Knots (formerly known as Rusto) is an American player and level creator in Geometry Dash. He is known for his distinctive modern styles used throughout the years. He is considered one of the best creators in the game by many. He was one of the first creators to popularize the "modern art" style, which consists of detailed art with simplified designs, alongside kips and Jayuff. Knots also uses BGA (background animation) often in his levels. Particular renditions of the modern art style have become synonymous with Knots, often referred to as "Knots style". He built Geometry Dash levels on mobile until around the summer of 2021, when he started building on the Steam version of the game. He is a member of GeoStorm and a former in-game moderator.
Knots is regarded as a very consistent creator by Viprin and many others. He had the longest Epic-rated streak out of any creator in the game, with 27 Epic-rated levels in a row, ended by his Legendary-rated level getHappier. Knots has been nominated twice for Best Modern Creator in the Geometry Dash 2.1 Awards and the Geometry Dash 2020 Awards. He got third place both times.
Knots is also known for his digital art, which he posts on his Twitter. The character in his profile picture, Promise, has become famous in the Geometry Dash art community. According to Knots, Promise is a robot made of fabric.[1]
Levels[]
Unrated levels[]
- confetti - The first level released on his account.
- gamma ray
Hard levels[]
- 12 00 am (featured)
- Azimuth (Epic)
- Dice (Epic)
- emptyrooms (Epic)
- endless journey (featured) - His first-rated level.
- Harbinger (Epic)
- lowercase (Epic)
- quiver (featured)
- Somnambulist Journey (Epic)
- underground workshop (featured)
Harder levels[]
- emotional star (featured)
- Event Boundary (Epic)
- getHappier (Legendary) - The level that ended Knots' 27 level long Epic streak, as well as his first Legendary-rated level. Included in the Cyborg Gauntlet.
- hollow star (featured) - A collaboration with Jqnas.
- Intermission (Epic)
- Melody at Pause (Epic)
- MO (Epic) - A collaboration with MenhHue.
- Neon Dusk (Epic)
- paraIIel (Epic) - The name of the level is spelled with two "I"s instead of two "L"s.
- Saccarine (Epic) - A level inspired by nostalgia. The level name was supposed to be Saccharine, but Knots misspelled it.
- Slanted (Epic)
- split (Epic) - His first Epic-rated level.
- Sway (Epic)
- This Side Up (Epic)
- Trainwreck (Epic) - A Christmas-themed level.
- trigger happy (Epic)
- windswept evergreens (featured) - A Christmas-themed level.
- Radiant Glen (Epic) - Knots' Discord Gauntlet entry level. Daily level #801.
Insane levels[]
- Breakfast Frenzy (Epic) - A level-themed around breakfast.
- breaking silhouette (featured)
- CAPSULE (Epic)
- Cirrus (Epic)
- Comatose Dreamscape (Epic) - A level known for its futuristic aesthetic.
- Duckstep (Legendary) - The ninth Event level with a cartoony and duck theme and his second legendary-rated level.
- EXIT (Epic)
- Rectangle (Epic) - A level with a pixelated and blocky theme. According to Knots, the level contains no diagonal or curved lines.
- sudden IDEASTHESIA (featured)
- Where The Sky Fades (Epic)
Demon levels[]
Easy Demon levels[]
- Crystal Corridor (Epic) - A level themed around crystals and technology.
- RUSH HOUR (Epic)
Medium Demon levels[]
- LOLLAPALOOZA (Epic)
- DeluDe (featured)
- ThresholD (Epic) - His entry for the Doom Gauntlet contest.
Collaborations participated in[]
- Boom Slayer - Hosted by AmorAltra. He made the part known as the "Hell Hall".
- BUTTON MASHER - Hosted by Viprin
- Chromatica - Hosted by Darwin.
- Conn - A collaboration with Rekiii and MenhHue.
- Dream flower - A collaboration with Xender Game.
- Duplication (upcoming) - A colorful mega-collaboration hosted by Zeptoz.
- ECHO (upcoming) - Extreme Demon mega-collaboration hosted by Zeptoz.
- Fizzy Fossils - An American entry to the World Gauntlet Contest.
- Fluffy Cats - Hosted by DaFinn.
- Graceful - An unrated Top 20 difficulty Extreme Demon hosted and verified by D a G.
- Gracefully (upcoming) - A remake of Graceful hosted by Nindy that is planned to be Top 20 in difficulty.
- iMoet - Hosted by ZeeToss.
- Passiflora - Hosted by Cthulu.
- PERIHELION - Hosted by Ilrell.
- Psyshpere - A collaboration with SamMaxx.
- PURPLE SPLASH - Hosted by CastriX.
- Sweet Tooth - Hosted by Daivrt.
- SYNAPSE II - Hosted by CastriX and KowZ.
- Teslawolf - Hosted by WerewolfGD.
- Upbeat Illusion - Hosted by DevinCoyote.
Canceled/deleted levels[]
- Iridescent - His entry to G4lvatron's Creator Contest, which got 8th place. It was deleted for unknown reasons.
Upcoming levels[]
- Interstellar Highway - Announced on July 12, 2022, on a tweet. There are two images of the level on Twitter and a video of the first part in his Discord Server playrooms.
Nominations and awards[]
Received 7 nominations and 3 awards in the The Geometry Dash Awards
Nominations[]
- Nominated in the 2.1 Awards for Best Modern Creator
- Nominated in the 2020 Awards for Best Modern Level with Comatose Dreamscape
- Nominated in the 2020 Awards for Best Modern Creator
- Nominated in the 2022 Awards for Best Modern Level with Rectangle
- Nominated in the 2023 Awards for Best Harder Level with Radiant Glen
- Nominated in the 2024 Awards for Best Classic Creator
- Nominated in the 2024 Awards for Best Intermediate Classic with getHappier
Awards[]
- Awarded in the 2020 Awards for Best Modern Level with Dream flower (along with Xender Game)
- Awarded in the 2021 Awards for Best Modern Level with Azimuth
- Awarded in the 2021 Awards for Best Modern Creator
Trivia[]
- He was promoted to moderator on February 26, 2020. He was un-modded on October 2, 2021, due to inactivity.
- He often uses songs for his levels that have never been used in rated levels (let alone used in any level).
- Around August 2018, his account was hacked, and his name was changed to Rusto. It was later changed back.