Summer Games Done Quick returns this July, schedule out now - Engadget

The Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) 2026 schedule is live. This year's lineup includes a familiar blend of technically impressive speedruns and some wacky novelty ones. This summer's shindig takes place in Minneapolis from July 5 to 11. Donations will go to Doctors Without Borders, for which last year's event raised over $2.4 million. (If you're new to this, picture the old Jerry Lewis telethons, only with fun and ultra-skilled gamers in place of Liberace and Neil Sedaka.) More recent titles in the 2026 schedule include Kirby Air Riders, Don't Stop Girlypop, and Mouse: P.I. for Hire. And who would miss the chance to watch someone blaze through Drywall Eating Simulator? Among the older favorites are Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, and the oddball 1996 Sega Saturn title, Mr. Bones. (It's... someone's favorite, right?) It wouldn't be a Games Done Quick event without oddball runs. This summer, someone will use automated tools to collect all 120 stars in Super Mario 64 at inhuman speed. A runner will try to get a Balatro score high enough to break the game. Finally, there's Gordon & Daxter, a "one-of-a-kind hybrid run where Half-Life 1 movem