Geometry Dash
Geometry Dash (also known as GD) is a rhythm-based side runner game, but in update 2.2, the game allowed a platformer mode. Geometry Dash was developed and published by RobTop Games. It was released on August 13, 2013 for Android and iOS,[1] and on December 22, 2014 for Steam.[2]
| Geometry Dash | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Robert Topala |
| Publisher(s) | RobTop Games |
| Engine | Cocos 2D-X (heavily modified Unity 4) |
| Platform(s) | Steam, Android, iOS, Windows Phone |
| Release | August 13, 2013 |
| Genre(s) | Rhythm, Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The gameplay of Geometry Dash involves dodging obstacles (spikes, saws, walls, and creatures) using a plethora of different gamemodes in a series of levels. Players can create custom levels using the extensive level editor, which is the leading factor in the game's sustained popularity. Unlike most games with a level editor, the developer of the game, RobTop, uses the in-game level editor to create every level in the campaign.
The game was initially heavily inspired by The Impossible Game, having nearly identical gameplay with the addition of a new gamemode, the ship. In the following content updates to the game, many gamemodes were added that were also inspired by various other games, such as the UFO gamemode, likely inspired by the game Flappy Bird.
The game primarily uses music from the Newgrounds audio library along with several contracted music artists, such as Camellia. In some cases, RobTop hosts songs from his own servers, such as "At The Speed of Light" by Dimrain47. [3]Custom levels are only allowed to use non-copyrighted music, unlike Osu!, as a copy of Geometry Dash costs money, making the number of songs available to use significantly more restricted. Though there are many custom levels that use copyrighted music unofficially, with the use of file editing or mods.
Geometry Dash was most mainstream in the first year it was released, though in recent years, the game has significantly risen in popularity due to popular, rising, faces of the community, such as Zoink, Doggie, Colon, SrGuillester, KingSammelot, and Vortrox.
On January 17, 2026, Geometry Dash reached the #8 position on the Steam current players leaderboard, with an all-time peak of 106,251 concurrent players on Steam.[4]
It is recommended to use the Geometry Dash Fandom wiki as it is maintained better than this article.
Gameplay
The player can use the keyboard, touch screen, controller, mouse, etc. to control the player.
Unlocking new icons requires collecting each of the games different currencies, and can be done by completing quests and certain levels (daily, weekly, gauntlet) for diamonds, completing map packs and official levels for secret coins (or star rated levels for user coins) and star rated / official levels for stars (with platformer levels rewarding moons instead). Beating a level or progressing any star rated level also grant mana orbs (a feature introduced in update 2.1).
The Geometry Dash user-made levels range in difficulty from auto to demon (at its peak, extreme demon) with thousands of levels to explore. As of October 2025, there are over 1500 rated extreme demons in Geometry Dash. The easiest level in this category is Red World according to the All-Rated Extreme Demon List. All extreme demons are ranked on the All-Rated Extreme Demon List also known as AREDL. The hardest 150 extreme demons that are rated are on the pointercrate demonlist, with the hardest being Society 1 known as Grief is currently in the works of being verified by Doggie. He has 97.99% on the level. There are also other top 1s currently being verified. Zoink is also verifying a level called Heliopolis, on which he has 50% on. Heliopolis is set to rival Grief in difficulty. Taiago is verifying Sweeping Demon 2.
Levels
All main levels:
Stereo Madness, Back on Track, Polargeist, Dry Out, Base After Base, Cant Let Go, Jumper, Time Machine, Cycles, xStep, Clutterfunk, Theory of Everything, Electroman Adventures, Clubstep, Electrodynamix, Hexagon Force, Blast Processing, Theory of Everything 2, Geometrical Dominator, Deadlocked, Fingerdash, Dash
There are also four platformer mode levels:
The Tower, The Sewers, The Cellar, and The Secret Hollow.
Geometry Dash Lite
Geometry Dash Lite was released on September 12th 2014 on mobile devices near the release of Geometry Dash. It was created as a free limited version that lacks several features such as a level editor; Official levels such as Dash, and other additional features.[5]
References
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- ↑ Geometry Dash - Apps on Google Play (in en-US). play.google.com. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ↑ Geometry Dash on Steam (in en). store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ↑ Geometry Dash Artist Reveals (in en). YouTube. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ↑ Geometry Dash Steam Charts (in en). SteamDB. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ↑ Geometry Dash Lite App (in en-US). App Store (2022-06-27). Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ Levels | Geometry Dash (July 21, 2025).