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Congregation is a 2.1 solo Extreme Demon level created and published by Presta and verified by Floofle on 27 April 2021. The level contains music sync-based gameplay and difficult timings. The level is one of the more controversial levels on the Demonlist, on which it reached a peak of #35, receiving praise from players for its atmosphere and music but criticism for its unconventional style of gameplay and its lengthy pre-drop section.

Congregation inspired the 'Congregation Jumpscare' meme, centred on videos in which gameplay of random unrelated levels is edited to lead into the drop section of Congregation unexpectedly.

Gameplay

Congregation's gameplay is very slow, except for the drop. The level consists of tight timings with the cube, ball and robot.

• 0-11%: The player gets flung by a large, invisible slope into the first section of the level, consisting of tight mini-cube gameplay. Many timings involve jumping through tiny gaps between spikes and jumping over blocks. The decoration of this section's objects is mainly blue and uses a fading effect that makes some blocks barely visible, requiring memorization. This section also features moving saw blades.
• 12-22%: The second section of the level consists of tight mini-ball timings on straight and sloped platforms. This section also contains some orb timings, and the decoration is identical to the previous one, which uses the fade effect. There are a few bits of decoration coloured orange, foreshadowing the level's drop.
• 23-31%: The third section of the level consists of tight normal-size ball timings. The gameplay style is identical to the previous section except for some flashing red and orange objects that act as moving platforms.
• 32-42%: The fourth section of the level consists of the same gameplay style as the first section. However, in this section, many of the blocks used as platforms move around. The decoration is almost identical to the previous part but with more flashing red/orange objects. The level transitions into the drop after the player passes a tight cube timing between two spikes, leaving them into a lengthy fall.
• 43-59%: At the drop, the player falls into the next section. This part contains tight double-speed cube timings and multiple gravity-changing orbs and portals. All the platforms in this section move around, compared to only some from the last one. The decoration of this section serves as a 'mirror' of the previous sections, mainly flashing orange with some blue objects.
• 60-84%: The following section consists of tight quadruple-speed robot timings. It is the fastest-travelling part of Congregation and contains many more orb timings and a few dash orbs. Like the previous section, all the platforms move around, and there are many gravity changes. The decoration of this part alternates from completely orange-red to completely purple-blue. At the end of this part, the screen fades.
• 85-95%: The final section of the level is similar to the first section, with slow, tight mini-cube timings, no platform movement and a blue colour scheme. There are two differences between these sections: The final section contains some sloped platforms and green colouring in the decoration. The gameplay becomes automatic until the end of the level after a flat cube section with a few timings.
• 96-100% (End-Screen): This part is an auto mini ball. Neon-blue digital-style text slowly appears with the level's name, creator, verifier and some play-testers: Exerity, Arb, Rustere and YakobNugget. These words fade, and the letters 'GG' flash before the level ends.

Wins

• Floofle fluked this level from 58% while verifying it.
• Pandox is the first to beat Congregation on Mobile on 1 January 2024, using a 120Hz phone.

Trivia

• The level is free to copy.
• The level contains 23,725 objects.
• The level is 3m 4s in length.
• The level was rated less than two hours from its release and received an Epic rating.
• The level was nominated for Best XL Demon in the Geometry Dash 2021 Awards.
• The level was initially placed at #47 on the Demonlist on 27 May 2021, above WOW (#48) and below Omicron (#46).
  • This addition pushed Demonicat into the Extended List and Alpha Baa X into the Legacy List.
  • It is currently #14 on the High Refresh Rate Mobile Demonlist, above Aronia (#15) and below Arctic Lights (#13).
• The level has moved up on the Demonlist four times due to its underrated difficulty.
  • Congregation is, at best, harder than Bloodlust after it was moved from #68 to #60 on 24 July 2023.
  • Based on modern difficulty opinions, the level would have initially placed in the Top 20.
• Congregation is the fourth Extreme Demon released with no ship section, the first being Removed Submission, the second being Marathon, and the third being Cold Sweat.
• This is one of the few Extreme Demon levels to get an Epic rating without excelling the base 40,000 object cap.
  • Some others examples are Acu and RUST.
• There is a YouTube channel named Congregation Jumpscares, consisting of videos of normal gameplay of a certain level in Geometry Dash, before suddenly transitioning to Congregation, usually at the 42% mark, sometimes at the beginning or occasionally elsewhere. The channel managed to gain over 19,500 subscribers.
  • Because of this channel, the 'Congregation Jumpscare' has become a popular meme in the Geometry Dash community.
  • Update 2.2 made it easier to add a 'Congregation Jumpscare' into a level thanks to the introduction of the song trigger.
• On 1 April 2024, RobTop made Congregation the Weekly Demon for a day as an April Fools' joke. Additionally, RobTop gave every comment in the Weekly Demon's comment section coloured text, a moderator badge and extra text (either preceding or after the username) added to the poster's username.
  • Congregation is the only Extreme Weekly Demon that was not a current or former Top 1.
• The placement of Cobwebs on 26 January 2025 pushed Congregation into the Legacy List of the Demonlist.
  • A player named Killer1748, completing the level on 23 January 2025, was the last to beat Congregation before it fell out of the Extended List.

Gallery

• The level's comment section when the level became the Weekly Demon on 1 April 2024.
  The level's comment section when the level became the Weekly Demon on 1 April 2024.
• The level being placed as a one-day Weekly Demon on 1 April 2024.
  The level being placed as a one-day Weekly Demon on 1 April 2024.
• The level menu of Congregation as a Weekly Demon on 1 April 2024.
  The level menu of Congregation as a Weekly Demon on 1 April 2024.
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  The credits of Congregation.

Video

File:"Congregation" by Presta - Verification - Geometry Dash

The verification of Congregation. Credits to Floofle.