I think itās safe to say Geometry Dash fills a distinct, sharp-angled niche in a lot of gamersā hearts. In high school, I regularly slipped my smartphone out to play a bit whenever my teachers werenāt looking, but after a while, I all but forgot the game existed.
Recently, however, Geometry Dash has reentered my life, and itās all thanks to the band Good Kid and a contest they put out a few months back based on the game.
Good Kid and Geometry Dash have a pretty unique history
For those unaware, Good Kid is a Canadian alt-rock band made up of programmers-turned-musicians known for their upbeat tunes, nerdy aesthetic, and the character-driven lore threaded across their songs. Notably, the band refuses to issue DMCA takedown notices against re-uploads of their songs, a decision that Geometry Dashās active level-making community clearly appreciates.
Free from the fear of copyright violation, Geometry Dash level makers have designed some incredible stages based on Good Kid songs. The quality of care and craft on display in some of these levels is really impressive, seamlessly blending beautiful art and animation inspired by Good Kidās anime-inspired album covers with fast-paced, mind-bending platforming.
Good Kidās Geometry Dash contest reminded me of a time I forgot
In January 2026, Good Kid themselves got in on the shape-sprinting fun by launching the Good Kid Geometry Dash Contest. From January to April, the Geometry Dash level editing community worked hard to craft specialized levels based on Good Kid songs. A panel of judges evaluated the levels based on their visual appeal, gameplay, and how well the developers incorporated the song into the level.
To celebrate the contestās completion, Good Kid uploaded a video revealing the contest winners to their YouTube channel. Compiling the twenty runner-up levels with the five finalists, the video contains some incredible levels. The fourth-place entry, āBubbly by TheCubedGuyā is probably my favorite, but the first-place was well-deserved, too.
Iāve been a big fan of Good Kid for about a year now, but I was completely unaware that they had such a strong following in the Geometry Dash community. I didnāt even know this contest was happening until it was already over, but seeing the love and effort the finalists and semi-finalists poured into their creations made me remember how much fun I had with the game when it first came out.
And so, over a decade since I last picked it up, Iāve started playing Geometry Dash again. Itās been amazing to see how much the game has changed since the last time I played it, and I canāt wait to see what other crazy things could come out of this bizarre intersection of two radically different times in my life.
