A new year means a new Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) speedrunning marathon for charity, and this year’s event is just about to kick off. AGDQ starts today, January 5th, at 12PM ET, and is scheduled to end very early in the morning on January 12th. You can watch the event live on Games Done Quick’s Twitch channel, and runs are typically uploaded to Games Done Quick’s YouTube channel soon after they air.
How to watch Awesome Games Done Quick 2025
The big speedrunning event for charity is back, and this year, you can catch a run featuring Crazy Taxi backed by a live band.
The big speedrunning event for charity is back, and this year, you can catch a run featuring Crazy Taxi backed by a live band.
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I’ve been perusing the schedule, and here’s a few runs that I’m excited about:
- Astro Bot, because Astro Bot rules
- A Metroid Prime race (perfect to get in the mood for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond)
- The very bad Superman 64
- A six-hour and fifteen-minute run of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth — when I beat it last year, the game took me about ten times that long to finish
- Crazy Taxi with a live band, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
And that only scratches the surface! This year’s AGDQ seems like it’ll be another great event, and I can’t wait to tune in.
This year’s event is raising money to benefit the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Last year, AGDQ raised more than $2.5 million for the organization.
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