Games & Puzzles · Part of Video Games
Speedrunning
Take a game you know and reduce it to one optimal route
The goal is what changes: not finishing the game but reducing one route to the second, running the same segment hundreds of times. So it behaves like practising a craft, and the reward is watching your own record drop. A timer and a community route sheet are all you need, both free. Deliberate glitch use is part of it.
First stepChoose a game you know well, set up a free split timer, follow the community route once from start to finish, and record your first time.
Barriers
Cost to start
Under $50
Going deep → $300–2k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Sitting
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
same as parent · Video Games
One session takes
1–2 hours
same as parent · Video Games
Where
At home
Why people take it up
Skills
BuildsMemorising patterns and lines