It’s the first week of July, a liminal period between the not-E3 marketing machine festivities and a surprisingly stacked summer release schedule. As Americans prepare to celebrate another glorious Independence Day in the wake of unhinged Supreme Court decisions and a sunsetting president, I can’t imagine a better time to sit back, pop open a cold one, and blast your eyeballs with dozens of hours of top-tier speedruns. Summer Games Done Quick is back with a weeklong festival in which speedrunning experts showcase their favorite games and the high-level strats, secret shortcuts, and absurd glitches they exploit to beat them as quickly as possible.
The event kicked off on Sunday and runs through Saturday, July 6 with around-the-clock streams of everything from recent blockbusters and indie darlings to retro classics and forgotten gems. And the whole event raises money for Doctors Without Borders which provides medical assistance to those in need all over the world, . The full schedule of speedruns is available , but there’s a ton of stuff that’s already happened and is worth checking out via VODs uploaded to the and (they’re a lot better at immediately getting runs uploaded than they have been in years past).
There’s also a really handy rundown of every stream so far and its corresponding VOD link . Highlights so far include of , a beautiful 2024 game full of rad mechanics and mesmerizing gameplay, of custom maps, including Kaizo-inspired levels, , an unofficial rem.
