Pipe Dream is one of the levels in Fall Guys. It is a COURSE level and was first introduced in Season 6 (Legacy).[1]
Course description[]
Standard version[]
Pipe Dream is a level containing several randomly generated Vacuum Tubes. Players will need to face various obstacles depending on which vacuum tubes they take. All tubes are randomised on round load.
In the first section, players must cross two rows of Punching Gloves. A pair of Bumper Triangles can be found behind both rows of punching gloves. At the end of this section, players are given the choice between two vacuum tubes to enter.
The second section is comprised of two platforms. If the player ends up on the left platform, they'll need to climb up and down a pair of slopes and avoid water balloons and moving Bumpers. If they are on the right platform instead, they'll need to traverse a set of Slingus Flinguses and Blizzard Fans that can push them back.
The third section is comprised of three platforms. On the center platform, they'll need to traverse two rows of Expanding Balloons and one row of Rotating Hammers, each of which are situated on top of slopes. On the left and right platforms, they'll need to bounce on Drums and avoid rotating hammers placed on raised platforms.
The fourth section is comprised of two platforms. If the player is on the left platform, they'll need to avoid donut bumpers rotating in a circle and a Rotating Beam. On the right platform, they'll need to use Pivot Platforms to climb on top of raised platforms with Conveyor Belts.
In the fifth section, all of the paths will converge again. Players need to cross a large gap containing two pairs of 360° see-saws and a large pivot platform.
In the sixth and final section, players will need to dodge some water balloons before being given the choice between taking one of the vacuum tubes on the sides or a Big Swingus in the center to the goal.
Variations[]
| Name | Availability | Season introduced | Description | Picture |
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| Standard version | Available | Season 6 (Legacy) | The standard version of Pipe Dream. | 
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| Altered Pipes | Available; part of standard | The way the Vacuum Tubes are placed are different. | 
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| Pipe Dream X | Available; only in X-Treme Games. | All Checkpoints will be disabled and falling will result in elimination. | ||
| Season 2 Variation | Vaulted | Season 2 | The starting Punching Gloves are now placed on Trolley Bots. | 
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| Vaulted | The left path of the second section replaces the Moving Bumpers with Thrusters. The Cannons are also disabled. | 
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| Vaulted | The right path of the second section now has a Gravity Zone over the Slingus Flinguses. | |||
| Vaulted | The middle path of the third section is entirely encompassed by a Gravity Zone. | 
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| Vaulted | The 360° see-saws and Pivot Platform are replaced with islands of Respawning Hex-tiles. | 
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| Vaulted | The entirety of the final platform is made of Shifting Conveyor Belts. | 
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Course strategy[]
Pipe Dream is incredibly fun to traverse, but some sections are noticeably more difficult to cross, and can outright ruin you with even a single flub. For beginners, it is recommended to watch the intro cutscene and see which tube leads to the left platform of the second section, as that is generally agreed to be the 'easier' section. For more skilled players, however, if you want to try your luck with the right platform, that section will actually be faster to cross.
Time your crossing right to walk over the punching gloves (an advanced strategy would be to use the first set to send you high into the air to sail over the second set), then pick a tube depending on your confidence and skill level as mentioned above. It's easier to dodge the Water Balloons and Donut Bumpers in the left section. If you end up on the right platform however, try your best to walk forward when the blizzard fan in a column has risen, while carefully jumping over (or walking between) the flingus without triggering it. Never jump when in the path of the fan, as it'll blow you backwards, most likely onto a flingus which will send you off the back. Randomly decide on a tube and proceed to the next platform.
For the drums and hammers platforms, you can chain your bounces together so you don't land on the ground, but make sure you don't get hit by the hammers in the process. For the middle platform, carefully dodge the balloons and hammers; these hammers are very costly and can easily send you flying off the side, making you retry that platform. Again, randomly pick a tube and head to the next platform.
For the donut bumper platform, those shouldn't be too hard to avoid. Try using them to boost you forwards where possible, if you think you're behind and need to catch up. For the pivot platform and conveyor belt platform, there's nothing much to it other than to jump on the pivot platforms, then onto the conveyor belt. Try your best to land on the pivot platform from the conveyor belt, but make sure you don't get caught out by the platform swivelling. Finally, take the tube to the next section.
If you're fast enough, take the see saw in front of the lower end of the pivot platform; if not, take the other one and wait for the platform to swivel down. Jump onto the platform, onto the next set of see saws, and then onto the final stretch.
Patiently wait for the Big Swingus to swing towards you; many players are too impatient and jump too early, resetting their spawn and potentially costing them a qualification. Jump and grab the swingus. At the end of the swing, release your grab without jumping and you will pop forwards into the goal. Alternatively, you can jump into the tubes from the slope instead of waiting for the swingus, or walk along the tube to jump into them (but the latter strategy leaves you more susceptible to being knocked off by a water balloon). Speed-wise, the only time jumping into the tube from the slope is faster than the swingus is if you have literally just missed the timing of the swingus; otherwise, it is outright faster to wait for the swingus to return.
Pipe Dream X[]
Trust no one. There are a TON of places to fall off here.
- Water Balloons/Donut Bumpers: don't let these obstacles send you off the side.
- Fans/Flinguses: a huge killer here. Carefully navigate the fans while dodging the flinguses; hitting a flingus can prove to be incredibly costly.
- Drums/Hammers: the hammers can smack you off the sides to your elimination.
- Balloons/Hammers: same as above.
- Donut Bumpers/Spinning Beam: watch out for the bumpers knocking you off the sides.
- Pivot Platform/Conveyor Belt: shouldn't usually be the killer, but don't let the belts send you off the side.
- 360 See Saws/Pivot Platform: dodge the classic 'grab while you are attempting to jump over a gap' manoeuvre.
- Big Swingus/Pipes: watch out for players grabbing you when you're about to jump into the pipe or to grab the swingus. Learn how to traverse the swingus and/or to carefully jump into the pipes so you don't mess up and get eliminated.
Course Changes[]
From the Season 6.5 (Legacy) update:
- The pivot platform at the fifth section now rotates slower.
Final variant[]
A FINAL-type variant was introduced in the X-treme Party playlist on 28 March 2023. In this variant, all players that reach the finish will win.
Known bugs[]
;Holding pipe glitch*
Sometimes the player might get stuck while inside the pipe, that forcing them to leave the match, since the only way to get out of a vacuum tube is waiting until it vents you out.
This was fixed on 9 December 2021 hotfix making players respawn when they get stuck.[2]
;Slow Trapeze*
Bizarrely, the trapeze at the end will move way slower and reach a higher apex of the swing. This renders using it impossible as the Fall Guy will fall off before the trapeze swings over. At this point, players are forced to use the pipes at the side. This is likely the reason why Pipe Dream was removed from Solo Show on 15 July 2022.
This bug was fixed on 23 August 2022 after the 1.4 update.
Missing water balloons*
During Season 3, the cannon located at the ending section of Pipe Dream are no longer firing water balloons, which mean players could take the pipes safely.
This bug has now been fixed since the beginning of Season 4.
*This name is a conjectural name and has not been somewhat uniformly agreed upon.
Medal thresholds[]
- Gold - First place
- Silver - Top 20% of players in the lobby
- Bronze - Top 50% of players in the lobby
- Pink - Qualified, but outside of the top 50%
- No medal - Eliminated
History[]
Released in Season 6 (Legacy)
| History of Pipe Dream | |||
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| Season | Status | Map Theme | Notes |
| Season 6 (Legacy) | Active | Standard version | |
| Season 1 | Active | Standard version | |
| Season 1.3 | Not present | Temporarily removed from 15 July 2022 to 15 September 2022 to fix a trapeze issue. | Still available in Day at the Races Squads and X-treme Solo Show |
| Season 2 | Active | Standard and alternate versions available only in Solo Show and some special shows | |
| Season 3 | Active | Standard version | |
| Season 4 | Active | Standard version | |
| Summer Breeze Update | Active | Standard version | |
| Fall Force Update | Active | Standard version | |
| Tool Up Update | Active | Standard version | |
| Power Party Update | Active | Standard version | |
| Shapes and Stickers Update | Active | Standard version | |
| Survival Update | Active | Standard version | |
| Fall Forever Update | Partly Active | Standard version available only in Classic Games. Not available in any core game up until 29 May 2024 when Classic Games were introduced | X-Treme version still available in X-Treme Solos & Squads |
| June '24 Update | Active | Standard version available only in Classic Games | |
| July '24 Update | Vaulted | Active until 16 August 2024, when it got removed from Classic Games and Knockout. Standard version available in The Vault and select Custom Games | |
| Scrapyard Stumble Update | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available in The Vault and select Custom Games | |
| Falloween 2024 Update | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available in The Vault and select Custom Games | |
| November '24 Update | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available in The Vault and select Custom Games | |
| Winter Update | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available in The Vault and select Custom Games | |
| Fall and Fantasy Update | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available in The Vault and select Custom Games | |
| Ranked Knockout Update | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available in The Vault and select Custom Games | |
Trivia[]
- Pipe Dream was originally designed as a round, with the level ending with a crown instead of a finish line. This was changed after some unsuccessful playtests.[3]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name |
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| Chinese (Simplified) | 梦幻管道 (Mènghuàn guǎndào) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 管線狂想 (Guǎnxiàn kuángxiǎng) |
| French | Les Bons Tuyaux |
| German | Röhrenträume |
| Italian | Capirci un Tubo |
| Japanese | パイプドリーム (Paipu Dorīmu) |
| Korean | 꿈의 파이프나라 (Kkum-ui Paipeunara) |
| Polish | Pokręcone Rury |
| Portuguese | Desencanando |
| Russian | Труба Зовёт (Truba Zovot) |
| Spanish | Quien Tubo Retubo |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Quien Tubo Retubo |
Gallery[]
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Pipe Dream's starting point
See also[]
Party Promenade, another COURSE level that mainly uses Season 6 (Legacy) obstacles
References[]
