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.

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

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")

1 year ago

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

1 year 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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