Only Up Parkour 2

Category: 3D, Adventure, Arcade Plays: 1 Rating:

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Game Overview

So I finally sat down with Only Up Parkour 2, and honestly, it's exactly what the title suggests -- you just keep going up. The premise is dead simple: you're climbing this vertical labyrinth that stretches 500 meters high, and the whole thing is a messy tower of platforms, pipes, ledges, and random junk floating in the sky. Visually it's kind of a mixed bag -- some areas look like a colorful toy set with bright neon edges, other parts feel like a grey construction site that someone forgot to finish. The vibe is more frustrating than peaceful, because you'll slip off a tiny ledge and fall a hundred meters back down in seconds, which hurts in that 'I should've saved at a checkpoint' way. Controls are basic: WASD to move, space to jump, and E to warp to your last checkpoint -- thank god for that button. The movement feels floaty, not super tight, so you'll misjudge jumps a lot early on. Who would actually get hooked? People who liked Getting Over It or that climbing game from the early internet days -- masochists who enjoy the slow grind of progress interrupted by sudden failure. It's not pretty or polished, but there's a weird addictive rhythm to it. You die, you curse, you respawn, you climb a bit higher. The setting is just this endless vertical corridor in the sky with no real story or characters, and that's fine. It's pure obstacle course stuff. If you need a relaxing game, skip this. If you want something that tests your patience and reflexes equally, give it a shot. Just keep moving up.

About Only Up Parkour 2

So you start at the bottom of this huge vertical course, staring up at platforms and stuff way above you. The goal is just to climb 500 meters total. It sounds simple but it really isn't. You use WASD to move and Space to jump, and that's your whole toolkit for most of the run. The game throws random obstacles at you like spinning beams, moving blocks, and these narrow ledges where one wrong step sends you tumbling all the way down. There's no health bar -- you just fall until you hit a checkpoint or the bottom. The checkpoints are scattered every few stages, and pressing E warps you back to the last one you touched, which saves your progress but also resets the obstacle positions. That's both good and bad because sometimes you want a clean restart after a stupid death. Your brain is constantly calculating jump timing and distance -- like, do I sprint here or wait for the rotating platform to swing around? The first few levels are called things like "The Beginning" and "Forest Edge" and they're mostly static platforms and simple gaps. Then around level 5 or 6, named "The Gauntlet," you get these fast-moving crusher blocks that squash you if you hesitate. Later stages have names like "Spinning Spires" and "Vertical Maze" where the path isn't even obvious -- you have to look for the next platform hidden behind pillars or bouncing off walls. The satisfying moments are when you chain a series of hard jumps without stopping -- like clearing a section of moving bounce pads in "Bouncy Castle" without pausing -- and you feel like a god for a second. Then you immediately screw up the next jump and fall 50 meters. The difficulty ramps up by adding more moving parts and tighter timings, not by changing your controls. There's no upgrade system or new abilities; you just get better at judging the weird physics. Some platforms are slippery, some have delayed bounce, and the game never explains any of this. You just learn by dying. The final stretch is called "The Summit" and it's packed with these spinning death beams that require near-perfect timing. Honestly, you'll replay sections dozens of times, but that one clean run to the top makes all the falls feel worth it. Or you rage quit. Both are valid.

Tips & Tricks

The checkpoint relocation with E is a lifesaver but it has a cooldown you can't see. I wasted it too early more times than I'd like, thinking I could spam it if I messed up. Save it for sections where you're genuinely stuck or the run back is brutal -- like those narrow beam jumps around the 300M mark. Jumping feels floaty at first, almost like there's a slight delay before you leave the ground. You have to press space a tiny bit earlier than you think, especially on moving platforms. The timing clicks after a while, but early on it'll cost you a lot of falls. Some platforms look solid but are actually traps that tilt or collapse when you land. Watch for cracks or slight color differences -- if it looks suspicious, try to land and jump off immediately instead of standing still. I got greedy once and slid right off. The vertical maze has hidden paths behind some walls that skip annoying sections. I found one near a big spinning log by hugging the left wall and jumping at a weird angle. Not all shortcuts are obvious, so bump into walls sometimes. Getting stuck on edges happens when you approach too fast -- walk into ledges instead of sprinting if you're on a tiny platform. Also, don't hold W while jumping on narrow rails; tap it to adjust mid-air. Falling from high up is crushing but you respawn at the last checkpoint you touched, not where you fell. So deliberately land on those glowing checkpoint nodes even if you have to backtrack a bit -- it saves hours. The difficulty spikes hard after 400M with conveyor belts that push you off. On those, jump diagonally against the belt's direction to buy yourself a second of stability. And seriously, don't look down. The height effect is real and messes with your depth perception.