Rank 9 of 30

Kyouki

狂気

Demishio

220,720 objects, built alone — and verified after a death at 97%.

Verified by Demishio · 2022

Kyouki — the lattice reassembling

Built alone, verified alone

501,997
attempts

258,510 of them verifying and 243,487 playtesting, streamed across 175 days at roughly three hours a day. Demishio's successful run came after a death at 97% on 24 November 2022; Zoink became the first other victor seventeen days later.

The record

Host
Demishio
Creators
Demishio
Verifier
Demishio
Verified
2022-11-24
Attempts
501,997 (258,510 to verify)
Rated
2023-01-02
Level ID
86018142
Objects
220,727
Length
1m 38s
GD version
2.1
Peak rank
#3 on the Demonlist
Song
Crazy by Creo

The shape of it

  1. The rapid cubeStraight in at the start. No chance to breathe from here on.
  2. The dash orbAt the start of the first drop. One of my favorite moments in the level.
  3. Triple-speed transitionsGame modes cycling faster than you can learn them.

Baylor’s reading of the level, not a sourced breakdown.

Why it’s here

Absolute madness, which is exactly what the name means.

Kyouki is absolute madness — which is incredibly fitting, considering that is exactly what the name translates to in Japanese. The fact that this is a fully solo level, entirely created and verified by Demishio, makes it one of the most legendary achievements in the entire game. It stands proudly as the hardest fully-solo level ever legitimately beaten, proving that a single creator's vision can compete with the game's biggest mega-collabs.

The synchronization with Creo's song “Crazy” is completely off the charts. The level doesn't just match the beat; it perfectly captures the frantic, high-octane energy of the track. The gameplay is blisteringly fast, cycling through different game modes at a breakneck pace while surrounded by blinding, neon designs. Because the portals change so rapidly and the timings are near-impossible, learning this level is an absolute nightmare. Demishio purposefully built the gameplay around his own specific skillset, making it a highly unique challenge.

My favorite part has to be just how overwhelming the whole experience is, and of course the dash orb at the start of the first drop. From the rapid cube section at the start to the triple-speed transitions, it never gives you a chance to breathe. Watching top players tackle it was thrilling, especially when Zoink stepped up to become the very first victor shortly after Demishio's brutal 500,000-attempt verification journey. It is a masterpiece of high-speed perfection.

Footage

"Kyouki" VERIFIED (Solo Extreme Demon) | Geometry Dash · {出見塩}Demishio

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Song

CrazyCreo

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Sources

Work in progress

This is still very unfinished

A lot of the descriptions could be wrong, and a ton of the writing here is still all AI.

So if you see something wrong, I already know about it.

— Baylor