Geometry Dash, The God of Content

Geometry Dash, also called GD for short, is a rhythm based platformer where you jump, fly, and use other methods to avoid obstacles. The game is famous for only using one button when playing. Unlike other platformers, the movement is at a set pace. Instead of using arrow keys or WASD to move, your avatar moves automatically. The layout of each level is predetermined, and different from others. When you open the game, your greeted with 22 levels that are part of the main game. These levels, (also referred to as the Official Levels, or Main Levels,) are a great because they gradually introduce you to all the features, and help you progress. Each level is more difficult then the one before it, and has its own song. Once you’ve had some fun with the official levels there is a whole other barrel of fun that awaits.

The Editor and Online Levels

Most of the content the game has to offer is made up of online levels. In the game, there is a level maker, for people to create there own levels. You can build and play test your levels, and if you like them enough, you can verify the level and post it to the servers for people to play. You have to beat it to verify it, to prove its not just impossible. If the moderators (people who play and moderate the game), think that your level is good enough, they might rate it. A rated level gives players start when completed, that show on there stats. Some super good levels might go beyond just getting rated, and get featured or epic featured. you can tell if a level is rated, if there is a star number under the difficulty symbol.

Run By Community

The reason these game is has so much content is because as long as talented creators are making new levels, people wont get bored. Creator are also not getting bored because people are always taking on massive design challenges, and pushing the editor to its very limits. Lots of people use GD as an art form. There are also the people who are constantly trying to create and beat the most difficult levels possible. Games that are run by the community are always such great success because gamers don’t have to rely on developers coding more updates to have fun.

Perfect for Projecting

Eventually, you’ll want to beat a level that’s out of your comfort zone. Goal setting is important, and dedication is key to success. Sometime its stressful when your right at the end of a level and you have the chance to beat it, but as you play the game more, you’ll learn to regulate this, and you’ll become more controlled as a human being. The way the game works makes it perfect for goal setting. The way the projecting works is quite similar to bouldering (climbing), incase you’ve done that before.

This is a level I’m currently trying to beat:

Terms and jokes you may hear

As all large games have, GD has a terms, and some inside jokes that people who don’t play the game might not understand. Here is a guide through some important ones.

• Buffer: this is a type of timing based jump when you click as early as possible.
• Spam: this is what people might call an annoying part of a level that just requires you to click fast, and nothing else.
• 2.2: this is more of a topic than term, but you will probably hear terms related to this. 2.2 is the anticipated update to the game. It was said to be released 5 years ago, but it has been delayed so much, that has became a joke that even the developer himself takes part in.
• Modern, Glow, or Effect: these are different styles of decoration that creators use. Some players may prefer one over the others, or like them equally.
• Nine circles: this is a style of level that people now think was overused. A creator made a level called Nine Circles, then it became so popular that a lot of people started making levels that look Identical. Fortunately, that trend has died down now, but its still something players remember.
• Demon: There are six different difficulties for levels to fall under. Easy, Normal, Hard, Harder, Insane, and Demon. Since Demon levels have such a wide range of difficulty, they have five sub types: Easy Demon, Medium Demon, Hard Demon, Insane Demon, and Extreme Demon.

Getting the game

Geometry Dash is available on both Appstore, and steam. It is around 2.50$ CA on the Appstore. If your wanting to play in your computer, its 5$ CA on steam.

Getting better at the game

If you haven’t read my last post, its all about how to get better at hard games like Geometry Dash. You can read it hear: https://www.blog44.ca/danielb/2022/01/12/getting-the-most-out-of-games/

That is all for today, hopefully you’ve been enlightened on why you should give Geometry Dash a try. The game takes practice, so don’t expect to be really good on your first day. With all said and done, you’ve the end of this post. Feel free to come back any time!