This year’s AGDQ is over halfway done and getting closer to its first $1 million raised for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
Congratulations, viewers, on reaching the end of another annual Awful Games Done Quick block. While the Awful block has ended, Awesome Games Done Quick continues. This year’s AGDQ event is more than halfway over, but the world’s top speedrunners are still playing through some of the biggest games of the past and present. Like they do every year, they’re doing it for charity in front of a worldwide audience on Twitch. Plus, for the first time, the live stream is also available on YouTube.
Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 has returned to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This year’s runners are all in attendance at the Wyndham Grand, performing in front of a live audience...
This year’s AGDQ is over halfway done and getting closer to its first $1 million raised for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
Congratulations, viewers, on reaching the end of another annual Awful Games Done Quick block. While the Awful block has ended, Awesome Games Done Quick continues. This year’s AGDQ event is more than halfway over, but the world’s top speedrunners are still playing through some of the biggest games of the past and present. Like they do every year, they’re doing it for charity in front of a worldwide audience on Twitch. Plus, for the first time, the live stream is also available on YouTube.
Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 has returned to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This year’s runners are all in attendance at the Wyndham Grand, performing in front of a live audience. This year’s event is raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. After four days, the runners have raised over $745,000. 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.
Before we get to the schedule, let’s look at a highlight from Day 4. Please set your phones to Airplane Mode.
You can watch all of the action in the embed below!
Awesome Games Done Quick 2026: Day 5 schedule
Here’s the full schedule for Day 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:11 AM | Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum | Any% (Tourist) - NES | Konception | 32:00 |
| 6:52 AM | That’s a Cow | 30 Levels - Switch 2 | Tomomodachi | 15:00 |
| 7:21 AM | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Any% - N64 | Yellow_Elevator | 13:00 |
| 7:46 AM | Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti | Any% - NES | TheRetroRunner | 20:00 |
| 8:15 AM | Monster in My Pocket | Any% (Co-op) - NES | Starwin, giygasblues | 23:00 |
| 8:47 AM | Deja Vu | Any% - NES | CeCe | 18:00 |
| 9:22 AM | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | All Dungeons - GCN | Glubbers | 3:50:00 |
| 1:35 PM | DOOM Eternal | 100% (Nightmare, Restricted) - PC | KovaaK | 2:00:00 |
| 3:49 PM | Splatoon | Any% Race - Wii U | DG, LonTr0 | 30:00 |
| 4:40 PM | Octopath Traveler 2 | Solo Story Female Character Choice - PC | AnimeFanX11 | 1:05:00 |
| 6:08 PM | Super Metroid | GT Classic - SNES | Ryan Ford | 41:00 |
| 7:00 PM | maimai DX PRiSM PLUS | Arcade Showcase - Arcade | Starrodkirby86, Kirbycatcher | 1:15:00 |
| 8:54 PM | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Any% Race (Glitchless, Expert) - PC | Bdud5, Z3RO1337 | 2:10:00 |
| 11:25 PM | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Any% (Recruit) - PC | Ericg08 | 1:33:00 |
| 1:05 AM | Redout 2 | All Boss Tracks (DLC, Forwards) - PC | Etiketi | 55:00 |
| 2:07 AM | Mindwave | Speedrun Showcase - PC | Anneurismz | 22:00 |
| 2:36 AM | Stellar Blade | Any% (NG+, Story) - PC | Ashley93oBTW | 1:50:00 |
| 4:43 AM | LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga | Any% (Solo) - PC | WiiSuper | 2:30:00 |
1:35PM - DOOM Eternal
DOOM Eternal
Source: Bethesda
While the series has moved on to The Dark Ages, there’s still joy to be found in ripping and tearing through DOOM Eternal. The second of the modern trilogy is getting a 100% Nightmare difficulty run and it’s going to be a tremendously entertaining watch, so don’t miss it.
6:08PM - Super Metroid
Super Metroid
Source: Nintendo
It’s time for the traditional Super Metroid run, but there’s a bit of a twist this time around. The GT cheat code is going to push Ryan Ford forward in a big way, which means Samus is going to blaze through this game faster than ever. Be sure to get your donations in on whether to Save or Kill the Animals.
8:54PM - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Source: Sandfall Interactive
Here’s another big GDQ debut. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was one of the hottest releases of 2025 and AGDQ is not only featuring its first mainline GDQ run, but it’s also featuring its first race. See who wins between Bdud5 and Z3RO1337.
Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 will take place from now through Saturday, January 10. 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.
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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can’t enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?
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