Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

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Building a platformer level in Geometry Dash is hard. Let's rapid fire though the most common mistakes people make, and how to deal with them!

🎨 Character art by Loafee! twitter.com/LoafeeBuns
🎨 Shrine background by NetBa! twitter.com/NetBa_Art

📙 Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:52 - General tips
6:09 - Specific features
9:42 - Mechanics
11:39 - Checkpoints
14:15 - Secrets and coins
17:25 - Camera and UI
20:26 - Audio
22:23 - Testing and feedback
24:07 - Closing thoughts

🎵 Music:
Greetings! from Rhythm Heaven Fever
March of the Spoons by Kevin MacLeod
Bossa Nova from Rhythm Heaven Fever
sans. from Undertale (Toby Fox)
Mike, the Board Please from Deltarune (Toby Fox)
Let's Get Together Now! from OMORI (Pedro Silva)
Scheming Weasel by Kevin MacLeod
Dreamyard from Pokémon Black and White
Wii Shop Channel
BossaBossa by Kevin MacLeod
Alphys from Undertale (Toby Fox)
Portabellohead from Crypt of the NecroDancer (Danny Baranowsky)
Rhythm Tweezers (Prequel) from Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Special thanks to the 27 creators who helped build the examples for this video, so I wouldn't have to do it all myself! You all rock 🧡

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If you're reading this, I forgot to mention that every platformer level MUST include Rattledash. Trust me it's true.