Editing Creator Contests

'''Creator Contests''' are community events organized by the [[Robert Topala|developer]], usually with the help of prominent community members. Winning contest submissions are then implemented in [[Geometry Dash]], including levels featured in [[gauntlets]] and [[Icon Kit|icons]]. Submissions may also receive cash prizes; unless otherwise stated, all prizes are in United States Dollars (or US$).  

==Level Creator Contests==

There have been nine level creator contests, creating levels for 16 different gauntlets. The first six contests were announced on [[Viprin|Viprin's]] YouTube channel, and all subsequent contests have been announced on RobTop's channel.

The Crystal Gauntlet Contest ran from 24 June to 31 August 2017. The five best levels were added to the Crystal Gauntlet, which was released on 16 November. The 1st-place winner won $20, the 2nd-place winner won $15, and the 3rd-place winner won $5.

*Theme: Crystal.

  |[[File:Hard.png|x22px]] [[Lustre]]

  |[[File:Harder.png|x22px]] [[Crystal Essence]]

  |[[File:Harder.png|x22px]] [[Sanctuary of Light]]

  |[[File:Harder.png|x22px]] [[Prismarine]]

  |[[File:Hard.png|x22px]] [[Crystal fusion]]

  ! colspan="7" |Honourable Mentions

The Doom Gauntlet Contest ran from 14 August to 31 October 2017. The five best levels were added to the Doom Gauntlet, which was released on 18 November. The 1st-place winner won $20, the 2nd-place winner won $15, and the 3rd-place winner won $5.

  |[[File:Demon.png|x22px]] [[Nowise]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Extinction]]

  |[[File:Demon.png|x22px]] [[Darkness Keeper]]

  |Xtrullor

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Buried Angel]]

  |[[File:MediumDemon.png|x22px]] [[Shrill Hallway]]

  ! colspan="7" |Honourable Mentions

|xKore

The Magic Gauntlet Contest ran from 6 October to 1 December 2017. Unlike other contests, players did not make full levels, but instead individual sections of two 'mega-collaboration' levels that would be the 4th and 5th levels in the gauntlet. There were two sub-contests, the Unknown Creators contest and the Famous Creators contest. The Unknown Creators contest was only open to players with fewer than 15 creator points, while the Famous Creators contest was open to anyone.

Two levels were uploaded to Etzer's account, one for the Unknown Creators contest and one for the Famous Creators contest. The Unknown Creators level used the song ''Odyssey'', and the Famous Creators level used the song ''Empyrean'', both songs made by Etzer himself. Both levels were split up into 15-second sections, with speed portals and colour channels already set up that any creators must adhere to. Creators could submit gameplay and decoration for as many sections as they wanted, but only one section could be chosen from each creator.

The two completed levels were both uploaded onto Viprin's account and given Epic ratings.

*No speed portals or colour channels could be changed from how they were placed in the original level.

**In addition, all colours must be placed as triggers, not in settings.

  |rowspan=5 |[[File:Harder.png|x22px]] [[Odyssey]]

  |Elisione<ref>Credited as 'CX Random'</ref>

  |rowspan=5 |[[File:Harder.png|x22px]] [[Empyrean]]

  ! colspan="4" |Honourable Mentions

  |Unknown Creators Honourable Mention

  |Rekiii<ref>Credited as 'RekindL'</ref>

  |Unknown Creators Honourable Mention

  |Famous Creators Honourable Mention

  |Famous Creators Honourable Mention

  |Famous Creators Honourable Mention

  |Famous Creators Honourable Mention

  |Famous Creators Honourable Mention

The Monster Gauntlet Contest ran from 17 January to 29 March 2018. Due to the large amount of high-quality submissions, the number of winners was increased from five to eight. Five levels were added to the Monster Gauntlet and three to the Death Gauntlet, which were released on 11 April. The 1st-place winner won $20, the 2nd-place winner won $15, and the 3rd-place winner won $5.

**Must include a boss fight, but cannot include any violent or realistic art.

  |[[File:Harder.png|x22px]] [[SLAM]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Ghoul]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[HellGate Menace]]

|Xtrullor

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Monster Mischief]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[OMG ALIENS]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Shuriken]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Mechanism]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Predator]]

The World Gauntlet Contest ran from 16 January 2021 to 1 September 2022. Due to the large number of high-quality submissions, the number of winners was increased from five to ten. After the contest concluded, it was decided that five of the honourable mentions would also be included in the gauntlets. The fifteen levels were added to the World, Galaxy, and Universe Gauntlets, which were released on 19 December 2023.

*Collaboration made by at least five creators from the same country. All gameplay and decoration must only be made by creators from the same country.

**A player can be either born in or currently live in a country to be considered to be 'from' that country.

**Any people who merged different sections of the level must also be from the same country, but playtesters and verifiers are not required to be from the same country.

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Ruta del Sol]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[PLANET X]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Koenigstein]]

  |[[File:MediumDemon.png|x22px]] [[Asadal]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Frostburn Peak]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Caput Mundi]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Xanadu]]

  |[[File:Harder.png|x22px]] [[Nivel]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Fizzy Fossils]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Down Unda]]

  ! colspan="8" |Honourable Mentions

  |[[File:MediumDemon.png|x22px]] [[BISMARCK]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Xin Chao]]

  |[[File:MediumDemon.png|x22px]] [[Lutetia]]

  |[[File:MediumDemon.png|x22px]] [[PABRIK]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Great White North]]

The Discord Gauntlet Contest ran from 4 September 2022 to 2 May 2023. Due to the large amount of high-quality submissions, the number of winners was increased from five to ten. The ten levels were added to the Discord and Split Gauntlets, which were released on 19 December 2023. The 1st-place winner won $400, the 2nd-place winner won $300, the 3rd-place winner won $200, the 4th-place winner won $150, and the 5th-place winner won $100.

***Optional mode must have different visuals and may have different gameplay, as long as the difficulty is about the same.

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Change of Scene]]

  |[[File:Normal.png|x22px]] [[Afterlife]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Wild Card]]

  |[[File:Hard.png|x22px]] [[Growing Insane]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Sinless Ash]]

  |[[File:Harder.png|x22px]] [[Subdivision Zone]]

  |[[File:Hard.png|x22px]] [[Double Dimension]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Seasonal Haven]]

|Xomu10

  |[[File:Hard.png|x22px]] [[Snow flies in Fog]]

  |[[File:Harder.png|x22px]] [[Radiant Glen]]

  ! colspan="7" |Honourable Mentions

The NCS Gauntlet Contest originally ran from 1 June to 5 September 2024, before the deadline was extended to 3 October. The ten best levels were added to the NCS I and NCS II Gauntlets, which were released on 5 October. The 1st-place winner won $1,000, the 2nd-place winner won $800, the 3rd-place winner won $600, the 4th-place winner won $400, the 5th-place winner won $200, and the 6th through 10th-place winners each won $100. The top ten levels were guaranteed to have at least an Epic rating, though all ended up receiving a Legendary or Mythic rating.

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[BER ZER KER]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Next Cab Soon]]

  |[[File:MediumDemon.png|x22px]] [[MAGISTRO]]

  |[[File:MediumDemon.png|x22px]] [[WANNACRY]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[I See Stars ]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Slasher]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[BUSSIN]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Quebrantar]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[Neozenith]]

  |[[File:EasyDemon.png|x22px]] [[The Incinerator]]

  ! colspan="7" |Honourable Mentions

The Space Gauntlet Contest ran from 24 November 2024 to 19 March 2025. The ten best levels were added to the Space and Cosmos Gauntlets, which were released on 5 April. The 1st-place winner won $1,000, the 2nd-place winner won $800, the 3rd-place winner won $700, the 4th-place winner won $600, the 5th-place winner won $500, the 6th-place winner won $400, the 7th-place winner won $300, the 8th through 10th-place winners each won $200, and the 11th through 20th-place winners each won $100. The top ten levels were guaranteed to have at least an Epic rating, though all ended up receiving a Legendary or Mythic rating.

  |[[File:Normal.png|x22px]] [[Abducted]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Kisaragi]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Spacetime Continuum]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Aperture]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Final Orbit]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Alien Dream Emulator]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Out of Place]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Jova]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[The Beyond]]

  |[[File:Hard.png|x22px]] [[Stardust Sanctuary]]

  ! colspan="7" |Honourable Mentions

The Random Gauntlet Contest originally ran from 18 July to 16 November 2025, before the deadline was extended to 14 December. The ten best levels were added to the Random and Chance Gauntlets, which were released on 19 January 2026. The ten winners each received $500, and the honourable mentions each received $100. Unlike previous contests, the levels were not ranked; instead, there were 10 winners and 10 honourable mentions. The top ten levels were guaranteed to have at least an Epic rating, though all ended up receiving a Legendary or Mythic rating.

While there were no specific requirements, extra emphasis was placed on gameplay readability during judging.

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Busted]]

  |[[File:Harder.png|x22px]] [[Dimension Break]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[dll]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[dronification]]

  |[[ivyteal]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Fukashigi]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[IO]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[KRYPT OF KRANDON]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Project Novaform]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Randomverse]]

  |[[File:Insane.png|x22px]] [[Update Disorder]]

  ! colspan="6" |Honourable Mentions

|X-ManOfficial

The Duality Gauntlet Contest ran from 5 April to 2 August 2026. The ten best levels received an Epic rating or greater, and will be added to the Duality and Paradox Gauntlets. The ten winners will each receive $500, and honourable mentions will receive $100. As with the Random Gauntlet contest, the winning levels were not ranked; however, they were revealed in alphabetical order.

*Level must 'explore duality in an interesting way'.

While there are no specific requirements, extra emphasis was placed on gameplay readability during judging.