The Nightmare

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The Nightmare is a 1.2/1.7 solo Easy Demon created, verified, and published by Jax. It is the most downloaded and liked Demon level in the game, appearing first on the list when searching for Demons without any filters. It is the second level in the Demon Pack 3. The level was created early in the game's history (2013) and is the third-rated Demon in the game. The level was later updated to be significantly more difficult and have extra visual effects. Despite its popularity, the level has received criticism for its repetitive gameplay and design.

Gameplay

The level starts with quite a basic ball segment. The player must change gravity numerous times while hitting some orbs or pads. After switching gravity in a four-block-wide passage, there are yellow pads that the player must not hit, while they must change gravity up and down. The fourth and final jump pad is the only one that should be used and will bring the player into a narrow pass. The player must change gravity along with the hills going up and down.

Afterward, the player enters a mirrored cube sequence. This part is basic, as the jumps are not too confusing or fast, and there are no fakes. In the middle, the player reverts from being mirrored.

Next, there is another ball sequence. The player needs to change gravity to dodge the incoming obstacles. At the end of the section, the player must change their gravity before entering the portal. Otherwise, the player will enter the cube portal in reverse gravity and crash.

After entering the cube portal, the player gets launched by a yellow pad into a ship portal. The ship sequence requires the player to navigate through a stream of pillars made of invisible blocks, with small colored blocks for guidance. The player enters a cube portal to fall onto a sequence of blocks. The last block contains an invisible spike that the player must jump over. The next ship part immediately after is slightly harder. It is the same concept, but there is a gravity switch in the middle.

After falling down another sequence of blocks, the player enters a ship sequence similar to Cycles, switching gravity constantly. Following is a cube sequence, the same as the other two, except a gap is in the middle. The next ship sequence, the final one in this pattern, requires just flying upside-down through a series of pillars.

After the following cube sequence, there is a ball sequence with numerous gravity portals. These gravity portals, however, are only used to cross gaps. Here, the player must flip gravity whenever there is a gap to avoid crashing. After this part, the extension begins.

Following that is another cube sequence that is harder than the first one. The times the player must jump come more rapidly and with one fake orb. Right after is a triple-speed ship sequence, where the player must fly through a large passageway. The level ends with a double-speed cube sequence, which requires jumps syncing to the music.

Trivia

• The password for the level is 007813.
• The level contains 7,940 objects.
• The level is 1m 29s in length.
• The level was rated on November 22, 2013.
  • It is one of the first five Demons rated simultaneously.
• It is said to be one of the easiest Demon levels in the game, although many players think that levels such as Platinum Adventure and THE LIGHTNING ROAD are easier.
• There is a rated clone of this level rated Harder 7* made by an unregistered user, Hakchuko789. The level ID of this clone is 109139.
• In 2021, RobTop accidentally rated a buffed version of this level called The MareNight because he typed the wrong ID. It was quickly unrated.
• It was updated in Update 1.7 with more dynamic and varied decoration.
• It is the third most-downloaded and third most-liked user level in the game.
• Alkali and BranSilver made remakes of this level.
• The level was temporarily demoted from Demon and instead rated as 8* along with THE LIGHTNING ROAD that got rated 7*.
• In 2.2, an achievement called "This is a nightmare", awarded for beating 225 demons, was added. It was likely made in reference to this level.

Walkthrough

Original VersionCurrent Version

File:Geometry dash Demon lvl - The Nightmare

The original version of The Nightmare. Credits to AleXPain24.

File:Geometry Dash - The Nightmare by Jax (updated)

The current and most popular version of The Nightmare. Credits to Herman The Cool.