What's the Hardest Geometry Dash Level Right Now?
The Geometry Dash Demonlist is a community-maintained ranking of the hardest rated Demon levels in Geometry Dash. It is a widely used reference for the "hardest level in Geometry Dash" conversation, with ranked demons, record-evidence rules, and an active verification community.
As of August 4, 2026, the hardest level on the Demonlist is Society, published by Neomarbilan. Because a level only moves to #1 when something harder gets verified and rated, the top spot is temporary by design.
Last checked: August 4, 2026, against the Pointercrate Demonlist. The table currently lists #1 Society, #2 Thinking Space II, #5 Tidal Wave, #30 Slaughterhouse and #65 LIMBO; Zodiac is in Pointercrate's Legacy List. Rankings can change, so use the live Pointercrate list for a current answer.
Current Top 10 Demons
The newest top demons are often too new, too demanding, or too dependent on in-game conditions for a clean browser version. For those, the practical play route is still Geometry Dash itself: search the level name or ID in-game. Older legends below have dedicated browser pages and full guides.
Legendary Demons You Can Play
The newest top-10 demons are demanding and are generally best experienced in Geometry Dash itself. The list's useful entry points for regular players are its legends: former #1s, era-defining difficulty spikes, and levels that changed what creators and verifiers thought was possible. These are the demons you can study and play here with full guides.
Legacy iconBloodbath
Riot's 2015 mega-collab and a defining level of the original Demonlist era.
Former #1Sonic Wave
Cyclic's wave-precision benchmark, verified by Sunix and remembered as one of the most famous former #1 demons.
Current #5Tidal Wave
OniLink's beach-themed monster, verified by Zoink, formerly ranked #1 and still tied to the modern top-demon conversation.
Legacy list (checked Aug 4, 2026)Zodiac
A former #1 mega-collab with a notorious verification story, a long Top 1 reign, and one of the most recognizable names in demon history.
Current #65 (checked Aug 4, 2026)LIMBO
MindCap's celebrated memory demon, built around brutal consistency checks and the legendary final key sequence.
Current #30 (checked Aug 4, 2026)Slaughterhouse
icedcave's modern difficulty benchmark, famous for the river wave, Doggie's verification, and a defining 2021-2022 #1 period.
Former #1Bloodlust
knobbelboy's extended and buffed remake of Bloodbath, once the hardest rated demon in the game.
Trilogy openerCataclysm
The red-hell opener of the Apocalyptic Trilogy and one of the levels that shaped Extreme Demon difficulty before Bloodbath.
Trilogy finaleAftermath
The finale of the Apocalyptic Trilogy, keeping the same brutal visual identity while pushing the trilogy into a later difficulty era.
Legacy demonBlack Blizzard
KrmaL's dark, storm-themed Legacy demon, remembered for its atmosphere, pre-drop pressure, and raw control demands.
How the Demonlist Works
Most pages only list names. The important part is the mechanism underneath: what counts as a ranked level, which completions award points, and what proof a player needs before a record is accepted. That is the difference between a simple hardest-level list and the competitive system players actually use.
Main List, Extended List & Legacy List
The Demonlist ranks the 150 hardest rated demons. The Main List covers #1-75 and awards the most points, including qualifying partial completions above a level-specific minimum percentage. The Extended List covers #76-150, where only 100% completions count for points. The Legacy List preserves demons that were once top 150 but were pushed out by harder levels, and those levels award no points.
How Demonlist Points Work
Every ranked demon is worth points based on placement. The #1 demon currently gives 350.00 points for a full completion, then the value tapers down the list. Main List partial records start at roughly one-tenth of the full value at the minimum percentage and scale up to 100%. A player's total score is the sum of their best record on each demon, which powers the competitive Stats Viewer leaderboard.
How a Record Gets Accepted
The list's authority comes from proof standards. Accepted records generally need an uncut completion video, raw unedited footage, audible clicks, a readable FPS counter, and the in-game endscreen. On pre-2.2 versions, framerate is capped at 360 FPS. These standards apply to verifiers too, which is why a placement is treated as legitimate proof that a level has genuinely been beaten.
Why Placements Still Involve Judgment
Difficulty is not a pure formula. The team compares completion experiences, section difficulty, consistency, wave precision, ship control, dual gameplay, memory, choke points, and top-player feedback. That judgment is why placements can be debated even when the proof for a completion is accepted.
Demonlist vs Pointercrate vs AREDL vs Global Demonlist
Search for "demon list" and you will find several projects with overlapping names. They are related, but they do not all answer the same question. Knowing the difference keeps you from mixing up a live hardest list, a full Extreme Demon archive, and rankings that include unrated projects.
Pointercrate Demonlist
The classic and most established Demonlist. It focuses on the hardest rated Extreme Demons and uses editorial review, record evidence, and top-player input. When players say 'the Demonlist,' this is usually what they mean.
Live source ↗AREDL
The All Rated Extreme Demons List ranks every rated Extreme Demon instead of only the highest end of the difficulty curve. It is useful when a level is below main-list range but still needs a difficulty placement.
Live source ↗Global Demonlist
A separate community ranking that can include unrated levels. It is useful for tracking impossible-looking projects, pending ratings, and new levels that are not eligible for Pointercrate yet.
Live source ↗Demon Lists by Difficulty
In-game, "Demon" is not one difficulty. Geometry Dash splits demon levels into five tiers: Easy Demon, Medium Demon, Hard Demon, Insane Demon, and Extreme Demon. The Demonlist on this page is about the Extreme end of that pyramid, where the "hardest level in Geometry Dash" conversation lives.
Lower tiers have their own community lists, such as Easy Demon List, Medium Demon List, Hard Demon List, and Insane Demon List projects. Those lists are useful for progression, but they do not answer the same question as Pointercrate. The main Demonlist tracks the hardest rated demons overall, which is why it attracts the top-player, record-review, and points-leaderboard scene.
A Brief History of the Demonlist
The Demonlist started in April 2015 as a forum topic on gdforum: an early collection of the hardest known levels rather than the structured ranking players know today. As difficulty and proof standards grew, it moved to the independent pointercrate.com site, expanded from 50 to 100 levels in 2017, and reached its current 150-level Main + Extended structure in 2019.
The list is not run by RobTop or official moderators, but its guidelines became the community standard. Players check records on Pointercrate, not only in-game. RobTop has also acknowledged the list's cultural role, including the hardest-level conversation in Geometry Dash anniversary material.
The system is still debated because placements depend on difficulty judgment, and the list depends on in-game ratings before levels can fully enter the rated ranking. Tidal Wave's long rating delay made that tension obvious. Even with those limits, the Demonlist remains the single most influential ranking in Geometry Dash.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Geometry Dash Demonlist?
It is a community-maintained ranking of the 150 hardest rated Demon levels in Geometry Dash, split into a Main List, Extended List, and Legacy List, with verified records for each.
What's the hardest Geometry Dash level right now?
As of August 4, 2026, the hardest level listed here is Society, published by Neomarbilan. The top spot can change when a harder rated level is verified and accepted.
Is the Demonlist the same as Pointercrate?
Pointercrate is the most established site hosting the Demonlist, so many players use the names interchangeably. AREDL and the Global Demonlist are separate community lists covering every rated extreme and unrated levels respectively.
How do Demonlist points work?
Higher-ranked demons award more points. The #1 demon gives 350 for a 100% completion, tapering down the list. Main List levels also award points for qualifying partial records, Extended List levels require 100%, and Legacy levels award none.
Can I play these demons in the browser?
Yes. The legendary demons linked on this page have browser-playable versions with full guides. Newer top-10 levels are best played in Geometry Dash itself by searching their level name or ID.
How does a level get on the Demonlist?
It must meet the list's eligibility rules, have legitimate verified completions, and then be placed by difficulty after review and comparison with other top Extreme Demons.