Only Up barrel roll glitch guide

The beautiful location in Only Up.

The beautiful location in Only Up.

When you’re playing a hardcore parkour game, every bug you can abuse is really helpful, and in this guide, we’re going to take a look at the Only Up barrel roll glitch. This feature will help you complete the game faster.

However, it may be fixed in future updates. So, read this article and exploit this bug while such an opportunity is available. Let’s find out how to use the barrel roll glitch in Only Up!

And if you want to read more guides, feel free to check out our article on whether you can save in Only Up. Also, we've got a guide on whether Only Up will feature a multiplayer mode.

How to use the barrel roll glitch in Only Up

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The barrel roll glitch in Only Up allows your character to jump very high and skip some difficult sections. Here’s a short guide on how to perform this bug:

  • Enable the Slow Motion mode.
  • Click on the Roll button and move to the edge of a certain surface.
  • Spam the Jump button or hit it when your character is right on the edge.
  • Your character will be launched into the air with great force.

The strength of the launch is based on your FPS. So, if you want to jump higher, you will need to set your FPS to 120.

How to find the right place for the Only Up barrel roll glitch

Well, there are a few places where you can perform the barrel roll glitch in Only Up. Here’s the first video from Twomatoes where you can see how this glitch works. Also, there is a video from Amixonyt that shows another place to try this glitch.

Finally, there are a couple of videos from one of the most famous speedrunners, yashka. There you can see speedruns done with the help of this bug.

Can you use the barrel roll glitch for speedruns?

The answer to this question is yes and no. There is a category of speedruns that you can find on the Speedrun.com website. It is called Unrestricted, which means that you can abuse any glitches during the run. However, categories without this rule ban speedruns with this glitch.

The barrel roll glitch may be tough to perform and many players try numerous times to launch their character properly. Be patient and sooner or later you will be able to master it! And if you are looking for more content, then be sure to check out our guide on how you can play the platformer Only Up in Fortnite creative mode.