DONT SWIM Guides & Walkthroughs
From first splash-free step to beating the Worm — every tutorial in one hub.
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DONT SWIM is a Roblox horror obby set in liminal Poolrooms. The fantasy is simple and brutal: cross every flooded stage without swimming, then survive the giant Worm that appears after the final clear. Servers hold up to 20 players, sessions are short, and one careless swim ends the run.
Use this hub as the map of every tutorial on the wiki.
Core tutorials
- Getting Started — day-one rules, fail conditions, and first-run checklist
- Controls — movement, camera, and how to stay out of swim state
- Level Walkthrough — rotating platforms, dark rooms, squish walls, rising water, sinking floors
- Survive the Worm — final chase routes, spacing, and group callouts
Support pages worth opening beside a guide
- Tier List — which rooms punish new players hardest
- Players Hub — multiplayer etiquette and 20-player lobby tips
- Codes — promo status (none live yet)
- Scripts — community automation (alt accounts only)
- Updates — what changed since the 25 Oct 2026 launch
How these guides are structured
Each article targets a real search intent: how to play, how to clear a room type, how to beat the Worm, how to avoid swimming. We keep one YouTube embed per page, placed mid-article, using real gameplay footage — never invented video IDs.
Expect practical checklists, failure analysis, and cross-links so you can bounce between mechanics without losing your place.
Recommended learning path
- Skim Getting Started so you memorise the two fail states (swim + Worm catch).
- Warm up movement on Controls.
- Clear rooms with the Level Walkthrough open on a second screen.
- Rank remaining hard rooms on the Tier List.
- Finish with Survive the Worm before your first all-clear attempt.
- Bring friends using tips from the Players hub.
Who this wiki helps
- Solo players who keep soft-failing on water edges
- Groups that wipe during the Worm phase from bad spacing
- Mobile players who need clearer jump timing advice
- Returning players after a patch — start at Updates then jump back into the matching guide
When a new room or mechanic ships, we add a dedicated guide under this hub and link it from the walkthrough plus the home page Explore section.
Play dry, watch the Worm, and use the tutorials below whenever a room starts eating your lives.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for Poolrooms runs and Worm escapes.
Which DONT SWIM guide should I read first?
Start with Getting Started, then Controls, then the Level Walkthrough. Open Survive the Worm only when you can clear every stage.
Do the guides include videos?
Yes — key tutorials embed one real YouTube gameplay video in the middle of the article for timing reference.
Is this an official Roblox wiki?
No. This is an unofficial fan resource for DONT SWIM. Confirm major changes on the official game page linked from our Links hub.