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New level, Explorers
Update 2.21 is an upcoming minor update to Geometry Dash. The update includes many delayed features initially intended for Update 2.2.
Explorers, a new Demon rated main level, using the song of the same name by Hinkik.[Discord 1]
New features in the creator menu, which are visible but inaccessible in Update 2.2:
The Map, which will contain user-created Platformer levels, "Demon Towers", unlockable Icon Kit rewards, secrets, and more.
In Versus mode, there is no confirmed release date, as shown when clicking the icon, although many speculate it will come out in 2.21.
Several new icons, many of which are already present in the game as of Update 2.2, yet have a message stating they will be unlockable in Update 2.21.
More main Platformer levels, most likely in the second floor of the Tower.[Discord 2]
Custom keybinds.
Upgraded U.I. for editor features added in Update 2.2, such as auto-build.[Discord 3]
Trivia
Update 2.21 may be the first minor update to introduce a main level.
Update 2.21 will likely be the largest minor update ever added to the game.
Event levels and many icons were originally planned for Update 2.21, but were added in Update 2.207.
History
2023
19 October: Robert Topala elaborates on Update 2.21, saying it will be "mostly just delayed stuff" alongside upgrades to features added in Update 2.2 such as auto-build.[Discord 3]
He confirms that Explorers will release in Update 2.21.[Discord 1]
Robert Topala also mentions that some levels in the Platformer mode will not be available until Update 2.21.[Discord 2]
2024
2 February: In an AMA on the Geometry Dash subreddit, Robert Topala explains that The Map will have several user-created levels in different themed areas. It will also feature shops, reward chests, and secrets.[Reddit 1]
21 February: RobTop says Explorers will take a lot of time, and it is now confirmed if it will be in 2.21.
Feature dialogue
Clicking on the menu icons for the upcoming features visible in Update 2.2 displays unique dialogue (except for The Map, which shows a unique preview image instead).
When clicking on the Versus button repeatedly, both the Keymaster and Scratch respond:
The Keymaster: Versus mode has been delayed, but it's in the works!
The Keymaster: Yea... It's still delayed.
Scratch: I blame RobTop.
The Keymaster: Who else could we blame? We're not even real.
Scratch: Speak for yourself I'm real!
The Keymaster:Yea, a real pain in the...
Scratch: You're just mad because you don't have a shop.
The Keymaster: You have a shop?
Scratch:I HAVE SAID TOO MUCH! QUICKLY TO THE CHOPPER!
The Keymaster: You don't have a chop...
Scratch: ...
The Keymaster: .....
Notably, Scratch's final line in this sequence uses a unique image featuring a helicopter for the dialogue icon.
Icon messages
Clicking on an Icon Kit reward in Update 2.2 that will be available in Update 2.21 displays one of the following messages in place of the achievement name:
The second teaser for Update 2.2, which first hinted at a level with the song Explorers by Hinkik.
The creator menu in Update 2.2.
A window that appears when attempting to open The Map in Update 2.2
The first teaser for "THE MAP", showing a path through a grassy area.
The second teaser for "THE MAP", showcasing a grassy area with a bush and some trees.
The third teaser for "THE MAP", showcasing what appears to be a mine with a skull on top of it, possibly a level on the map.
The fourth teaser for "THE MAP", with a monster peeking out of an icy structure.
Art for a Swamp biome, likely a new teaser for "THE MAP".
Another piece of concept art for THE MAP.
Concept art of 30 new gauntlets. They are gradually being added to the game throughout after the release of Update 2.2. More than half have been added as of 2.207.
