Global Demonlist

Silent clubstep has been raised from #23 to #20, above Penumbral and below Ashley Wave Trials. This raise is based on the 15 opinions gathered, each of which had its own factors and biases. The positions suggested by these opinions support a new placement of #20, while comparisons from mutual 2.2 victors also indicate that Silent clubstep is harder than both Subsuming Vortex and Penumbral. Considering the overall results, we have concluded that #20 is the most appropriate placement for Silent clubstep at the time. Check it out!

Shadow Of The Past has been placed at #59, above Firework and below Wild Roses, with a list percent of 66%. This change pushes Stellar Night out of the Main List and The Golden out of the Extended List, more than 6 years after the latter's verification. Based on the opinions of three players who are close to beating the level and the verifier, the following statements were determined: — the first player, a Sakupen Circles victor, found Shadow Of The Past to be slightly harder than Sakupen Circles; — the second player, who has made progress on Firework, claimed that Shadow Of The Past is slightly harder than Firework; — the third player believes that Shadow Of The Past is harder than Solar Flare but easier than Slaughterhouse, having beaten Solar Flare and come extremely close to beating Slaughterhouse; — the verifier, who has beaten both Firework and Acheron, considers Shadow Of The Past to be harder than Firework but easier than Acheron. Based on these opinions and comparisons, we have concluded that placing Shadow Of The Past at #59, right above Firework, is the most appropriate decision at this time. Check it out!

KOSETSU has been lowered from #57 to #63, above NOMAD and below Snowbound. This change follows a significant shift in opinions after the removal of the CBF blocker. The 19 opinions gathered from recent victors suggest that removing the blocker has made KOSETSU slightly easier, justifying its lower placement. Given these opinions, we have concluded that #63 is the most appropriate placement for KOSETSU at this time. Check it out!

oish and Vimifu have been promoted to a List Moderator! eagny and ode have been demoted to a List Helper.

enthu has retired from his position as Elder Moderator to pursue studies. We thank him very much for making top notch changes and placements in the top-150 over the last year and a half. Wish him luck in future endeavors 🫡

BASSLINE JUNKIE has been placed at #43, above BEING HOME and below Slaughterhouse, with a list percent of 57%. This change pushes Pinnacle of Life into Extended List and SPIRIT OVERCLOCK into Advanced List. Based on the opinions of the level verifier and the first victor, the following statements were determined: — the verifier, who has beaten Slaughterhouse in version 2.1, which is slightly easier than Slaughterhouse in version 2.2, suggests that BASSLINE JUNKIE belongs around the same difficulty; — the first player, a victor of Sakupen Circles and Slaughterhouse, believes that this level is harder than both. However, they note that it's been a while since they have completed both levels, so their perception of how BASSLINE JUNKIE compares to Slaughterhouse and Sakupen Circles could be scattered. With both available opinions suggesting that BASSLINE JUNKIE should stay around Slaughterhouse, but lacking reliability to say it's clearly above, we believe this position would serve the most accurate until we get more comparisons with levels in this range. Check it out!

GRIEF has been placed at #1, above Artemis 13, with a list percent of 66%, making it the new Hardest Demon in Geometry Dash and ending a 24 days reign of Artemis 13. This change pushes Flamewall out of the top-5, Fracture into the Extended List and Verdant Landscape into the Advanced List.

Prismline has been raised from #64 to #52, above The Salt Factory and below CHIL. Based on the opinions of three players, who have beaten the level, the following statements were determined: — one of these three players, who has beaten KOCMOC and CHIL, found the level to be easier than KOCMOC and approximately equal to CHIL in terms of difficulty; — the second player, a Sakupen Circles victor, claimed that Prismline is harder than Sakupen Circles; — the third player, a KOCMOC victor, believes that Prismline is harder than KOCMOC. Based on these statements and comparisons, we have concluded that raising Prismline to #52, right below CHIL, is currently the logical conclusion. Check it out!

Checked Steam has been lowered from #128 to #135, above UNKNOWN and below BPATA MPAKA. This change is based on the 12 opinions gathered, each of which had its own factors and biases. Due to the extremely gimmicky nature of Checked Steam's gameplay, the opinions varied significantly, with some difficulty ranges being considerably further apart than would normally be expected. Nevertheless, the modified arithmetic mean resulted in #135, indicating that Checked Steam is somewhat overrated at its current position. Comparisons with other levels in that difficulty range, such as Tartarus and UNKNOWN, also align well with this position. Based on this result, we have concluded that #135 is the most appropriate placement for Checked Steam at this time. Check it out!

Operation Evolution has been raised from #107 to #96, above PSYCHOPATH and below Mayhem. This raise is based on the 15 opinions gathered, each of which had its own factors and biases. Despite the lack of reliable comparisions with other levels in that difficulty range, the opinions generally indicated that Operation Evolution is slightly underrated on the list. Given the specific nature of the level's gameplay, we have concluded that #96 is the most appropriate placement for Operation Evolution at the time.

FOREST OF SPIKES has been placed at #30, above Abyss of Darkness and below Menace. This change pushed Haunted Ship into Extended List and Oblivion into Advanced List. Originally, we hesitated to place this level due to a lack of opinions. The only available estimate, from the level's verifier, who has beaten Slaughterhouse and is close to finishing Defeated Circles, put FOREST OF SPIKES above both. Recently, however, we received a new opinion from a player who has significant progress on Abyss of Darkness and Acheron, and believes that FOREST OF SPIKES is harder than both. Given the gimmicky nature of the gameplay and these two comparisons, we believe this is the most accurate placement possible for now. Check it out!

fladge has been placed at #116, above Climax and below Netherix, with a list percent of 66%. This change pushes Graceful out of the Extended List. This placement is based on the opinion of the first victor, who has beaten Climax and believes that fladge is harder. Check it out!

wRocket has joined Global Demonlist staff as a List Helper!

Today, on September 26th, wish a happy birthday to our fellow List Moderator and Server Admin Gerter RG!

Sacrifice has been placed at #35, above Based After Based and below Kyouki, with a list percent of 61%. This change pushes Sevvend Clubstep out of the Main List and Starlit Stroll out of the Extended List. With two players who have beaten the level, following statements were determined: — the first player, who beat Calibrate and Kyouki, found the level to be much closer to Kyouki in terms of difficulty; — the second player with a lot of completed levels of Kyouki's difficulty range believes that Sacrifice belongs to it. Based on these statements, we determined that placing Sacrifice right below Kyouki is currently the logical conclusion. Check it out!

Skrm1sh has joined Global Demonlist staff as a List Helper!

Today, on September 15th, wish a happy birthday to our fellow List Moderator TyakyoFyai, who is responsible for writing the list guidelines and has been part of the staff for over 5 years!

We barely use this channel for anything besides announcements, but this time entire Geometry Dash community might depend on us. With events of this night taking place, people are seemingly losing hope in their long standing beliefs about the game and the top play. We always looked forward to changing it for the better. Now, it is the right time to send people the message and let them know the safehouse and the future of the competitive scene is right here. Help us spread this message, so more people get to know we're always here to create and maintain a healthy, functioning platform for the Geometry Dash competition, that will depend on will of masses, not on will of a single person! https://x.com/demonlistorg/status/2099693619066101995

Defeated Circles and Acheron have been swapped, with Defeated Circles now sitting above at #31 and Acheron below at #32. Based on the 11 opinions gathered, each of which had its own factors and biases, we decided to use a modified arithmetic mean to calculate the new placement and rely on that. The resulting outcome is also supported by the mutual victors comparisons given below: — Defeated Circles won against Acheron with 71% winrate; — Defeated Circles tied with Abyss of Darkness. It’s worth noting that we currently have only two mutual victors of Defeated Circles and Abyss of Darkness in 2.2 version and they both are considered somewhat biased due to their experience on these levels; — Defeated Circles lost to Spectre with 33% winrate and Avernus with 44% winrate. Considering all of the above, we have concluded that the best decision at this time would be to swap Defeated Circles and Acheron.

Ashley Wave Trials has been raised from #22 to #18, above Penumbral and below Every End. This raise is based on the opinions of two victors, a verifier and a player who made significant progress: — the verifier believes it to be harder than Penumbral, Subsuming Vortex and Ultra Paracosm, but easier than Every End; — one victor who completed Penumbral claims Ashley Wave Trials to be harder than the latter; — another victor who completed Silent clubstep claims Ashley Wave Trials to be harder than the latter; — a player who has made a significant progress believes Ashley Wave Trials to be already significantly harder than andromeda and Ultra Paracosm. From the opinions gathered, we have concluded that Ashley Wave Trials sitting right above Penumbral is the best decision for now. Check it out!