the match begins, giving each player’s choice a 50% chance to be the selected musical piece.
• Difficulty: Each track has a difficulty assigned to it, which governs the speed and frequency of the notes that appear on the screen. The higher the difficulty, the faster and more frequently the notes appear. More difficult songs reduce the margin of error significantly, while easier ones have plenty of leeway as far as errors are concerned. You can alter the difficulty of a track by checking the Modifiers and Rates settings on the right side of the Track Selection screen.
• In-game shop: You can obtain a myriad of animation sets, emotes, and cosmetics from the in-game shop. Each item has a specific unlock criterion, which must be fulfilled to gain access to the corresponding item. The purchasable item stock also includes noteskins, note splashes, hold splashes, icons, and tags.

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FAQs

What is Project Afternight about?

Project Afternight is a rhythm game where you must time your button presses to rack up a combo and get a high score.

How do I start a PvP match in Project Afternight?

You can start a PvP match by interacting with a speaker in the overworld and inviting a player. You can also accept invites from other players.

How do I apply a Modifier to a track in Project Afternight?

In the Track Selection Screen, use the panel on the right to change timings, toggle special notes on or off, and more.