Even though the number of independent games is growing all the time, Geometry Dash is one of the few that has had such a long-lasting and broad effect.Geometry Dash is a rhythm-based platformer game that was first launched in 2013 by Swedish creator Robert Topala under his company RobTop Games. It has won the hearts of millions of gamers with its easy-to-understand but very hard gameplay. The idea behind it seems simple, but it's actually very complicated. It combines exact timing, rhythmic awareness, imagination, and a long-lasting sense of progress.

This essay gives an in-depth look at Geometry Dash's gameplay, covering everything from the game's basic principles and structure to its changing challenge, custom level-building system, and active community that has turned it from a niche mobile game to a worldwide hit.