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Double-Backflip Update
Everything about the Double-Backflip Update in Backflip Obby Escape: how the second flip works, when to use it, and how to time it for the longest gaps.
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The Double-Backflip Update is the most important change in modern Backflip Obby Escape. It added a second mid-air flip that extends your reach, and in doing so it made the longest gaps clearable and several later sections genuinely fair. This page explains the mechanic in full: how it works, when to use it, and how to nail the timing.
What the double-backflip is
A double-backflip is exactly what it sounds like: a second flip performed mid-air after your first. You launch a normal backflip off the platform, then tap the flip key again near the top of your arc to gain extra distance and hang time. The result clears gaps that a single flip — even with a full speed burst — cannot reach.
How to perform it
- Approach the gap and hold jump to charge as normal.
- Tap the flip key to launch the first backflip, releasing to control the arc.
- Tap the flip key again near the apex of that arc to trigger the second flip.
- Add a held burst for the very longest gaps.
The whole motion should feel like one fluid action once practised, not two separate jumps.
Getting the second-tap timing right
The second tap is where everyone struggles. The rule:
- Too early and you fire the second flip before the first has done its work, wasting the boost.
- Too late and you have already begun falling, so the second flip barely helps.
- At the apex — the highest point of your first flip — and you get full distance.
Practise this on a long-but-safe gap in Sky-High Towers, where checkpoints are close. Watch where you land and adjust the second tap a fraction each attempt, exactly like the drills on Backflip Timing.
When to use it
- Long gaps that a single flip plus burst still falls short of.
- Windmill crossings in Sky-High Towers.
- The Backflip Arena finale, which leans on it repeatedly.
- Speedrun lines where the extra reach skips slower detours — see Speedrun & Combo.
Do not overuse it on short gaps; a basic flip is more controllable where the extra distance is not needed.
If you returned to the game and suddenly cannot clear gaps you used to, this update is why. Those gaps now assume a double-backflip. Learn the second tap and they become fair again.
The Combo Counter connection
This update also brought the Combo Counter, which rewards flawless runs with bonus coins. Because the double-backflip lets you clear hard gaps cleanly rather than scrappily, it directly helps you keep a combo alive through tough stretches. Mastering the second flip therefore pays off twice: progress now, and a fuller wallet for skins later. For the broader patch context, see the Latest Update and Patch History.