Summer Games Done Quick 2025 (SGDQ), the week-long, 24-hour video game speedrunning marathon, raised $2,436,614 for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières.
Held July 6-13 at the Hilton Minneapolis in Minnesota, the event saw over 2,600 in-person attendees and many more tuning in online via Games Done Quick’s Twitch channel.
SGDQ was as lively and thrilling as ever, with some of the most popular speedruns including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Balatro, Super Mario Maker 2, Blue Prince, Mario Kart World, Beat Saber and more.
Another highlight included the AEW Fight Forever segment, where the audience raised signs and roared with growing excitement as if watching a real wrestling match.
Additionally, SGDQ saw numerous firsts, such as the all-new artist alley where artists, makers, crafters, and indie game developers had booths where attendees could shop and demo games. This year’s SGDQ also featured a live concert by the band The Megas, held onsite at Hilton Minneapolis and broadcast online, performing rock songs of Mega Man and Castlevania.
Game Done Quick’s next event is the all-women and femmes speedrunning showcase Flame Fatales, which will be held online September 7-14 and broadcast live on Games Done Quick’s Twitch. Following that is Games Done Queer, a new online speedrunning event from October 31 to November 2. Next year, Awesome Games Done Quick returns January 4-10 in Pittsburgh, PA.
In case you missed it, every run from SGDQ 2025 is archived on the official Games Done Quick YouTube channel.
Since 2010, Games Done Quick has partnered with some of the world’s most impactful charities, including AbleGamers, Doctors Without Borders, Organization for Autism Research, and Prevent Cancer Foundation, all while bringing fans impressive runs from a rich community of speedrunners. To date, Games Done Quick events have raised over $57 million for charity.
For more information, please visit gamesdonequick.com and follow Games Done Quick on X, Instagram, Twitch, and YouTube.
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is a private international association founded in 1971. The association is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to other professions which might help in achieving its aims. Their mission is to provide lifesaving medical care to those most in need.
MSF provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed, or political convictions.