Basic Gameplay and How to Play

[Garrettkim]

The mechanics of Geometry Dash are easy to understand, but mastering them takes practice:

Simple One-Touch Controls: Tap your touchscreen, press the Spacebar, Up Arrow, or Left Mouse Click to make your icon jump or use its primary action.

Master the Portals (Game Modes): Passing through colored portals changes your icon's shape and movement physics:

Cube: Tap to jump over spikes and obstacles.
Ship: Hold to fly upward; release to drop down.
Ball: Tap to flip gravity from floor to ceiling.
UFO: Tap to make mid-air jump hops.
Wave: Hold to move diagonally up; release to move diagonally down.
Robot: Hold down to jump higher and farther.
Spider: Tap to instantly teleport to the ceiling or floor.
Swing: Tap to flip your mid-air gravity trajectory.

Utilize Practice Mode: Place green checkpoints to practice tricky sections before trying a full run from 0%.