Speedrunner's Delight

Games that encourage or are even designed for speedrunning

Also, no racers! If I opened this up car games, the list would never end. Those all count in spirit, but I'm leaving them off.

Vivid Surf
Vivid Surf
Freedom Planet 2
Freedom Planet 2
Hi-Fi Rush
Hi-Fi Rush
Katana Zero
Katana Zero
Spark the Electric Jester 3
Spark the Electric Jester 3
Neon White
Neon White
Copy Kitty
Copy Kitty
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami
Risk of Rain 2
Risk of Rain 2
Alien Soldier
Alien Soldier
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Dead Cells
Dead Cells
Zineth
Zineth
Flywrench
Flywrench
Mischief Makers
Mischief Makers
Silver Grapple
Silver Grapple
Post Void
Post Void
Severed Steel
Severed Steel
SuperHot
SuperHot
Bangai-O Spirits
Bangai-O Spirits
Freedom Planet
Freedom Planet
Teardown
Teardown
The End Is Nigh
The End Is Nigh
Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy
Mirror's Edge
Mirror's Edge
RunMan: Race Around the World
RunMan: Race Around the World
Ghostrunner
Ghostrunner
Dustforce
Dustforce
Rollerdrome
Rollerdrome
Cyber Hook
Cyber Hook
Remnants of Naezith
Remnants of Naezith
Anger Foot
Anger Foot
Glyph
Glyph
Clustertruck
Clustertruck
Hot Lava
Hot Lava
Eqi
Eqi
Verlet Swing
Verlet Swing
Lovely Planet
Lovely Planet
High Hell
High Hell
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
Celaria
Celaria
Phantom Abyss
Phantom Abyss
DeadCore
DeadCore
HoPiKo
HoPiKo
Slow Mole
Slow Mole

8 Comments


1 year ago

I've been recently playing Verlet Swing recently, fits here perfectly.

1 year ago

I'll add it! Though this is missing a lot of titles I just haven't thought to add.
Would also like to suggest games like Pizza Tower, The End is Nigh, and even Hollow Knight (that last one may seem weird, but it actually has a couple of achievements that actively encourage completing the game as fast as possible)

1 year ago

Speedrun achievements would balloon this list to unmanagable proportions IMO. Beating the game quickly is a relatively common achievement for games and doesn't really get at the core idea

1 year ago

a few suggestions:
- Post-Void
- Ape Out
- Anger Foot (full version not released yet but the demo is a similar kind of high speed FPS - you can even drink energy drinks to speed up the game)
- Gonner & Gonner 2 (platformer / run&gun rougelites with a combo mechanic that encourages speed, and a soundtrack that speeds up as you get combos)
- Slow Mole ("8-bit platformer for the NES that makes everyone a speedrunner")

11 months ago

Katana ZERO needs to be here. It unlocks a speedrun mode after you beat the game.

11 months ago

Added!

6 months ago

only just started playing but RAYZE fits this to a tee. all abt making quick movements nd building up speed by making big combos


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