What If Disasters / Independent guide

Equipment & game passes

Credits buy equipment. Robux buy game passes. Keep those two currencies separate, and compare an item’s stated effect before choosing it.

Match the effect to your goal

Red Balloon: higher jumps and slower falls. VIP: +100% credits per round, +50% XP gain and a title. Boombox: music other players can hear. These are the advertised effects, not guarantees of survival.

Official game passes · Robux

Current public Roblox listings checked October 24, 2026. Regional or account pricing can differ; check the purchase screen before spending. Links open the official game’s Store tab because anonymous direct pass pages were unavailable during our link check.

PassListed priceAdvertised effectOfficial page
Red BalloonOfficial Roblox listing · October 2499 RobuxJump higher and fall slowerOfficial store ↗
VIPOfficial Roblox listing · October 24299 Robux+100% credits every round
+50% XP gain
+ VIP Title
Official store ↗
BoomboxOfficial Roblox listing · October 24149 RobuxPlay music for everyone to hear!Official store ↗

Equipment · credits

These 15 shop prices were reported by AllThingsHow on October 20, 2026. Treat them as a dated lookup and check the current in-game shop.

EquipmentReported price
Rubber Duck600 credits
Soda600 credits
Bloxy Cola700 credits
Flashlight750 credits
Teddy Bear850 credits
Picket Sign900 credits
Surfboard1,500 credits
Inflatable Duck2,500 credits
Pool Floatie2,650 credits
Giant Spoon9,000 credits
Life Jacket16,500 credits
Impact Helmet18,000 credits
Ice Staff20,000 credits
Fire Sword20,000 credits
Beast Scythe195,000 credits

The price record does not establish equipment effects. Names such as Life Jacket, Impact Helmet and Beast Scythe do not prove protection, damage or survival benefits.

Which advertised effect fits your goal?

  • Movement: Red Balloon is the only one of these three official listings that advertises higher jumps and slower falls. No jump height, fall speed or immunity value is published in the collected record.
  • Round rewards: VIP advertises an extra 100% credits per round and 50% XP gain. That is a credit multiplier of 2× and an XP multiplier of 1.5×; a base reward or credit-per-hour value has not been established.
  • Music: Boombox advertises playing music for everyone to hear. The record does not advertise a survival or XP benefit. The reported Settings menu has a mute-other-boomboxes option.

Why some guides show different details: the October 20 article lists VIP at 399 Robux and calls Red Balloon cosmetic. The newer official listing shows 299 Robux and explicitly describes higher jumps and slower falling, which are the details used here.

We have not bought or playtested these items. Without a published base reward or established gear effects, a “best item” ranking, payback timer or survival calculator would be guesswork.

Official passes checked October 24; credit prices reported October 20, 2026. Sources & checked dates ↗