How Geometry Dash Became the World's Hardest Game

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How has Geometry Dash been able to stay relevant for so long, when most games in the same category fizzle out so quickly? Well, in this video I explain the game's genius strategy for longevity.
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[@ALJGD123]

“Kept updating the game on a regular basis” Shows update 2.0 2.1 and 2.2 the three longest updates which combined make up like 90% of the games lifetime

[@yeeterdeleter0117]

Yeah, there's a lot of incorrect information in this video, like 2.1 adding object movements when in reality 2.0 did that.

[@flor_nate]

he said mirror portals were added in 1.2 bruhhhhhh

[@RinkieGeintie]

The timeline in this video is a bit messy, he was talking about the updates in 2014 at that point so it wasnt actually misinformation, but for some reason he just showed updates that werent released at that poiny

[@ElijahDasBoyzzzzzz]

He should’ve done like 1.7, 1.8, and 1.9

[@captainpep3]

He also said that bloodbath was the previous hardest demon before bloodlust, which is not true at all lol. I’m PRETTY sure it was Erebus, though correct me if I’m wrong

[@StallionGD]

Not me knowing all of this already but watching it all the way through so that I can boost it in the algorithm, causing less people to think I’m crazy when I tell them that I play Geometry Dash for a living

[@mahabubatania8822]

Hi @StallionGD

[@zappgame__]

Hi @StallionGD

[@RealQwertyGD]

I don't think playing a game for a living is good but you do it for content that's good

[@J9M35]

"not" me

[@lunarcalamity]

Hello There, @StallionGD.

[@Sketarofficial]

1.0-2.1 - $1.99 2.2- $2.99 Geometry Flation hit hard

[@lordadz1615]

It's undervalued lol

[@ot7biasedmashups]

​@@lordadz1615 yeah it's honestly crazy if you think about how there's no battle pass or anything in game. Like $3 is nothing for all the things you get access to.

[@RMWarn.]

Worth it

[@deadreap_5803]

@@ot7biasedmashups not to mention old man Topala spend like shit ton of time, just imagine, all those years of hardwork for only $3

[@EpicevanXD]

I know for a fact I shouldn’t google that

[@AnImmortalBean]

As a GD player, here are all the mistakes 6:21 - It was 1.1 that added mirror portals 7:05 - Customization was in 1.0 10:56 - Demon levels were added in 1.3, 1.6 just added the first official one 13:12 - 2.1 added object rotation, 2.0 added object movement 13:55 It was a remake, not a buff 14:54 It was not made in the editor, rather by having code modify the games savefile to place objects more precisely

[@tyronium2]

bloodlust is a remake but the bloodbath part is buffed significantly, also spu7nix made what in the editor technically because that's where it is but he most likely did go into the editor for a lot of the creation process

[@BananerGD]

As a geometry dash player,I can conform all of this is facts

[@GDWinterboyz]

Spaceuk

[@k90v85]

it even says 1.1

[@user-bt8xr5si9y]

@@tyronium2 The editor for "what" was basically just the tool that converted the code he wrote to make the level into GD thus eliminating a need to code something to do that for him. The editor was also used yes but most of the level was made by coding, not by using the editor, which is also why the level in the editor is extremely confusing.

[@ruthkatz1998]

The ordering of events in this video is really weird

[@MiguelSD]

"regular basis" shows up 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2💀💀💀💀💀

[@KatArmyLeedur-w-]

“Bloodlust, being a buffed version of bloodbath, literally the previous hardest level in the game” 🤨🤨🤨

[@siwexwot8994]

@@KatArmyLeedur-w- The game kinda died after bloodlust was verified, everyone was moving away from GD. Tech and Zodiac revived it.

[@KatArmyLeedur-w-]

@@siwexwot8994 ok, but it wasn’t bloodbath -> Bloodlust in top 1 difficulty

[@ruthkatz1998]

@@siwexwot8994 lmao

[@Zerelz]

WE'VE BEEN SUMMONED BY THE ALGORITHM >:3

[@David280GG]

Looking at your pfp with one hand is quite challenging

[@MilkNCheeseYT]

@David280GG I can take this 2 ways, but one is obvious

[@Gokugriddy83]

Not subbed? Ngl, that's L behavior

[@IsaacRichards-qt8ce]

We have arrived we made it yeah

[@NormalDifficulty696]

Yes it summoned us all😈

[@artplayzz4273]

"he continued updating the game FREQUENTLY" proceeds to show update 2.2 as if no wait whatsoever had happened

[@HitoriRuka]

Idk why I see this funny af

[@bluedoessomeamogusstuff6738]

Yeah I was like "Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh no?"

[@XENON2028]

Only 6 years

[@SecretGuestV]

7

[@gamer_glenn5438]

7 years. 7 FUXCING YEARS

[@GDColon]

Very well put together video! Glad to see some Everyplay appreciation since lots of people don't even think about that anymore. Worth noting that I recently asked RobTop what he thinks made this game successful in an AMA and he claims it's the editor (ESPECIALLY how easy it is to share/browse levels, even without an account at first) and custom music (so levels don't just use the same songs over and over). Also worth noting that unlike the Impossible Game there's actually an incentive to play online levels - most of the game's rewards are tied to them

[@exiled_shadegd]

Hello Colon

[@marcvnart8717]

sup colon

[@DKENyoutube]

lolll i was excited when he mentioned everyplay as well. KZbin can singlehandedly elevate an entire game, its happened to FNAF as well

[@ruthkatz1998]

I eat eggs

[@MolloProGD]

Colon

[@dromitos3294]

honestly i appreciate how, despite this guy not being in the gd community understands how hard the game actually is. like normally when you show someone gd they think its just a super simple and easy cube game where you just jump over a spike and they think that its difficulty is nothing compared to the generic first person shooters released today

[@PriestessKokomi]

wHaT aRe YoU tAlKiNg AbOuT jUsT mEmOrIsE wHeN tO cLiCk - idk my classmates who dont play gd

[@zVision_]

14:02 dang what a loser lmao

[@UnflippedGD]

yoooo

[@taublix315]

you are not a loser you are a legend

[@Yoshikage-Bowie]

I was about to insult you but then I saw your name

[@ItsLuminousGD]

Vision

[@ver7ic155]

"Geometry dash is simply a 2d cube jumping game" Spu7nix: ok Bli: ok Voxicat: ok

[@teamok1025]

Nemo: ok. Culuc: ok. Krmal: yes but actually no. Btw heres an hungry hu- Samifying: ok. Zobros: yes Funnygame: imma end this guy entire carrier.

[@teamok1025]

Nemo: ok. Culuc: ok. Paradox team: ok. Cherry team: ok. Krmal: yes but actually no. Btw heres an hungry hu- Samifying: ok. Zobros: yes Funnygame: imma end this guy entire carrier.

[@TYsdrawkcaB]

@@teamok1025zobros a really funny example here

[@TYsdrawkcaB]

@@teamok1025 but he’s hungry he’s humphrey he’s HUNGRY HUMPHREY

[@66FE99]

Xender game:Ok

[@Savio038]

As a geometry dash player this is truly a magnificent moment

[@tdawgGD]

real

[@exiled_shadegd]

indeed

[@MatMart]

Well this is a pleasant surprise

[@mefbezos8650]

Hi matmart

[@mefbezos8650]

45 Min ago yayy

[@ItzHudzon]

Offbrand walmart is here?

[@RobertoTopaliano]

GEOMETRY DASH WILL NEVER DIE (literally)

[@WingerChannel]

ITALIAN ROBTOP

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ITALIAN ROBTOP

[@WingerChannel]

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[@duraeble2]

ROBERTO GIUOCHI GEOMETRIA SLANCIO

[@chemreal]

not really, it's gonna die eventually

[@Savio038]

13:14 BTW object movement was added in 2.0, not 2.1

[@50Steaks68]

this video is riddled with innaccuracies like that

[@redbad8818]

@@50Steaks68 Yeah, I also noticed a lot of pretty obvious flaws, but at least the video still enjoyable

[@Sh4dowsn4il]

true but object rotation was added 2.1

[@twellveahadri12]

And mirror portals we're added in 1.1

[@50Steaks68]

@@twellveahadri12 and the demon difficulty wasn’t added in 1.6 it was added in 1.3

[@zonkers84]

Some of the information is wrong tbh, demon difficulty was added in 1.3, not 1.6. Also at 11:40, it wasn't only because of demon levels, its one of the reasons why the game stayed alive but it was also because of the community that the game stayed alive.

[@RealGamemistory]

No bro when he said demon levels in 1.6 he meant the Mai levels not user ones

[@zonkers84]

no he said demon *difficulty* was implemented in 1.6

[@mad_huntress_8796]

Yeah, not everything is accurate unfortunately, but it is accurate enough to make non players have an appreciation for the game

[@zCoats]

Great video overall, but as a person who has been playing GD consistently for 5 or 6 years at this point. I'd like to point out some mistakes you made in this video. 1. Mirror portals were added in 1.1. 2. Custom levels have been a thing ever since 1.0. 3. Demons were added in 1.3, 1.6 just introduced the first official demon level. 4. Rotate triggers were added in 2.1, move triggers were added in 2.0. 5. Bloodlust was a remake, not just a buff. 6. WHAT wasn't entirely made in the editor, a lot of it was made with the help of a programming language that the creator of the level Spu7nix wrote and a script that managed to turn video into GD objects by simulating evolution. I'd also like to point out the usage of gameplay by GuitarHeroStyles/AdvyStyles since he's done terrible stuff and doesn't deserve any recognition due to his actions so using footage recorded by him doesn't really feel right.

[@santiagoortega5426]

the program of spu7nix just automatically placed the blocks

[@cyrix6165]

Have you ever heard of this thing called the Level Editor? It’s the main reason why Geometry Dash refuses to die so easily

[@soyalguien335yt4]

He did and he went over it because most of us know editor was a big factor, but not the only

[@KirikkSiSq]

@@soyalguien335yt4 the second most important factor was the addition of custom songs in 1.9, 1 year after the game's release

[@lnvald]

The difference is that the impossible game wasn't made with love, and didn't have a level editor btw mirror portals came in 1.1, not 1.2 also don't forget the custom songs, one of the most important features of 1.9

[@toejammergaming]

Not just one of the most important features of 1.9, but the most important feature in the game

[@kjblaze]

"The difference is that the impossible game wasn't made with love" a bit of a stretch and also kinda rude.

[@KirikkSiSq]

@@toejammergaming after the editor itself ofc

[@junieamartinez3336]

Isn't 2.2 already out? Technically geometry dash isn't completely dead in order for it to completely die out it has to have no updates being added and the developer will have to retire or if it runs out of sales

[@user-bt8xr5si9y]

GD was never even close to being completely dead, despite the fact that it took over 7 years for 2.2 to finally release.

[@crithmaybeofficial]

he didn't even talk about what actually made game popular, the level creations itself

[@Salpalalo]

Very good video, just please learn how to put things in chronological order. It kept going back and forth and it was hard to follow, it goes to 2020 then straight back to 2014 in 3 seconds.

[@Cobgd]

banger video. couldnt stop mewing to it

[@GreenImperial]

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[@El_GatoGaming]

its no mewing may 😳

[@GreenImperial]

@@El_GatoGaming its more mewing may you misheard it

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​@@El_GatoGamingkids be saying that in my school💀😭

[@E..-_]

@@El_GatoGamingno mewing march ****

[@noxvera]

the timeline is sort of told in the wrong order but really nice video anyways

[@MuhIbnuAbbas.]

The editor make the game success, that's it. Yeah, maybe robtop copied the gameplay, but he added more gameplay too so the gameplay will be variative

[@notvixios]

Babe wake up kalex posted

[@TheNamesFathom]

vixios in the wild jumpscare

[@ceylqq]

replies on a verified comment jumpscare

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You have a babe?

[@Yoqwa]

Do u play geometry dash vixios btw love your vids

[@Lythronazz]

I'm up

[@theraginglol9413]

My guy this video has mistakes, for example the mirror portal wasn't added in 1.2, it was in 1.1 and the Demon difficulty wasn't added in 1.6, that was when RobTop released the first demon and some more but still this is a great video my guy :)

[@flaco2389]

🤓

[@Brick138]

Bro , if your video couldn't even have accurate information after 2 months of not uploading anything then that just shows you don't care about the game.

[@TheGreenViewer456]

When demon park was made.

[@thepkxx6356]

demon was added in 1.3.

[@thepkxx6356]

Inspired by the once hardest level, ‘Demon Park’

[@Aiden_and_Co]

This is a great video however as a gd level creator I noticed some facts that were wrong. (Moving objects were added in 2.0)

[@SneedleGD]

"Updating consistently" 7 YEARS DUDE 7 YEARS.

[@zonkers84]

did you just call gd stupid? *you hear your doorbell ring*

[@KiziBro7]

It's also worth emphasising the evolution of the creating side of the community during those 6 years. With that much time, dedicated creators only got more and more skilled at the editor - finding new ways to further push the limits in both gameplay and visuals. And you can see this change if you compare levels from each year of 2.1. Not only this, but the GD space on youtube was booming with content, particularly showcase channels, which previewed the most recent masterpieces to come out of the editor. These videos are VERY popular and can reach far beyond just the GD community, only drawing more players in. Plus the fact, they inspire new creators to try projects of their own, thus continuing the positive feedback loop. At around this time as well, Robtop was becoming more active in the community - rating more levels, assigning more moderators and generally interacting with the community more. Morale rose greatly and with the influx of new moderators and level rates, getting a rated level was no longer as elusive as it used to be. Newer creators could shine without having to wait years for recognition. To top it off, Rob also regularly previewed upcoming features of 2.2, provided updates on its progress and answered a lot of the community's most asked questions. I believe this is the main reason Geometry Dash has kept its momentum for all this time.

[@Often_Guy]

6:21 Um technically it's 1.1 so you skipped 1.2

[@BlueChimp_]

“How did this stupid block game-“ okay well that makes me sad

[@omgsouthpark7659]

Once the game added background graphics. That’s when I quit. It became waaaay too annoying trying to figure out what was the box to jump on & what was the background.

[@dualedgegd]

That’s a skill issue tbh

[@Ascension721]

This isnt the games fault. It isn't hard to adapt to.

[@user-bt8xr5si9y]

In comparison new 2.2 levels are the most confusing levels yet but they are also by far the best levels any update has brought yet. Just a skill issue.

[@captainpep3]

Yeah that’s a major skill issue, mate

[@omgsouthpark7659]

@@dualedgegd learn what skill means, then come back to me.

[@Greeny109]

I've been in the GD Community for over half its lifespan and wanted to say this video is super well made. I always find it interesting that this game stood the test of time as well as it has and how creators and players always find new ways to make the game so enjoyable and worthy of coming back to, which is something that I really like about this $4 cube game.

[@vee26.]

greeny109 reference?

[@uwugamer7716]

14:40 That´s my post haha (the "what does reddit think" one)

[@AngelFX21]

I thought he was a geometry dash KZbinr that I subbed to for the documentaries but then I realized he only posted 4 times and I subbed cause of the fearless one lol

[@inuis3024]

played this game for literally over half of my life (picked it up in 2016, when i was 7) and spent over 3500 hours in the game. and though i haven’t been here the whole way, i thank you for shining some light the community and the game. it’s much more than just a single control game and people fail to realise the complexity of the game

[@Sh4dowsn4il]

this is very well explained, a few facts were off like object rotation was added in 2.0 not 2.1 and 2.2 took over 7 years not 6 but still great video and as a GD player myself this was fun to watch.

[@muffernut]

Object rotation WAS in 2.1 Dumb

[@user-bt8xr5si9y]

Rotate Triggers were added in 2.1, Move triggers in 2.0

[@assumingitsash]

Deserves more views tbh

[@GoranTheGamer]

Your Really Good At Tellin The Story Of Geometry Dash And The Impossible Game Great Work🎉🎉🎉

[@wavarium]

I‘m so happy to be part of this community. It‘s where I feel like I can do anything. Thanks, RobTop :)

[@Dylan_Username]

Literally heard this like 10 times but the algorithm knows I play gd so here I am

[@turq_]

Extremely well made video! Im impressed by the in depth analysis of the history of the game!

[@aidenjefe]

another banger man kalex keep it up!

[@CesarikGamer]

This is basically the story of how the community made sure to keep the game alive based purely on passion due to the lack of updates, god I love this community

[@MilkNCheeseYT]

That spaceuk one hit different lol

[@Icey_likes_water]

You should make a video about the most hated vr creator pursuit vr

[@imlukaslol]

i don’t think he will do that, pursuit VR is in gorilla tag

[@usualkhaos2576]

I would like to say putting aside your great editing, content, and effort you put into these videos, getting to over 100k subscribers and over 7 million views with four videos is amazing. I look forward to your future videos!!

[@Dynvpse]

Subscribed when I watched your first video, didn't expect you to make a video about my main game lmao

[@ifcatsweregamers2048]

I love this community! Also imagine this video gets nominated for 2024 best video in the GD awards.

[@rocbot9479]

6:21 mirror portal in 1.1 not 1.2

[@Pokerface-ec9be]

Details are mentioned a bit out of order, mentioning 1.9 early in the video, mentioning demons, and then saying how at the time the game only had auto-insane kind of felt awkward

[@ionstab]

ur content is insane man, keep it going

[@Zegiomio]

The research is a bit off (mainly the timeline) still a good video

[@SidereumGD]

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[@jarofapplesauce]

Its always fun to see someone who isnt in the community and what their view on the game os

[@abdullahtayyab8828]

i just noticed fluke games "fluke" is a word used in a game where you get alot farther then your record

[@YcreatorGoal]

Love the editing man, great job on this. I've been around the Geometry Dash community for a long time and seeing how the game refused to die after 6 whole years with no updates is more fascinating than you'd imagine.

[@kylesssssssssssss]

Why are you commenting on both your main and your side account?

[@VoxelMusic]

this script feels ai generated

[@ZephyramG]

What A Great Documentation On Such Game!

[@phlutogd3512]

Amazing video props!!!

[@wheattt1]

earliest I’ve ever been to a kalex video lets go

[@Phobixlll]

A GD video from you was very unexpected

[@B1az3Games]

Title: How Geometry Dash Became Unkillable Reality: Bro gives me the whole timeline of geometry dash

[@opiumviction]

i love how 90% of the viewers are gd players who already know all this because they lived through it, but they still watch it cus its a good video and so it gets boosted in the algorithm.

[@GeorgeDimovelis]

thats what a real game community should be like!

[@morecaffine7197]

yes

[@XcreatorGoal]

Awesome video! I've been a part of this 10 Year journey since the beginning, and honestly it's so mesmerizing how a single update took more than half of the games lifetime to be finished and released. I've met so many awesome people in this community and I'm very positive about the future of this game.

[@kylesssssssssssss]

Bleh

[@dividedfox6161]

Screw off

[@fedewyt]

🤮🤮

[@ItzHudzon]

11:04 DO NOT USE GUITARS FOOTAGE, LET ALONE SUPPORT HIM. HE DID A BAD THING

[@_Abdo.]

"While being harder than the current insane levels, you'd still get the same amount of stars" *Meanwhile extreme demons being the highest difficulty that only the best of the best could complete, give you fewer stars than an insane RobTop level*

[@Rd2gd]

9:49 Updates on a regular basis you say? this made me laugh so hard.

[@Rd2gd]

Im guilty of not doing things on a regular basis but not like this

[@HeyItsFriday]

15:26 Yeah, that’s right. “Fnaf in 2.2” , someone made a WORKING level of FNAF in GD.

[@Shortfilms4idk]

Masterpiece

[@herudianpransiska3473]

Why most people who uploaded geometry dash videos has a war thunder sponsor

[@SpenceyWencey-tz7lp]

I like how your example of a feature added by updates that improved the game is the mirror portal, one of the most widely hated features in all of Geometry Dash

[@sunfish9341]

every time he flashed that picture of robtop felt like a jumpscare

[@Tonyeltarifi09]

I love impressing non-GD players when they see me beating Extreme Demons in the hardest game

[@Lunamanka]

Among the level editor, demon difficulty, I think you missed one important thing that made the game so popular and long-living. The 1.9 update, since which players could use custom songs (not just the songs from official levels by robtop) from newgrouds. Music is a really important part of GD, saying this as a kind of old-gen haha (playing since 2016)

[@Sirmurp]

The timeline was really messed up but still I fun watch!

[@abc_4285]

"2.1 added moving objects" No it didn't "2.1 added uhhh cool editor stuff" Elaborate "2.1 added so much more!" NO IT DID NOT "2.1 is the biggest update by far!!!" AAAAUUUUGHHHH

[@personfromtds7324]

"2.2 is here!" Amazon users still crying into their pillows: 💀💀😭😭

[@Jubercool]

"How did this block game become the hardest game in the world?" Proceeds to show the most free part in bloodlust, literally 7 star difficulty

[@animalspectator9039]

You have summoned the whole Geometry Dash community

[@Pumpkin8_]

Goos video this sounded like it was made by a 10m sub channel hopefully you will reach 10m someday!

[@KamzFX]

Yo man I have a question, what font do you use for your subtitles??

[@_EDM115]

something that also helped was songs from Newgrounds without that, having only a few songs to choose from would've repelled people from creating levels because they would've been bored of hearing the same thing over and over again

[@hpaarlil]

As a kalex and geometry dash fan, thank you.

[@speedtracker9556]

The World's Hardest Game/Snubby Land: I am the World's Hardest Game. Geometry Dash/RobTop: Hold my lobotomy.

[@adamb.m.6423]

You forgot the most revolutionary update of GD, the speed portal

[@saltinnee6060]

There’s a lot of misinformation for the smaller details (updates etc) but overall this is pretty good :)

[@javol52]

Fluke needs a award because geometry dash wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for him 👏 ❤

[@Adamenko-sko]

I don't like to hear people saying that Geometry Dash is only overrated dumb jumping game! Nice work on this video btw 👍!

[@Puffo123]

i got a war thunder ad right before you sponsored war thunder 💀

[@EvilPineCone_101]

4 words: 'Fire in the hole'

[@bluedoessomeamogusstuff6738]

When he said "And this isn't even the hardest level anymore, it's like only #4 on the demon list" I had goosebumps, idk why but I just had a "Jeez I can't believe silent clubstep is #4 now dude.."

[@Colours.Gaming]

Watched your fearless video when it first dropped. Interesting to see you cover geometry dash

[@nightskygeckos4776]

If i had a nickel for every time a simple blocky game became extremely popular, i'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@shattered0138]

We keeping GD alive with this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@zulhilmibustan1246]

The key point is that Geometry Dash keeps on evolving

[@DungeonGD]

where was pewdiepie reacting to kenos reaction by npesta :sob: