The Very Impossible Obby Guide: The 15 difficulty brackets
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OverviewThe Very Impossible Obby is a platformer obstacle course with over 260 stages that grow harder as you go. There are 15 difficulty brackets to work through, each capped by a badge you earn when you clear it. This guide covers how to get started, how to push through tough spots, and what to expect as the stages get brutal.
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The Very Impossible Obby
The 15 difficulty brackets
TipsThe game divides its 260-plus stages into 15 named brackets, running from easiest to hardest. Finishing all the stages in a bracket unlocks that bracket's badge automatically. Tracking those badges is the clearest way to measure your progress across the full game.
- Simple — the opening bracket
- Beginner — a small step up
- Moderate
- Medium
- Hard
- Difficult
- Tricky
- Challenging
- Intense
- Stressful
- Agonizing
- Cruel
- Grueling
- Punishing
- Arduous — the final bracket
Getting started
StepUse the early brackets to build the habits that will carry you through the later stages.
- Learn the respawn key press R the moment you fall and you return to the start of your current stage immediately.
- Clear Simple one stage at a time treat each platform as its own small puzzle rather than trying to look too far ahead.
Glossary
Glossary- Obby
- Short for Obstacle Course — a Roblox game genre where you jump across platforms and reach the end without falling.
- R respawn
- Pressing R during a run sends you back to the beginning of your current stage instantly.
- Difficulty bracket
- One of the 15 named sections the game uses to group stages, from Simple up to Arduous.
- Badge
- A permanent Roblox achievement you unlock by clearing every stage in a given difficulty bracket.
Common questions
FAQHow many stages are in the game?
There are over 260 stages in total. They are divided across 15 difficulty brackets and get harder as you advance through them.
What does the R key do?
Pressing R respawns you to the start of your current stage right away. You can use it as many times as you need.
How do I earn the difficulty badges?
Each badge unlocks automatically when you clear all the stages inside that difficulty bracket. There are 15 badges in total, one per bracket from Simple through Arduous.
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