Competitive Community Records November 2026 Edition

Geometry Dash Demon List: The 50 Hardest Extreme Demons

Explore the definitive competitive hierarchy of custom user-created levels in Geometry Dash history. Documenting verified completions, verifiers, frame-precise click timings, and legendary achievements from Tidal Wave to Bloodbath.

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Top 50 Extreme & Insane Demons

Official community rankings maintained by competitive verifiers

Status: Verified Active Records

Rank	Demon Name	Creator	Verifier	Difficulty	Objects
#1	Tidal Wave	Onilink	Zoink	Extreme Demon	94,812
#2	Acheron	Rimed & more	Zoink	Extreme Demon	105,420
#3	Silent Clubstep	Sailent	Paqter	Extreme Demon	18,230
#4	Avernus	P持 & more	Zoink	Extreme Demon	88,400
#5	Abyss of Darkness	Exen & more	Cursed	Extreme Demon	112,000
#6	Kyouki	DemishCyan	DemishCyan	Extreme Demon	76,540
#7	Slaughterhouse	Endlevel & more	SpaceUK (Revoked) / Doggie	Extreme Demon	64,300
#8	KOCMOC	CherryTeam	Zoink	Extreme Demon	128,900
#9	Sakupen Circles	Nick & more	Diamond	Extreme Demon	42,100
#10	Firework	CherryTeam	Trick	Extreme Demon	145,000
#11	MINUSdry	CDMusic	Zoink	Extreme Demon	93,200
#12	Poocubed	Lee & more	Zoink	Extreme Demon	81,000
#13	Tartarus	Riot & more	Dolphy	Extreme Demon	61,200
#14	The Golden	BoBoBoBoBoBo & more	nSwish	Extreme Demon	79,400
#15	Zodiac	Bianox & more	Technical	Extreme Demon	189,000
#16	Hard Machine	Komodo	Zoink	Extreme Demon	52,000
#17	Trueffet	SyQual & more	Zoink	Extreme Demon	110,400
#18	Sorghum	Giron & more	Doggie	Extreme Demon	84,000
#19	Solar Flare	Linear & more	Zoink	Extreme Demon	102,300
#20	Arcturus	Maxfs	UltracauaHD	Extreme Demon	49,800
#21	Shinigami	Komp & more	Trick	Extreme Demon	74,300
#22	Limbo	MindCap & more	BGram	Extreme Demon	284,000
#23	Verdant Landscape	Nuker & more	Doggie	Extreme Demon	121,000
#24	Renevant	Nikq & more	Trick	Extreme Demon	67,800
#25	Rust	Neigefeiter	Cob	Extreme Demon	91,500
#26	Kenosphere	Maxfs & more	Zoink	Extreme Demon	83,200
#27	Shardscapes	Kaito & more	Cursed	Extreme Demon	56,700
#28	Thinking Space	Hideki	Atomic	Extreme Demon	32,000
#29	Kageros	Giron & more	Doggie	Extreme Demon	77,400
#30	Cognition	Endlevel & more	npesta	Extreme Demon	58,900
#31	Bloodlust Legacy	Knobbelboy & more	Knobbelboy	Extreme Demon	265,000
#32	Deimos Legacy	ItsHybrid & more	Trick	Extreme Demon	94,000
#33	Sonic Wave Legacy	Cyclic / Sunix	Sunix	Extreme Demon	41,200
#34	Yatagarasu Legacy	Trusta & more	Trusta	Extreme Demon	123,000
#35	Erebus Legacy	Rustam & more	BoldStep	Extreme Demon	54,200
#36	Digital Descent Legacy	ViPriN & more	Combined	Extreme Demon	164,000
#37	Artificial Ascent Legacy	ViPriN & more	Combined	Extreme Demon	142,000
#38	Bloodbath Legacy	Riot & more	Riot	Extreme Demon	24,700
#39	Cataclysm Legacy	Ggb0y	Ggb0y	Extreme Demon	15,800
#40	Aftermath Legacy	Sower & more	Excite	Extreme Demon	19,600
#41	Phobos Legacy	TRiver & more	KrmaL	Extreme Demon	38,200
#42	Sakupen Hell Legacy	Noobas	Trusta	Extreme Demon	21,400
#43	Black Blizzard Legacy	KrmaL	KrmaL	Extreme Demon	72,500
#44	Bausha Vortex Legacy	Pennutoh	Combined	Extreme Demon	39,800
#45	SubSonic Legacy	ViPriN & more	Combined	Extreme Demon	138,000
#46	The Hell Factory Legacy	TeamN1HG	Powerbomb	Extreme Demon	33,100
#47	Conical Depression Legacy	KrmaL	KrmaL	Extreme Demon	14,200
#48	Athanatos Legacy	ExG & more	Aurorus	Extreme Demon	47,900
#49	Quantum Processing Legacy	Rampage & more	Rampage	Extreme Demon	51,200
#50	Down Bass Legacy	Spectra	Luqualizer	Extreme Demon	28,400

Data Source & Attribution: Data sourced and verified from Pointercrate Demonlist & AREDL community records as of November 2026. Verified records undergo frame-by-frame validation at 240Hz/360Hz physics ticks.

The Anatomy of Extreme Demons: Evolution of Competitive Geometry Dash

Comprehensive analysis of verification milestones, mechanical barriers, and the shift from 60Hz limitations to high-refresh physics.

1. Case Studies: Defining Milestones of Peak Human Timing

Tidal Wave (Rank #1)

Verifier: Zoink • 94,812 Objects

Designed by Onilink and verified by Zoink, Tidal Wave redefined the mechanical boundaries of the Wave vehicle form. Featuring ultra-tight 120-140 CPS (clicks per second) micro-bursts through 4-pixel corridors at 4x speed, it broke away from traditional dark hell-themed visuals with a bright, deceptive beach and aquatic aesthetic. Its technical difficulty stems from sustained high-frequency spam without visual guides, demanding precise rhythm anticipation.

Acheron (Rank #2)

Verifier: Zoink • 105,420 Objects

Serving as the spiritual successor to Tartarus, Acheron represents the pinnacle of tight-ship straight flying combined with brutal mini-cube timings. Nearly every jump in Acheron requires a 60Hz 1-frame alignment window. Verified by Zoink after months of grinding, it stood uncontested as the community benchmark before Tidal Wave’s eventual official verification.

Bloodbath (Rank #38 • Legacy Benchmark)

Verifier: Riot (Aug 2015) • 24,700 Objects

Organized by Riot and created by a dream team of 11 legendary creators (including Weoweoteo, Vermillion, Michigun, Evasium, Crack, ASDv, Giron, Ggb0y, and Etzer), Bloodbath is arguably the most famous custom level in video game history. When verified in August 2015, its difficulty was widely considered superhuman on traditional 60Hz computer monitors. It held the undisputed #1 spot on the Demon List for over 8 months and laid the foundation for the Extreme Demon category.

2. Physics Ticks, Refresh Rates & Input Polling

Understanding the Demon List requires understanding the fundamental math of RobTop’s physics implementation. In versions 1.0 through 2.1, the game engine tied physics calculation frequency directly to the display monitor’s refresh rate:

60Hz Standard Display

16.66ms per physics step. Jumping across triple spikes requires hitting a window of approximately 1-2 frames (16ms to 33ms tolerance).

144Hz Gaming Monitor

6.94ms per step. Ship gravity becomes significantly smoother with substantially reduced input lag, making straight-fly passages dramatically more consistent.

2.2 Standard 240 TPS Engine

Geometry Dash 2.2 decoupled physics from screen refresh, establishing an enforced internal 240 TPS (ticks per second) simulation rate for competitive parity.

For web browser ports running on standard 60 FPS HTML5 Canvas displays, practicing muscle memory on official levels like Stereo Madness and Polargeist helps develop the fundamental timing habits needed before attempting custom Demon ratings.

3. Competitive Verification Standards

To qualify for the official Pointercrate Demonlist, every prospective victor or verifier must submit unedited video evidence accompanied by strict verification telemetry:

Audible Clicks / Taps: Clear, unmuted microphone audio recording input strokes in real time to prevent macro bot automation.
Raw Footage & Death Counters: Full attempts showing the complete session counter from zero to 100% completion.
Cheat Indicator Verification: Overlay confirming no physics speed modifiers (e.g. Speedhack) or hitboxes were manipulated during the run.

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