The Crystal Gauntlet Contest ran from June 24th to August 31st, 2017. The five best levels were added to the Crystal Gauntlet, which was released on November 16th. The 1st-place level won $20, 2nd place won $15, and 3rd place won $5.
Rules
- "Crystal" theming
- 5 to 7 stars in difficulty
- Long or XL length
- Fewer than 80,000 objects
- 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
|
Gauntlet Placement
|
| Winners
|
| 1st Place
|
 Template:GD Fan
|
G4lvatron
|
37188385
|
1st level of Crystal Gauntlet
|
| 2nd Place
|
 Template:GD Fan
|
ChaSe
|
36792656
|
5th level of Crystal Gauntlet
|
| 3rd Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
AbstractDark
|
37187779
|
3rd level of Crystal Gauntlet
|
| 4th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
SirHadoken
|
36301959
|
4th level of Crystal Gauntlet
|
| 5th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
CastriX
|
35280911
|
2nd level of Crystal Gauntlet
|
| Honorable Mentions
|
| 6th Place
|
Mayan Jewels
|
ZepherGD
|
37151705
|
N/A
|
| 7th Place
|
Crystal Realm
|
Nicki1202
|
36832087
|
| 8th Place
|
Crystalia
|
JonathanGD
|
37195776
|
The Doom Gauntlet Contest ran from August 14th to October 31st, 2017. The five best levels were added to the Doom Gauntlet, which released on November 18th. The 1st-place level won $20, 2nd place won $15, and 3rd place won $5.
Rules
- "Doom" theming
- Easy Demon or Medium Demon in difficulty*
- Long or XL length
- Fewer than 80,000 objects
- 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.
*Despite this rule, two Hard Demon levels won spots in the gauntlet.
Results
| Placement
|
Level
|
Creator
|
ID
|
Gauntlet Placement
|
| Winners
|
| 1st Place
|
 Template:GD Fan
|
Darwin
|
38398923
|
4th level of Doom Gauntlet
|
| 2nd Place
|
 Template:GD Fan
|
haoN
|
38427291
|
1st level of Doom Gauntlet
|
| 3rd Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
AbstractDark
|
36745142
|
5th level of Doom Gauntlet
|
| 4th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
f3lixsram
|
38514054
|
2nd level of Doom Gauntlet
|
| 5th Place
|
 Template:GD Fan
|
Nico99
|
36966088
|
3rd level of Doom Gauntlet
|
| Honorable Mentions
|
| 6th Place
|
Terminal Void
|
Aquatias
|
38699394
|
N/A
|
| 7th Place
|
Underworld
|
hfcRed
|
38674703
|
| 8th Place
|
Toccata
|
Nicki1202
|
38494820
|
The Magic Gauntlet Contest ran from October 6th to December 1st, 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 level 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 15 Creator Points or fewer, but the Famous Creators contest was open to anyone.
Two levels were uploaded to Etzer's Geometry Dash 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 color 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.
Rules
- "Magic" theming
- 5 or 6 stars in difficulty for Unknown level, 7 or 8 stars in difficulty for Famous level
- Fewer than 15,666 objects per section
- No speed portals or color channels could be changed from how they were placed in the original level
- In addition, all colors 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
|
| Template:GD Fan
|
Chromatik
|
1st Section
|
| Joshenjol
|
2nd Section
|
| OSIRIS GD
|
3rd Section
|
| deadlama
|
4th Section
|
| Elisione (FKA CX Random)
|
5th Section
|
| rafer
|
Honorable Mention
|
| Rekiii (FKA RekindL)
|
| Famous Creators
|
| Template:GD Fan
|
ChaSe
|
1st Section
|
| Darwin
|
2nd Section
|
| Nicki1202
|
3rd Section
|
| MrKoolTrix
|
4th Section
|
| Enlex
|
5th Section
|
| Spu7Nix
|
Honorable Mention
|
| CastriX
|
| Nico99
|
| Mazl
|
| AbstractDark
|
The Monster Gauntlet Contest ran from January 17th to March 29th, 2018. Due to the large amount of high-quality submissions, the amount of winners was increased from five to eight. Five levels were added to the Monster Gauntlet and three levels were added to the Death Gauntlet, which both released on April 11th. The 1st-place level won $20, 2nd place won $15, and 3rd place won $5.
Rules
- "Monster" theming
- Must include a bossfight, but cannot include any violent or realistic art
- 8 or 9 stars in difficulty*
- Long or XL length
- Fewer than 40,000 objects, or fewer than 60,000 objects 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.
*Despite this rule, a 7-Star level won a spot in the gauntlet.
Results
| Placement
|
Level
|
Creator
|
ID
|
Gauntlet Placement
|
| Winners
|
| 1st Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
rafer
|
43908596
|
1st level of Monster Gauntlet
|
| 2nd Place
|
 Template:GD Fan
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DesTicY
|
44121158
|
1st level of Death Gauntlet
|
| 3rd Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
ChaSe
|
44131636
|
5th level of Monster Gauntlet
|
| 4th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
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MrKoolTrix
|
42843431
|
3rd level of Monster Gauntlet
|
| 5th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
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Danzmen
|
41736289
|
2nd level of Monster Gauntlet
|
| 6th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Ferdefunky
|
43923301
|
2nd level of Death Gauntlet
|
| 7th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
haoN
|
44063088
|
4th level of Monster Gauntlet
|
| 8th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Samoht
|
43537990
|
3rd level of Death Gauntlet
|
The World Gauntlet Contest ran from January 16th, 2021 to September 1st, 2022. Due to the large amount of high-quality submissions, the amount of winners was increased from five to ten, then after the contest concluded, it was decided that five of the honorable mentions would also be included in the gauntlets. The fifteen levels were added to the World, Galaxy, and Universe Gauntlets, which released on December 19th, 2023.
Rules
- Collaboration made by at least five creators from the same country. All gameplay and decoration must 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 together 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.
- 2 stars to Easy Demon in difficulty*
- Long or XL length
- Fewer than 110,000 objects
- 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.
*Despite this rule, four Medium Demon levels won spots in the gauntlets.
Results
| Placement
|
Level
|
Creator
|
ID
|
Country
|
Gauntlet Placement
|
| Winners
|
| 1st Place
|
Template:GD Fan
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TroxxP1
|
83323273
|
Peru
|
1st level of Universe Gauntlet
|
| 2nd Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Arb
|
83325083
|
United States
|
4th level of World Gauntlet
|
| 3rd Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Woom
|
83320529
|
Germany
|
3rd level of Galaxy Gauntlet
|
| 4th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Seokso
|
83323659
|
South Korea
|
5th level of Universe Gauntlet
|
| 5th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
AbstractDark
|
83302544
|
Chile
|
3rd level of World Gauntlet
|
| 6th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
RoyalP
|
83294687
|
Italy
|
1st level of Galaxy Gauntlet
|
| 7th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Mangosteen
|
83324930
|
China
|
5th level of Galaxy Gauntlet
|
| 8th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
NeonDusk
|
83313115
|
Spain
|
1st level of World Gauntlet
|
| 9th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Jghost
|
83323867
|
United States
|
2nd level of Galaxy Gauntlet
|
| 10th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Danzmen
|
81451870
|
Australia
|
5th level of World Gauntlet
|
| Honorable Mentions
|
| 11th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Inex
|
83025300
|
Russia
|
2nd level of Universe Gauntlet
|
| 12th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Magpipe
|
83315343
|
Vietnam
|
4th level of Galaxy Gauntlet
|
| 13th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
LaserSword33
|
83296274
|
France
|
3rd level of Universe Gauntlet
|
| 14th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
R4NGER
|
83256789
|
Indonesia
|
4th level of Universe Gauntlet
|
| 15th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Whirl
|
83325036
|
Canada
|
2nd level of World Gauntlet
|
| 16th Place
|
Mil Noches
|
Nikce
|
83325180
|
Argentina
|
N/A
|
The Discord Gauntlet Contest ran from September 4th, 2022 to May 2nd, 2023. Due to the large amount of high-quality submissions, the amount of winners was increased from five to ten. The ten levels were added to the Discord and Split Gauntlets, which released on December 19th, 2023. The 1st-place level won $400, 2nd place won $300, 3rd place won $200, 4th place won $150, and 5th place won $100.
Rules
- Must have two different modes, a "standard mode" and an "optional mode"
- Optional mode must be possible to activate within the first five seconds of the level*
- Optional mode must have different visuals, and is allowed to have different gameplay as long as the difficulty is about the same.
- No more than two collaborators per level
- 2 stars to Easy Demon in difficulty
- Long or XL length
- Fewer than 120,000 objects
- Effective Low Detail Mode
- Song available on Newgrounds
*Despite this rule, a level with an optional mode only available after 15 seconds won a spot in the gauntlet.
Results
| Placement
|
Level
|
Creator
|
ID
|
Gauntlet Placement
|
| Winners
|
| 1st Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
bli
|
90475473
|
5th level of Split Gauntlet
|
| 2nd Place
|
 Template:GD Fan
|
nasgubb
|
89521875
|
1st level of Discord Gauntlet
|
| 3rd Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Thomartin
|
90471222
|
3rd level of Split Gauntlet
|
| 4th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Subwoofer
|
90117883
|
3rd level of Discord Gauntlet
|
| 5th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Whirl
|
90251922
|
4th level of Split Gauntlet
|
| 6th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
DangerKat
|
90459731
|
1st level of Split Gauntlet
|
| 7th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
GirlyAle02
|
88266256
|
4th level of Discord Gauntlet
|
| 8th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
AbstractDark
|
90475597
|
2nd level of Split Gauntlet
|
| 9th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
DeniPol
|
90475659
|
2nd level of Discord Gauntlet
|
| 10th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Knots
|
88775556
|
5th level of Discord Gauntlet
|
| Honorable Mentions
|
| N/A
|
3AKAT
|
Inex
|
88852164
|
N/A
|
| Anastasia and Koteev
|
MCAASJ
|
89640947
|
| Flipping a Coin
|
PAHC
|
83851639
|
| flora
|
Latuka
|
90422817
|
| Fountain
|
R3XX3R
|
90475633
|
| Game on
|
Aerid
|
87115571
|
| HEIST
|
SmitN
|
89919628
|
| PIX
|
GloryEX
|
90441518
|
| REGAIN CONTROL
|
Apstrom
|
90355268
|
| Silhouette Summit
|
Nicki1202
|
85928041
|
| The Castle
|
matty2003
|
90475375
|
| Wumpus Island
|
hutnix
|
90288363
|
The NCS Gauntlet Contest originally ran from June 1st to September 5th, 2024, before the deadline was extended to October 3rd. The ten best levels were added to the NCS I and NCS II Gauntlets, which released on October 5th. The 1st-place level won $1000, 2nd place won $800, 3rd place won $600, 4th place won $400, 5th place won $200, and 6th through 10th place each won $100. All ten winners were guaranteed at least an Epic rating.
Rules
- Must use NCS Library songs for at least 80% of the level's duration
- Classic game type
- Long or XL length
- Fewer than 120,000 objects, or fewer than 150,000 objects with an effective Low Detail Mode
- 2 stars to Easy Demon in difficulty, with borderline Medium Demon levels still able to qualify
Results
| Placement
|
Level
|
Creator
|
ID
|
Gauntlet Placement
|
| Winners
|
| 1st Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Grax
|
110774313
|
2nd level of NCS I Gauntlet
|
| 2nd Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Arclia
|
110610038
|
4th level of NCS I Gauntlet
|
| 3rd Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
CHRAPIVA
|
110473393
|
4th level of NCS II Gauntlet
|
| 4th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
kira9999
|
110774330
|
5th level of NCS II Gauntlet
|
| 5th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
meeloz
|
110774310
|
2nd level of NCS II Gauntlet
|
| 6th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Whirl
|
110681124
|
1st level of NCS II Gauntlet
|
| 7th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
connot
|
110715909
|
1st level of NCS I Gauntlet
|
| 8th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Debihan
|
110665441
|
3rd level of NCS I Gauntlet
|
| 9th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
F5night
|
110638716
|
3rd level of NCS II Gauntlet
|
| 10th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
vegtam
|
109432148
|
5th level of NCS I Gauntlet
|
| Honorable Mentions
|
| 11th Place
|
Metamorphosis
|
fawksgdd
|
110732600
|
N/A
|
| 12th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
RadiationV2
|
110772842
|
Later chosen as 3rd level of Force Gauntlet
|
| 13th Place
|
Exotic Soul
|
Kiriia
|
110773161
|
N/A
|
| 14th Place
|
Own Display
|
ElMatoSWAG
|
110724639
|
| 15th Place
|
Towerinator
|
Lyal
|
109138917
|
| 16th Place
|
DIOMA
|
Subwoofer
|
109958348
|
| 17th Place
|
Wonderbop
|
MrKoolTrix
|
110773973
|
| 18th Place
|
Electric Algal Bloom
|
ivyteal
|
110535166
|
| 19th Place
|
The Whale
|
Serponge
|
110741112
|
| 20th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Pipenachho
|
110679874
|
Later chosen as 1st level of Haunted Gauntlet
|
The Space Gauntlet Contest ran from November 24th, 2024, to March 19th, 2025. The ten best levels were added to the Space and Cosmos Gauntlets, which released on April 5th. The 1st-place level won $1000, 2nd place won $800, 3rd place won $700, 4th place won $600, 5th place won $500, 6th place won $400, 7th place won $300, 8th through 10th place each won $200, and 11th through 20th place each won $100. The top ten levels were guaranteed at least an Epic rating.
Rules
- "Space" theming
- Must be a newly-created level, despite older levels with this theme already existing
- Classic game type
- Long or XL length
- Fewer than 100,000 objects
- Must have an effective Low Detail Mode if certain parts have performance issues
- 2 to 9 stars in difficulty
Results
| Placement
|
Level
|
Creator
|
ID
|
Gauntlet Placement
|
| Winners
|
| 1st Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
vegtam
|
116270632
|
1st level of Space Gauntlet
|
| 2nd Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
empsea
|
116250952
|
3rd level of Cosmos Gauntlet
|
| 3rd Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
DesTicY
|
116285414
|
2nd level of Cosmos Gauntlet
|
| 4th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
chunlv1
|
116284799
|
4th level of Cosmos Gauntlet
|
| 5th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
bli
|
116285948
|
5th level of Cosmos Gauntlet
|
| 6th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
kira9999
|
116285912
|
5th level of Space Gauntlet
|
| 7th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
djudjeito
|
116284755
|
4th level of Space Gauntlet
|
| 8th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Debihan
|
116203102
|
3rd level of Space Gauntlet
|
| 9th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Lyal
|
116116117
|
1st level of Cosmos Gauntlet
|
| 10th Place
|
Template:GD Fan
|
Glubfuberz
|
115688378
|
2nd level of Space Gauntlet
|
| Honorable Mentions
|
| 11th Place
|
space i guess
|
HipVillain
|
115437198
|
N/A
|
| 12th Place
|
Vulkan
|
PlexifyGD
|
116285255
|
| 13th Place
|
Cats Invasion
|
qMystic
|
116218096
|
| 14th Place
|
Cosmic Jump
|
Apstrom
|
116257160
|
| 15th Place
|
102 BLUES
|
Paintingorange
|
115933443
|
| 16th Place
|
MISSION ICARUS
|
Darwin
|
116285335
|
| 17th Place
|
GalatikuS
|
denberZ
|
116020934
|
| 18th Place
|
Echo Delta
|
Serponge
|
116285916
|
| 19th Place
|
Hyperastralis
|
3DADronX
|
115871983
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| 20th Place
|
COSMIC CRUSH
|
Kazey
|
116285876
|
The Random Gauntlet Contest originally ran from July 18th to November 16th, 2025, before the deadline was extended to December 14th. The ten best levels were added to the Random and Chance Gauntlets, which released on January 19th, 2026. The ten winners each won $500, and honorable mentions each won $100. Unlike previous contests, the levels are not ranked, instead simply having 10 winners and 10 honorable mentions. All ten winners were guaranteed at least an Epic 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
- Classic game type
- Long or XL length
- Fewer than 100,000 objects
- Must have an effective Low Detail Mode if certain parts have performance issues
- 6 to 9 stars in difficulty
While there were no specific requirements for it, extra emphasis was put on gameplay readability when judging entries.
Results
| Level
|
Creator
|
ID
|
Gauntlet Placement
|
| Winners
|
| Template:GD Fan
|
Whirl
|
129492597
|
4th level of Random Gauntlet
|
| Template:GD Fan
|
AbstractDark
|
129492004
|
1st level of Random Gauntlet
|
| Template:GD Fan
|
galofuf
|
127896329
|
3rd level of RandomGauntlet
|
| Template:GD Fan
|
ivyteal
|
129307974
|
4th level of Chance Gauntlet
|
| Template:GD Fan
|
Trms01
|
129456456
|
2nd level of Chance Gauntlet
|
| Template:GD Fan
|
7ak
|
129492629
|
1st level of Chance Gauntlet
|
| Template:GD Fan
|
LightPotatoDev
|
128386467
|
2nd level of Random Gauntlet
|
| Template:GD Fan
|
dolphe
|
129491597
|
5th level of Chance Gauntlet
|
| Template:GD Fan
|
MinAY
|
129408642
|
5th level of Random Gauntlet
|
| Template:GD Fan
|
DangerousROBOT
|
129487213
|
3rd level of Chance Gauntlet
|
| Honorable Mentions
|
| Aethra
|
Zoroa
|
129492713
|
N/A
|
| Boundless Dreams
|
GamerKnight750
|
129443564
|
| Four Color Theorem
|
thexxuser
|
129428487
|
| FREESIA ONLINE
|
AppleOfDoom
|
129492664
|
| Limina
|
WistFrost
|
129492547
|
| M A N I A
|
Darwin
|
129492561
|
| Procedural
|
Eefy
|
129092802
|
| Real New Groove
|
KingEggplant987
|
128372241
|
| Showtime Gambit
|
ElMatoSWAG
|
129353993
|
| Steamfunk
|
Arcadiac
|
129390837
|
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