(Update) Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 kicks off this weekend

This year’s lineup spans a surprising mix of new and old games being run for charity

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[Update: AGDQ 2022 is now underway! Be sure to check out all of the action over on Twitch!]

It’s that time once again. Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 will be hosted this weekend, running Sunday, Jan. 9 through 15. Throughout the online event, speedrunners from all over will perform exhibitions and compete, raising funds for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.

If you’re familiar at all with speedrunning, then you probably already know about Games Done Quick. Speedrunners play 24/7 throughout the week, showing off their skills and skips while raising money for a good cause. Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 will once again be held online, which has surprisingly allowed for some really cool runs to be featured, likeĀ Beat SaberĀ and the arcade dancing game runs we’ve recently seen at GDQ.

This year, there’s a pretty interesting mix of games both new and old on the docket. The show opens with an Any% Featherless run ofĀ Nioh 2Ā from AxelSanGo, and later heads intoĀ DeathloopĀ andĀ Axiom Verge 2, and evenĀ Death’s Door. These are some surprisingly recent games, so it’s exciting to see them being run already.

There are, of course, still some retro runs at Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 for the fans of the classics.Ā SonicĀ andĀ Mega ManĀ exhibitions are still present, and a bid war will determine which 3DS version of aĀ ZeldaĀ classicā€”Majora’s MaskĀ orĀ Ocarina of Timeā€”will get showcased.

And closing the curtains on AGDQ this year will be an All Bosses Extreme run ofĀ Metal Gear SolidĀ from dlimes13. My personal picks I’ll be looking out for: theĀ Final Fantasy XIIIĀ run and both theĀ Slay the SpireĀ andĀ HadesĀ exhibitions.

You can find the full schedule with the days and slots here, automatically adjusted to your timezone. The action will stream from Jan. 9 through 15 right here on the GDQ Twitch channel, and you can find donation information and prize info on the GDQ homepage throughout the event. Here’s to another year of speedruns galore!


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