Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 5 minutes ago
Raw footage: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRRaPafHqwsvQpA3SwKJTu3bNBAoqwDpy
This level is absolutely amazing, definitely one of the most enjoyable extreme demons I’ve played. The gameplay is straightforward and incredibly easy to learn which I really like.
The predrop is quite difficult because of the ship part at 6% but it gets somewhat consistent after a while so it isn’t a major issue. The first drop is incredibly consistent, although it is pretty easy to die at the cube (21%) and Speed’s part (31%). The part at 36% is incredibly satisfying to play and the timings are very fair and consistent. The second drop is probably my favorite part of the level, the ship at 51% was really hard at first but it eventually got consistent. "Breaktime" is actually decently hard, triple spikes are quite difficult with nerves. The ending (71-100%) is probably the least consistent part of the level but it is fun nonetheless. Finally, the last ship part is extremely easy to mess up, I’m surprised I only died there once.
Overall, this level is fantastic. It seems like many people find it boring to play, which is definitely not the case for me. You get far very often because of how consistent this level is and I love that. Finally, I think this level is balanced incredibly well, I cannot tell which half is harder and I don’t even know what the easiest part is. I definitely recommend it!
Attempts: 3,475
Enjoyment: 10/10
Easiest part: —
Hardest parts: 6-9%, 98%
Difficulty: Extreme Demon (harder than Blade of Justice, easier than Athanatos)
Song: Carnage
Artist: DuoCore
Link: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/564162
Raw footage: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRRaPafHqwsvQpA3SwKJTu3bNBAoqwDpy
This level is absolutely amazing, definitely one of the most enjoyable extreme demons I’ve played. The gameplay is straightforward and incredibly easy to learn which I really like.
The predrop is quite difficult because of the ship part at 6% but it gets somewhat consistent after a while so it isn’t a major issue. The first drop is incredibly consistent, although it is pretty easy to die at the cube (21%) and Speed’s part (31%). The part at 36% is incredibly satisfying to play and the timings are very fair and consistent. The second drop is probably my favorite part of the level, the ship at 51% was really hard at first but it eventually got consistent. "Breaktime" is actually decently hard, triple spikes are quite difficult with nerves. The ending (71-100%) is probably the least consistent part of the level but it is fun nonetheless. Finally, the last ship part is extremely easy to mess up, I’m surprised I only died there once.
Overall, this level is fantastic. It seems like many people find it boring to play, which is definitely not the case for me. You get far very often because of how consistent this level is and I love that. Finally, I think this level is balanced incredibly well, I cannot tell which half is harder and I don’t even know what the easiest part is. I definitely recommend it!
Attempts: 3,475
Enjoyment: 10/10
Easiest part: —
Hardest parts: 6-9%, 98%
Difficulty: Extreme Demon (harder than Blade of Justice, easier than Athanatos)
Song: Carnage
Artist: DuoCore
Link: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/564162
![(Mobile) Upbeat Universe by DevinCoyote & More [60hz]
Upbeat Universe is a modern megacollab, which is set apart by it’s fantastic execution and consistency. While the level doesn’t seem to follow a specific theme, it’s tied together by the clean modernistic style every part uses. Furthermore, the smooth transitions help linking all the parts very well, although that unfortunately impacts the gameplay rather negatively. I mentioned this level’s great consistency, however some parts manage to outshine the rest, mainly Reki’s and TheCdPre’s parts in my opinion, both featuring incredible colors and remarkably well polished decoration. That being said, I find a few parts to lack a bit of depth, mostly abstort’s and CYT0’s parts. Overall, Upbeat Universe definitely lives up to its song in terms of quality and suits it very well, with aedr’s part being built around a darker color scheme, which the song seems to suggest. It being the only dark part in the level also makes it feel sort of out of place and I do wish some other parts expanded on said color scheme. This level is definitely one of the best modern megacollabs out there in my opinion, note that I used the LDM to avoid lag.
In terms of gameplay, I believe this level is pretty decent; for the most part, it is pretty satisfying to play, with everything past abstort’s part being absolutely fantastic in that regard. Unfortunately, as mentioned before, several transitions feel very unfair. For example, RNBW’s parts begins with two - rather precise - robot timings which get thrown at the player, not leaving much time to react. That being said, most transitions get consistent so it isn’t that big of an issue. My main problem is this level’s balancing: DevinCoyote’s part is way, way harder than the rest, the timings at 29% and 34% in particular feeling unnecessarily hard. Furthermore, abstort’s ship part is incredibly difficult, especially on 60hz. I don’t think it would be a particularly hard part with a higher refresh rate. Those two parts bump up this level’s difficulty significantly and I personally constantly died to them which eventually made the level quite boring despite the fast-paced gameplay. Overall, I would still recommend this level, especially if you’d like to improve your ship skills. Lastly, the last jump is pretty evil, as you can see in the thumbnail...
Attempts: 1526
Enjoyment: 7/10
Song name: House with legs
Artist: cYsmix
Link: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/718172 (Mobile) Upbeat Universe by DevinCoyote & More [60hz]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hCH8J09KdqE/mqdefault.jpg)



![(First on mobile) Reanimate by Ilnm & more [144hz]
Raw footage: https://youtu.be/aotngb0-5IY
Visually, I think this is one of the best extreme demons in the game. The decoration looks absolutely phenomenal throughout the entire level, the second drop in particular looks insanely good. Every single part captures the song’s intensity extremely well and that is mostly why I love this level so much. I recommend checking out this level in full detail as I had to use the LDM: https://youtu.be/qXEGWphrfxg
In terms of gameplay, this level is relatively good but it definitely isn’t perfect. First of all, the balancing is quite weird; 40-100% is incredibly consistent and easy after learning it while the first 40% is quite difficult and inconsistent — I only got past 40% 3 times from 0% and fluked the level from 57%. Moreover, the duals are unimaginably hard to learn and they never get 100% consistent which can get annoying from 0%. The predrop is also full of awkward and inconsistent timings that get a bit frustrating after a while. Lastly, I’d like to mention how learny this level is: I spent about 5 hours learning the whole thing, it honestly felt like I was playing memory demon and that’s where most of the difficulty comes from. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing but it isn’t the type of gameplay I enjoy the most personally. I still had a good time playing this level and I definitely recommend it.
Attempts: 1,597
Enjoyment: 8/10
Easiest part: The second half
Hardest part: The duals
Difficulty: Extreme Demon (harder than Myocardia, easier than Cataclysm)
Song: Reanimate
Artist: Warak
Link: https://youtu.be/zKCe1cA9Eb8 (First on mobile) Reanimate by Ilnm & more [144hz]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hwa812L2q-U/mqdefault.jpg)
![(Mobile) Bichromatic 100% [Insane Demon] by epicgmdman | Geometry Dash
This level features some strange parts gameplay-wise but the sync is crazy good. Definitely the most consistent insane demon I’ve ever played, making it very fun since getting far all the time is really satisfying. Not a lot to say, the gameplay here is just pretty amazing. Definitely check out this level if you haven’t, a great low end insane demon!
Attempts: 452
Enjoyment: 10/10
Song name: Bipolar
Artists: DexArson, Bossfight (remix)
Link: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/758119 (Mobile) Bichromatic 100% [Insane Demon] by epicgmdman | Geometry Dash](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/i-Dmd93U8hY/mqdefault.jpg)



![(Mobile) Deep Swim 100% [Insane Demon] by GMDBlue | Geometry Dash
In terms of decoration, this has been my favorite insane demon ever since it came out. The atmosphere is simply brilliant and unlike anything I’ve seen before. It matches the song incredibly well, a song which is awesome in itself. I like the odd design and color choices as well as the structuring, those really contribute to giving this level its charm. I feel like the UFO and ball parts could’ve been more interesting, especially compared the first few parts, but this is nonetheless my favorite insane demon by a long shot in terms of decoration and atmosphere.
Also, I had to use the LDM so make sure to check out this level in full detail: https://youtu.be/CbGzD-GEAJU
The gameplay is also pretty fun. I admit that it’s very unbalanced, with 16-26% and 31-32% being miles harder than the rest of the level, but unbalanced doesn’t always mean bad. It was quite satisfying getting to 16% every single attempt and I had some windows of consistency where I would get past 32% very often. The gameplay itself in those parts is insanely hard while still being fun. The other parts are also amazing gameplay-wise, although there were some strange spots here and there; overall, I love the uniqueness of the gameplay.
I would say this is a high end insane demon, it definitely doesn’t reach extreme demon difficulty, but it’s very challenging and skill based even though it looks like it would be more reliant on memory.
Attempts: 1936
Enjoyment: 9.5/10
Song name: Deep Swim
Artist: Windows96
Link: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1017659 (Mobile) Deep Swim 100% [Insane Demon] by GMDBlue | Geometry Dash](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jNtaUZl0KeA/mqdefault.jpg)
![(Mobile) The Furious 100% [Insane Demon] by Knobbelboy | Geometry Dash
Honestly one of the most fun levels I’ve ever played, the sync is almost perfect and the gameplay itself is incredible. It also looks really good for its time, and I think it’s Knobbelboy’s best level. I don’t think it’s an insane demon, though : it took me around 30 minutes and just 250 attempts (200 of the attempts shown at the end are really old and didn’t help me beat the level at all, so I don’t count those). I think it’s a hard demon or maybe even a medium although I probably just got very lucky. Awesome level :)
Enjoyment : 10/10 (Mobile) The Furious 100% [Insane Demon] by Knobbelboy | Geometry Dash](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k872srunYWM/mqdefault.jpg)