Creator Contests

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Creator Contests are community events organized by the developer, usually with the help of prominent community members. Winning contest submissions are then implemented in Geometry Dash, including levels featured in gauntlets and 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's YouTube channel, and all subsequent contests have been announced on RobTop's channel.

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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.

Rules

• Theme: Crystal.
• Difficulty: 5* Hard to 7* Harder.
• Length: Long or XL.
• Objects: Fewer than 80,000.
• Song available on Newgrounds.
• ID of 35000000 or above (to prevent already-released levels from being submitted).

Players could submit multiple levels for the contest, but only one level per player could win a spot in the gauntlet.

Results

Placement	Level	Creator	ID	Artist	Music	Gauntlet Placement
Winners
1st Place	Lustre	G4lvatron	37188385	G4lvatron	Walking In Style	1st Level of Crystal Gauntlet
2nd Place	Crystal Essence	ChaSe	36792656	kylermannn	The Ascension	5th Level of Crystal Gauntlet
3rd Place	Sanctuary of Light	AbstractDark	37187779	Phyrnna	The Frozen Journey ~P~	3rd Level of Crystal Gauntlet
4th Place	Prismarine	SirHadoken	36301959	Dimrain47	Duality	4th Level of Crystal Gauntlet
5th Place	Crystal fusion	CastriX	35280911	canonblade	Canonblade - Debug	2nd Level of Crystal Gauntlet
Honourable Mentions
6th Place	Mayan Jewels	ZepherGD	37151705	TM23	Mayahem [TM23]	No Gauntlet Placement
7th Place	Crystal Realm	Nicki1202	36832087	MidiGuyDP	Dark Star Dance (M LPiT)	No Gauntlet Placement
8th Place	Crystalia	JonathanGD	37195776	1f1n1ty	Mystical Forest (1f1n1ty Mini Remix)	No Gauntlet Placement

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.

Rules

• Theme: Doom.
• Difficulty: 10* Easy Demon to 10* Medium Demon.
• Length: Long or XL.
• Objects: Fewer than 80,000.
• Song available on Newgrounds.
• ID of 36700000 or above (to prevent already-released levels from being submitted).

Players could submit multiple levels for the contest, but only one level per player could win a spot in the gauntlet.

Results

Placement	Level	Creator	ID	Artist	Music	Gauntlet Placement
Winners
1st Place	Nowise	Darwin	38398923	bossfightofficial	Bossfight - Nowise	4th Level of Doom Gauntlet
2nd Place	Extinction	haoN	38427291	KaixoMusic	Pyrolysis (Original Mix)	1st Level of Doom Gauntlet
3rd Place	Darkness Keeper	AbstractDark	36745142	Xtrullor	X&HE - Soulstorm	5th Level of Doom Gauntlet
4th Place	Buried Angel	f3lixsram	38514054	OfficialNovacore	Archangel	2nd Level of Doom Gauntlet
5th Place	Shrill Hallway	Nico99	36966088	Waterflame	-Haunted woods-	3rd Level of Doom Gauntlet
Honourable Mentions
6th Place	Terminal Void	Aquatias	38699394	xKore	xKore - Event Horizon	No Gauntlet Placement
7th Place	Underworld	hfcRed	38674703	Exnotic	Spaze - Underworld	No Gauntlet Placement
8th Place	Toccata	Nicki1202	38494820	ShirkMusic	Haunted	No Gauntlet Placement

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.

Rules

• Theme: Magic.
• Difficulty:
  • 5* Hard or 6* Harder for Unknown Creators level.
  • 7* Harder or 8* Insane for Famous Creators level.
• Objects: Fewer than 15,666 per section.
• 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.

Players could submit multiple sections for the contest, but only one section per player could win a spot in the level.

Results

Level	Creator	Section
Unknown Creators
Odyssey	Chromatik	1st Section
	Joshenjol	2nd Section
	OSIRIS GD	3rd Section
	deadlama	4th Section
	Elisione	5th Section
Famous Creators
Empyrean	ChaSe	1st Section
	Darwin	2nd Section
	Nicki1202	3rd Section
	MrKoolTrix	4th Section
	Enlex	5th Section
Honourable Mentions
No Placement	rafer	Unknown Creators Honourable Mention
	Rekiii	Unknown Creators Honourable Mention
	Spu7Nix	Famous Creators Honourable Mention
	CastriX	Famous Creators Honourable Mention
	Nico99	Famous Creators Honourable Mention
	Mazl	Famous Creators Honourable Mention
	AbstractDark	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.

Rules

• Theme: Monster.
  • Must include a boss fight, but cannot include any violent or realistic art.
• Difficulty: 8* Insane to 9* Insane.
• Length: Long or XL.
• Objects: Fewer than 40,000, or fewer than 60,000 with an effective Low Detail Mode.
• Song available on Newgrounds.
• ID of 41160000 or above (to prevent already-released levels from being submitted).

Players could submit multiple levels for the contest, but only one level per player could win a spot in the gauntlet.

Results

Placement	Level	Creator	ID	Music	Artist	Gauntlet Placement
Winners
1st Place	SLAM	rafer	43908596	zirconmusic	Necromancy (drum n bass)	1st Level of Monster Gauntlet
2nd Place	Ghoul	DesTicY	44121158	CreoMusic	Creo - Exoplanet	1st Level of Death Gauntlet
3rd Place	HellGate Menace	ChaSe	44131636	Xtrullor	Xtrullor Panda Party - Sheol	5th Level of Monster Gauntlet
4th Place	Monster Mischief	MrKoolTrix	42843431	KaixoMusic	Ziggurat (Original Mix)	3rd Level of Monster Gauntlet
5th Place	OMG ALIENS	Danzmen	41736289	ColBreakz	ColBreakz - Robots	2nd Level of Monster Gauntlet
6th Place	Shuriken	Ferdefunky	43923301	PandaEyesOfficial	Panda Eyes X FYER - Shuriken	2nd Level of Death Gauntlet
7th Place	Mechanism	haoN	44063088	CreoMusic	Creo - In Circles	4th Level of Monster Gauntlet
8th Place	Predator	Samoht	43537990	canonblade	Change	3rd Level of Death Gauntlet

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.

Rules

• 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.
• Difficulty: 2* Easy to 10* Easy Demon.
• Length: Long or XL.
• Objects: Fewer than 110,000.
• Effective Low Detail Mode.
• Song available on Newgrounds.

Multiple levels from the same country could win spots in the gauntlets, but each creator could only be featured once.

Results

Placement	Level	Creator	ID	Artist	Music	Country	Gauntlet Placement
Winners
1st Place	Ruta del Sol	TroxxP1	83323273	wispx	Idyllic	Peru	1st Level of Universe Gauntlet
2nd Place	PLANET X	Arb	83325083	lchavasse	Phase Distorter	United States	4th Level of World Gauntlet
3rd Place	Koenigstein	Woom	83320529	DMDOKURO	Return To Slime (ft. SixteenInMono)	Germany	3rd Level of Galaxy Gauntlet
4th Place	Asadal	Seokso	83323659	Exyl	Exyl - MOAI [OLD MIX]	South Korea	5th Level of Universe Gauntlet
5th Place	Frostburn Peak	AbstractDark	83302544	alexizgd	ALESDA ! & Mask - Sirius	Chile	3rd Level of World Gauntlet
6th Place	Caput Mundi	RoyalP	83294687	BoomKitty	Deo Volente	Italy	1st Level of Galaxy Gauntlet
7th Place	Xanadu	Mangosteen	83324930	Lockyn	Lockyn + Karaplex - Wanderer (Instrumental)	China	5th Level of Galaxy Gauntlet
8th Place	Nivel	NeonDusk	83313115	midimachine	g o o d t h i n g	Spain	1st Level of World Gauntlet
9th Place	Fizzy Fossils	Jghost	83323867	Teminite	Teminite - Hot Fizz	United States	2nd Level of Galaxy Gauntlet
10th Place	Down Unda	Danzmen	81451870	Teminite	Teminite - Thundering Typhoons	Australia	5th Level of World Gauntlet
Honourable Mentions
11th Place	BISMARCK	Inex	83025300	TeslaX11	Tallure - Ascending	Russia	2nd Level of Universe Gauntlet
12th Place	Xin Chao	Magpipe	83315343	Dunderpatrullen	Singularity	Vietnam	4th Level of Galaxy Gauntlet
13th Place	Lutetia	LaserSword33	83296274	kayozkun	M2U - Gypsytronic (KayozKun Remix)	France	3rd Level of Universe Gauntlet
14th Place	PABRIK	R4NGER	83256789	BoomKitty	It Takes Me (feat. Waylon Reavis)	Indonesia	4th Level of Universe Gauntlet
15th Place	Great White North	Whirl	83325036	JoarZ	GLRE - Haven (Original Mix)	Canada	2nd level of World Gauntlet
16th Place	Mil Noches	Nikce	83325180	lukhash	ALL NIGHT LONG	Argentina	No Gauntlet Placement

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.

Rules

• Must have two different modes:
  • Standard Mode.
  • Optional Mode.
    • Optional mode must be possible to activate within the first five seconds of the level.
    • Optional mode must have different visuals and may have different gameplay, as long as the difficulty is about the same.
• No more than two collaborators per level.
• Difficulty: 2 Easy to 10* Easy Demon.
• Length: Long or XL.
• Objects: Fewer than 120,000.
• Effective Low Detail Mode.
• Song available on Newgrounds.

Results

Placement	Level	Creator	ID	Artist	Music	Gauntlet Placement
Winners
1st Place	Change of Scene	bli	90475473	meganeko	Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement (meganeko Remix) [2022 version]	5th Level of Split Gauntlet
2nd Place	Afterlife	nasgubb	89521875	NoveDeht	Hyperpogs theme	1st Level of Discord Gauntlet
3rd Place	Wild Card	Thomartin	90471222	Waterflame	-Jungle Driver-	3rd Level of Split Gauntlet
4th Place	Growing Insane	Subwoofer	90117883	H20ghost	Aim 2021 - Spring Petals	3rd Level of Discord Gauntlet
5th Place	Sinless Ash	Whirl	90251922	DMDOKURO	Unholy Insurgency	4th Level of Split Gauntlet
6th Place	Subdivision Zone	DangerKat	90459731	Preds	-Dune Acropolis-	1st Level of Split Gauntlet
7th Place	Double Dimension	GirlyAle02	88266256	Waterflame	-Absent-	4th Level of Discord Gauntlet
8th Place	Seasonal Haven	AbstractDark	90475597	Xomu10	Pagoda	2nd Level of Split Gauntlet
9th Place	Snow flies in Fog	DeniPol	90475659	LordAnt	Lordant - Murmansk	2nd Level of Discord Gauntlet
10th Place	Radiant Glen	Knots	88775556	StardustTunes	Starless Nights	5th Level of Discord Gauntlet
Honourable Mentions
No Placement	3AKAT	Inex	88852164	Djjaner	Lullaby /Remix	No Gauntlet Placement
	Anastasia and Koteev	MCAASJ	89640947	MacMelto	Circus	No Gauntlet Placement
	Flipping a Coin	PAHC	83851639	plompital	meganeko & Rymdkraft - Astro Soda (PLOMPCORE REMIX)	No Gauntlet Placement
	flora	Latuka	90422817	Koraii	Rosen Grove	No Gauntlet Placement
	Fountain	R3XX3R	90475633	yagru	intermission	No Gauntlet Placement
	Game on	Aerid	87115571	SWANNAH	Beam	No Gauntlet Placement
	HEIST	SmitN	89919628	lukhash	Perpetual Motion	No Gauntlet Placement
	PIX	GloryEX	90441518	Trippple	Only Dust	No Gauntlet Placement
	REGAIN CONTROL	Apstrom	90355268	Waterflame	-Running From Demons-	No Gauntlet Placement
	Silhouette Summit	Nicki1202	85928041	Waterflame	-Clutterfunk Part 2-	No Gauntlet Placement
	The Castle	matty2003	90475375	Mattashi	The Final Battle (Save The Princess)	No Gauntlet Placement
	Wumpus Island	hutnix	90288363	Koraii	Koraii - Time (feat. Sky Roses)	No Gauntlet Placement

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.

Rules

• Must use NCS Library songs for at least 80% of the level's duration.
• Game Type: Classic.
• Length: Long or XL.
• Objects: Fewer than 120,000, or fewer than 150,000 with an effective Low Detail Mode.
• Difficulty: 2* Easy to 10* Easy Demon, with borderline Medium Demon levels still able to qualify.

Results

Placement	Level	Creator	ID	Artist	Music	Gauntlet Placement
Winners
1st Place	BER ZER KER	Grax	110774313	WATEVA, Rob Gasser	Ber Zer Ker (Rob Gasser Remix)	2nd Level of NCS I Gauntlet
2nd Place	Next Cab Soon	Arclia	110610038	Thorne	Call On Me	4th Level of NCS I Gauntlet
3rd Place	MAGISTRO	CHRAPIVA	110473393	James Mercy, PhiloSofie	Vienna (ft. PhiloSofie)	4th Level of NCS II Gauntlet
4th Place	WANNACRY	kira9999	110774330	NIVIRO	Annabelle's Tea Party	5th Level of NCS II Gauntlet
5th Place	I See Stars	meeloz	110774310	JNATHYN, Bryan Andrew Medina	Clockwork	2nd Level of NCS II Gauntlet
6th Place	Slasher	Whirl	110681124	TOKYO MACHINE	SLASH	1st level of NCS II Gauntlet
7th Place	BUSSIN	connot	110715909	TWISTED	BUSSIN'	1st Level of NCS I Gauntlet
8th Place	Quebrantar	Debihan	110665441	Mendum	Stay With Me	3rd Level of NCS I Gauntlet
9th Place	Neozenith	F5night	110638716	Dryskill, Max Brhon	War Machine	3rd Level of NCS II Gauntlet
10th Place	The Incinerator	vegtam	109432148	Chris Linton, Paul Flint	Watch The World Burn (ft. Chris Linton)	5th Level of NCS I Gauntlet
Honourable Mentions
11th Place	Metamorphosis	fawksgdd	110732600	Egzod, Neoni, Maestro Chives	Royalty	No Gauntlet Placement
12th Place	Uprising	RadiationV2	110772842	Netrum, Halvorsen	Phoenix	Chosen as 3rd Level of Force Gauntlet
13th Place	Exotic Soul	Kiriia	110773161	Desembra, Spitfya	Cut The Check	No Gauntlet Placement
14th Place	Own Display	ElMatoSWAG	110724639	Rob Gasser	Supersonic	No Gauntlet Placement
15th Place	Towerinator	Lyal	109138917	JNATHYN	Dioma	No Gauntlet Placement
16th Place	DIOMA	Subwoofer	109958348	JNATHYN	Dioma	No Gauntlet Placement
17th Place	Wonderbop	MrKoolTrix	110773973	Raven & Kreyn	Bubble	No Gauntlet Placement
18th Place	Electric Algal Bloom	ivyteal	110535166	Desembra, Spitfya	Cut The Check	No Gauntlet Placement
19th Place	The Whale	Serponge	110741112	THYKIER	Inferior	No Gauntlet Placement
20th Place	The Diablo	Pipenachho	110679874	Laura Brehm, Warriyo	Mortals (ft. Laura Brehm)	Chosen as 1st Level of Haunted Gauntlet

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.

Rules

• Theme: Space.
  • Must be a newly-created level, despite older levels with this theme already existing.
• Game Type: Classic.
• Length: Long or XL.
• Objects: Fewer than 100,000.
  • Must have an effective Low Detail Mode if certain parts have performance issues.
• Difficulty: 2* Easy to 9* Insane.

Results

Placement	Level	Creator	ID	Artist	Music	Gauntlet Placement
Winners
1st Place	Abducted	vegtam	116270632	MrKoolTrix	Space Party	1st Level of Space Gauntlet
2nd Place	Kisaragi	empsea	116250952	Camellia	Kisaragi	3rd Level of Cosmos Gauntlet
3rd Place	Spacetime Continuum	DesTicY	116285414	3YEOfficial	M83 - Midnight City (Echorift Cover)	2nd Level of Cosmos Gauntlet
4th Place	Aperture	chunlv1	116284799	Camellia	We Magicians Still Alive in 2021	4th Level of Cosmos Gauntlet
5th Place	Final Orbit	bli	116285948	CreoMusic	Creo - Mantarave	5th Level of Cosmos Gauntlet
6th Place	Alien Dream Emulator	kira9999	116285912	Camellia	Exit This Earths Atomosphere	5th Level of Space Gauntlet
7th Place	Out of Place	djudjeito	116284755	Ajtastic	Out of Place	4th Level of Space Gauntlet
8th Place	Jova	Debihan	116203102	TOMBOYY	Encroaching Dark	3rd Level of Space Gauntlet
9th Place	The Beyond	Lyal	116116117	JNATHYNOfficial	JNATHYN - Noir	1st Level of Cosmos Gauntlet
10th Place	Stardust Sanctuary	Glubfuberz	115688378	Teminite	Teminite & Lara Nova - Stardust In The Universe	2nd Level of Space Gauntlet
Honourable Mentions
11th Place	space i guess	HipVillain	115437198	jatmoz	Postponed Indefinitely	No Gauntlet Placement
12th Place	Vulkan	PlexifyGD	116285255	KaixoMusic	Solace (The Alpha Axiom EP)	No Gauntlet Placement
13th Place	Cats Invasion	qMystic	116218096	Teminite	Teminite - Hot Fizz	No Gauntlet Placement
14th Place	Cosmic Jump	Apstrom	116257160	Getsix	Getsix - Sky Fracture	No Gauntlet Placement
15th Place	102 BLUES	Paintingorange	115933443	Cacola	DAYS OF RAGE	No Gauntlet Placement
16th Place	MISSION ICARUS	Darwin	116285335	Camellia	AREA 52	No Gauntlet Placement
17th Place	GalatikuS	denberZ	116020934	sadlersongs	Space Hero	No Gauntlet Placement
18th Place	Echo Delta	Serponge	116285916	serponge	Celestial Mysteries	No Gauntlet Placement
19th Place	Hyperastralis	3DADronX	115871983	TeslaX11	Talurre - Synthesized Sun	No Gauntlet Placement
20th Place	COSMIC CRUSH	Kazey	116285876	Camellia	Dance on the Mars	No Gauntlet Placement

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.

Rules

• Random Trigger must play a core part in the level's gameplay and visuals.
  • Must be a newly-created level, despite older levels using the Random Trigger already existing.
• Game Type: Classic.
• Length: Long or XL.
• Objects: Fewer than 100,000.
  • Must have an effective Low Detail Mode if certain parts have performance issues.
• Difficulty: 6* Harder to 9* Insane.

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

Results

Level	Creator	ID	Artist	Music	Gauntlet Placement
Winners
Busted	Whirl	129492597	tokyomachine	BUSTED	4th Level of Random Gauntlet
Dimension Break	AbstractDark	129492004	Frums	Pictured as Perfect and Plus	1st Level of Random Gauntlet
dll	galofuf	127896329	Frums	END OF SYSTEM	3rd Level of Random Gauntlet
dronification	ivyteal	129307974	Frums	drnfctn	4th Level of Chance Gauntlet
Fukashigi	Trms01	129456456	Camellia	Mystery Circles Ultra UUFO	2nd Level of Chance Gauntlet
IO	7ak	129492629	meganeko	IO	1st Level of Chance Gauntlet
KRYPT OF KRANDON	LightPotatoDev	128386467	BoomKitty	Tanger & Boom Kitty - KURSE OF KHARTOUM	2nd Level of Random Gauntlet
Project Novaform	dolphe	129491597	Bossfight	SLANDER & NGHTMRE - Monster (Bossfight Remix)	5th Level of Chance Gauntlet
Randomverse	MinAY	129408642	keatonkeaton999	Cheering !	5th Level of Random Gauntlet
Update Disorder	DangerousROBOT	129487213	SixImpala	KaTT - Elixir	3rd Level of Chance Gauntlet
Honourable Mentions
Aethra	Zoroa	129492713	avizurang	Avizura - Chaoz Mirage	No Gauntlet Placement
Boundless Dreams	GamerKnight750	129443564	Helblinde	Our Everlasting Dream	No Gauntlet Placement
Four Color Theorem	thexxuser	129428487	X-ManOfficial	The Scrapyard	No Gauntlet Placement
FREESIA ONLINE	AppleOfDoom	129492664	Koraii	Empress	No Gauntlet Placement
Limina	WistFrost	129492547	Frums	24eeev0-$	No Gauntlet Placement
M A N I A	Darwin	129492561	Koraii	Cable Kid: Comes Back to Play	No Gauntlet Placement
Procedural	Eefy	129092802	Frums	END OF SYSTEM	No Gauntlet Placement
Real New Groove	KingEggplant987	128372241	Cacola	Newts Groove	No Gauntlet Placement
Showtime Gambit	ElMatoSWAG	129353993	Teminite	Teminite & Swingit - Party Like Its 1923	No Gauntlet Placement
Steamfunk	Arcadiac	129390837	JNATHYNOfficial	JNATHYN - Push	No Gauntlet Placement

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.

Rules

• Level must 'explore duality in an interesting way'.
• Game Type: Classic.
• Length: Long or XL.
• Objects: Fewer than 100,000.
  • Must have an effective Low Detail Mode if certain parts have performance issues.
• Difficulty: 6* Harder to 10* Easy Demon, with borderline Medium Demon levels still able to qualify.

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

Results

Level	Creator	ID	Artist	Music	Gauntlet Placement
Winners
Clearing	MegaOof	146190903	Cubenssi	Wind	5th Level of Duality Gauntlet
Dao	zgalliard	146173235	xi	Aragami	3rd Level of Paradox Gauntlet
Drifting Fortune	Bpi	145628243	MetaHumanBoi	wingd pips	1st Level of Duality Gauntlet
Goldfinch Glade	vegtam	146183176	vegtam	Goldfinch Glade (level cut)	2nd Level of Duality Gauntlet
Hyperheist	LightPotatoDev	145748548	Ripple	Everyday	2nd Level of Paradox Gauntlet
MASTER REALITY	FileExplorerExe	146119098	JNATHYNOfficial	JNATHYN - Rush	4th Level of Paradox Gauntlet
Quality Time	WistFrost	146189840	Staintocton	Update [Aim]	3rd Level of Duality Gauntlet
Quicksilver	ivyteal	146120577	redeilia	Redeilia - Rebound	5th Level of Paradox Gauntlet
The Master	StudioBois	146035236	Teminite	Teminite & Boom Kitty - The Master	1st Level of Paradox Gauntlet
Tragedy Muse	hauxz	146115357	whitegavriel	Windows96 - Apartments	4th Level of Duality Gauntlet
Honourable Mentions
Aesthetic Archive	Raguno	146092046	Koraii	Empress	No Gauntlet Placement
CASTLE CLASH	FunkYFries	146151728	father-p	Jumbo Time	No Gauntlet Placement
fair heart	gBen	140783321	Koraii	TOMBOY - fair heart	No Gauntlet Placement
JUDGEMENT	Brimbis	144948036	meganeko	Judgement	No Gauntlet Placement
Lockout	Arcadiac	145622339	Lockyn	Lockout	No Gauntlet Placement
Phantom Duality	TNTking531	146198128	Thrixe	Amaryllis - Hiver	No Gauntlet Placement
Protect Jimmy	akApple	145615161	Waterflame	-Slash-	No Gauntlet Placement
Seashore Resort	Lyrae	146122636	EX-LYD	Arcadeez	No Gauntlet Placement
Seismic Activity	seannnn	145844336	redeilia	Redeilia - Rebound	No Gauntlet Placement
WORST IN YOU	GamerKnight750	146189972	DHansen90	WORST IN YOU - VERSUS ME	No Gauntlet Placement

Icon Creator Contests

There have been two icon creator contests, the first of which included the winning submissions as items in the Community Shop.

Trivia

• The following levels are included in Gauntlets despite not meeting the criteria of their respective creator contests:
  • Odyssey from the Magic Gauntlet is rated 7 stars, while the criteria for the Unknown Creators mega-collaboration were for the level to be 5 or 6 stars in difficulty.
  • SLAM from the Monster Gauntlet is rated 7 stars, when the criterion to be eligible was for levels to be rated 8 or 9 stars. The level was added despite this, as it was noted during judging that the creator had originally requested 8 stars.
  • Nowise and Darkness Keeper from the Doom Gauntlet are each rated Hard Demon, when the criterion to be eligible was for levels to be rated Easy Demon or Medium Demon. The levels' difficulties were changed to Medium Demon, although it was later reverted.
  • BISMARCK, Lutetia, PABRIK, and Asadal from the Universe Gauntlet are each rated Medium Demon, when the criterion to be eligible was for levels to be rated no harder than Easy Demon. Ruta Del Sol is the only Easy Demon.
• The following levels originally did not meet the criteria of their respective creator contests, but were later fixed:
  • Radiant Glen from the Discord Gauntlet originally did not have its alternate path available until nearly 15 seconds into the level, while the criterion to be eligible required the alternate path to be available within the first five seconds. The level was later updated to make the alternate path available much earlier.
  • Project Novaform from the Chance Gauntlet was originally rated Easy Demon, when the criterion to be eligible required levels to be rated Harder or Insane. The level was quickly re-rated to Insane before its inclusion in the gauntlet.