Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Published , by Ozzie Mejia
The start of another new year is already upon us, readers. Those who have followed this website or the gaming world in general probably know what that means. It means the time has arrived for the return of Awesome Games Done Quick. This year's AGDQ is kicking off the first full week of the year, bringing the world's top speedrunners together to take viewers through some of the biggest games of the past and present. As they do every year, they'll be doing it for charity in front of a worldwide audience on Twitch.
Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 has returned to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Many of this year's runners are on-hand for live runs, though a few are checking in virtually from their home spaces. This year's event is raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Shacknews will be watching all week and we'll make sure to bring you the daily schedule each day. Plus, we'll be sure to highlight the biggest runs worth watching.
You can watch all of the action in the embed below!
Here's the full schedule for Day 1, taken from the Games Done Quick website, along with a handful of runs to check out. Times are subject to change depending on the actual completed runtimes, as well as other scheduling circumstances:
| Time (All Times PT) | Game | Run | Runner(s) | Target Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Pre-Show | -- | -- | 30:00 |
| 9:00 AM | Pikmin | All Parts - Switch | Ray0ken | 1:15:00 |
| 10:24 AM | Portal 2 | Single Player No SLA - PC | Msushi | 1:05:00 |
| 11:54 AM | Kirby Air Ride | City Trial Any% - Wii | Bluekandy | 55:00 |
| 12:58 PM | Mega Man X3 | Any% - SNES | Zachary Ewing | 43:00 |
| 1:56 PM | Ori and the Blind Forest | Randomizer World Tour 11 - PC | CovertMuffin | 1:00:00 |
| 3:30 PM | Astro Bot | Any% - PS5 | KingJO444 | 2:20:00 |
| 6:19 PM | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Any% - GC | Linkus7 | 1:10:00 |
| 7:44 PM | Tomb Raider (2013) | Any% - PC | BloodThunder | 1:15:00 |
| 9:14 PM | Alan Wake 2: Night Springs | All Episodes - PS5 | SweetPeebs | 40:00 |
| 10:01 PM | Alan Wake 2: The Lake House | Any% - PS5 | suavepeanut | 17:00 |
| 10:25 PM | LEGO The Hobbit | Restricted Any% (Co-op) - PC | Dr_Pi, Zojalyx | 32:00 |
| 11:04 PM | Van Helsing | Any% - PS2 | DECosmic | 40:00 |
| 11:51 PM | Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (Remastered) | Any% - PC | Rifampin | 55:00 |
| 12:53 AM | Grief Syndrome | All Chapters - PC | Froob | 32:00 |
| 1:32 AM | Ruff City | Any% NWG - PC | Seirea | 18:00 |
| 1:59 AM | Super Lucky's Tale | Any% - PC | stevetvonline | 1:00:00 |
| 3:14 AM | Dick Tracy | Any% - NES | MadMegaX381 | 25:00 |
| 3:46 AM | Snake Rattle 'n' Roll | Any% (2-Player) - NES | yelsraek, chessjerk | 8:00 |
| 4:05 AM | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | All Ranger - SNES | MRRKNIGHT | 35:00 |
| 4:47 AM | Ninja Gaiden 2 | Any% - NES | TheRetroRunner | 20:00 |
| 5:14 AM | Final Fantasy Legend 2 | Any% No Credit Warp - Switch | Toorima | 42:00 |
Nintendo's Pikmin series has come a long way, so take this journey back to the beginning. Remember that Pikmin was re-released as part of an old-school collection on Switch and that'll be the version on display. If you haven't experienced the original, come check out the old-school classic to kick off this year's marathon week.
Last year's critical darling is ready to makes its Games Done Quick debut. The speedrunning community is still looking to optimize Astro Bot. Granted, it's only four months since the game's initial release, but it's clear that Team ASOBI crafted a tight ship, because the current estimate for simply beating the game is a lengthy 2 hours and 20 minutes. Come learn some strats to round out your Sunday afternoon.
We're happy to celebrate Nightdive's body of remastered work. The studio can be heavily credited for the recent Turok resurgence that's about to culminate with an all-new entry in the series. While you wait for Turok 4, come celebrate Turok 2 with this run from Rifampin.
Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 will take place from now through Saturday, January 11. For more, check out the Games Done Quick website and be sure to come back all week to Shacknews for more on this week's marathon.