Games & Puzzles

Video Game Speedrunning

Race the clock to complete games as fast as possible.

Speedrunning turns games you already know into a puzzle of routing and execution, with a large online community sharing routes, tricks, and leaderboards for almost every game.

Getting started

Pick a short, well-documented game with an active speedrunning community to learn routing from.

Setting: indoor
People: either
Budget: $
Time: ●●●

Starter gear

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