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Geometry Dash

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire Free to try, Paid, Free Music Games
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Chris Morris By Chris Morris , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 8+

Addictive, utterly frustrating action/music/platform game.

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Why Age 8+?

Any Positive Content?

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age 7+

Based on 58 parent reviews

yweuhi R.
yweuhi R. Parent of 2, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15-year-old
June 22, 2023
age 2+

i beat windy landscape

i beat windy landscape
Lobster
Lobster Adult
August 1, 2022
age 5+

Great game for children and adults alike.

Great game, had a fun time playing it over the years. While it should be acknowledged that the game promotes no educational value, (as the title would make one think) a quick glance at the gameplay would tell you that. The game has 21 main levels and over 80 million community made. While the main levels are perfectly family friendly, a small amount of player-made levels can have disturbing parts. The other reviews exaggerate this up to be some big thing, but the actual chance of stumbling upon one makes it hardly worth mentioning. Now, another concern would of course be comments, as the community (especially on daily levels) can be quite vulgar. This can be solved with the parental controls that can be found at the last page of the settings menu. Other reviews have issued concerns about their child raging but unless you’ve raised another Knobbelboy this really doesn’t concern you. To wrap it up, the game is pretty family friendly and I recommend to almost all ages.
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What’s It About?

Players attempt to move a square "character" through an obstacle-laden path, tapping the screen to make it jump and holding the screen to make it skip up or down stair-like ramps. Mistiming a jump or hitting an obstacle results in you having to start the level over from the beginning. Often, mid-level, your square will transform into a rocket, which you'll fly through a cave, avoiding obstacles by flying higher and lower (touching the screen raises altitude, while not touching it causes a slow descent). The timing of the jumps is aided by a musical soundtrack that plays in conjunction with the game.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (58 ):
Kids say (308 ):

GEOMETRY DASH is a game that will split users into two camps. Many will love the addictive nature of the action platformer, but others will quickly label it as an exercise in frustration -- and they're both right. The game is maddening, and it will drive many players to fits of rage, due to a less-than-perfect control system. (The on-screen avatar doesn't always jump the minute you touch the screen.) And the counter that displays how many times you've failed seems to taunt players.

But, by listening for musical clues and practicing the levels via the game's practice mode, it's possible to learn the patterns, which can ease the frustration. And the addition of a level-creation mode lets users design levels in an easy fashion, which extends the life of the game once you've mastered the included areas.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the best way to handle frustration -- and when it's best to walk away for a while.

  • Families also can talk about rhythm and the joy of dancing in time with music.

App Details

  • Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
  • Pricing structure: Free to try, Paid, Free (A free lite version lets you sample the app; the paid full version includes additional levels, an online level editor, and more.)
  • Release date: June 3, 2014
  • Category: Music Games
  • Publisher: Robert Topala
  • Version: 1.71
  • Minimum software requirements: iOS 4.3 or later; Android 2.2 and up
  • Last updated: August 16, 2016

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