Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 schedule opens with Splatoon 3

Published , by Ozzie Mejia

Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 Online will look to continue GDQ's momentum towards raising money for charity. After a successful live event, the team is going back to an online format for AGDQ 2023, but will look to feature many of the best games of the past few years. In fact, the Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 schedule is going to open up with one of Nintendo's recent blockbusters: Splatoon 3.

Awesome Game Done Quick 2023 Online will start on Sunday, January 8 and will open with a Splatoon 3 Any% run from runner LonTr0. This is the single-player campaign, which goes in a slightly different direction than its predecessors, opting for a more open-world approach. If that's not enough Nintendo, this will be followed by an Any% run for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. While the week opens with Nintendo, it will also close with Nintendo, as the final two runs of the week will be for Pokemon Legends: Arceus and Super Mario Bros. 3.

Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Source: Nintendo

Other highlights from the AGDQ 2023 schedule include:

Games Done Quick had made its return to live speedrunning, but the team is going back online for AGDQ 2023 after backing away from its planned Florida location, citing the increasingly hostile policies in the state. The GDQ team is hopeful for a repeat of last year's online marathon, which raised a record $3.41 million. This year, AGDQ 2023 will be raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Check out the current Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 schedule, which is not finalized and will likely add a few more games before the marathon starts up in January.