How the 3Dash Demon List (3DDL) Is Organized

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The 3Dash Demon List (3DDL) is a community difficulty ranking of the hardest levels in 3Dash, presented as an ordered list from hardest to easiest. Each entry represents a single level, and its position on the list reflects how difficult the community considers it relative to the others. You can browse the ranked entries through the list section of the site, and the site also provides a leaderboard, a submission area, and a record section alongside the main list.

What the ranking represents

The core organizing principle is relative difficulty. A level placed higher on the list is considered harder than one placed lower. This means the list is not a set of independent scores but a chain of comparisons: the top entry is the hardest level the community recognizes, and each subsequent entry is easier than the one above it.

Because the ordering is comparative, the meaningful information is the position itself and the levels immediately around it. A level's exact spot matters less than the tier it sits in — whether it belongs among the very hardest, the middle of the list, or the lower end.

What a "demon" designation means here

In 3Dash and similar games, "demon" is a difficulty label applied to levels considered extremely hard. On the 3DDL, the demon framing is the filter for inclusion: the list is specifically a ranking of demon-level content, not a general catalog of all levels. So when you see an entry, the demon label tells you the level has cleared the community's bar for top-tier difficulty, and its list position then tells you where it falls within that group.

Practically, this means the list answers two questions at once:

  • Is this level demon-tier? If it appears on the list, yes.
  • How hard is it among demons? Its rank answers this.

How to browse the ranked entries

The site's navigation exposes the main sections directly. Based on the site's own headings, the available areas are:

Section What it is for
List The ranked demon levels themselves
Leaderboard Player standings
Submit Submitting a level or record for consideration
Record Recorded completions
ILL Challenge A separate challenge section

To browse the rankings, open the List section. Entries are presented in ranked order, so reading from the top gives you the hardest levels first. If you want to understand a specific level's standing, locate it in the list and note what sits directly above and below it — that neighborhood is the clearest signal of its difficulty tier.

Reading the list correctly

A few habits make the list more useful:

  • Treat rank as ordinal, not scored. The list orders levels; it does not publish a numeric difficulty value for each entry in the material available. Don't assume the gap between #1 and #2 equals the gap between #20 and #21.
  • Use the surrounding entries as context. A level's difficulty is best understood relative to its neighbors rather than in isolation.
  • Check the version. The site identifies itself as 3DDL v2.3.1, so rankings can change between versions. If you are comparing notes with someone, confirm you are both looking at the same list version.
  • Separate the list from the leaderboard. The List ranks levels; the Leaderboard ranks players. They answer different questions.

If your goal is to find the hardest levels to attempt, start at the top of the List and work downward until you reach a difficulty you can realistically practice. If your goal is to place a level or a completion, the Submit and Record sections are where that activity lives.