Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 raised more than $2.6 million for charity

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Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 raised more than $2.6 million for charitySix speedrunners completed a world-record PowerWash Simulator run in just over half an hour

Six speedrunners completed a world-record PowerWash Simulator run in just over half an hour

Cleaning a giant statue of a fish-man in PowerWash Simulator

Wintry speedrunning festivalAwesome Games Done Quick2023 finished yesterday, with runners managing to land $2,642,493 (£2,162,774) of donations in aid of Prevent Cancer. GDQ announced the $2.6 million figure onTwitterafter the event concluded, and thanked all the runners and those who’d donated.

A number of speedruns throughout the week-long event smashed world records for their respective games and categories too, including PC runs ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revengeand my own personal GOTY from 2022,PowerWash Simulator. You can watch the AGDQ 2023’s record-setting No Soap PowerWash Simulator run below, and weep into your coffee at the sheer cleaning ability on display.

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The organisation’s next event, Summer Games Done Quick 2023, is happening a little earlier than usual. That’ll run between May 28th and June 4th and, unlike AGDQ 2023, it’s expected to be an in-person event.

🏁TIME🏁#AGDQ2023has raised a total amount of $2,642,493 for@preventcancer!Thank you to everyone who made this marathon possible, and to all of you for your amazing generosity & support 💙See you all next time at#SGDQ2023from May 28th to June 4th ⏱️#ThankYouMike👏pic.twitter.com/h3lkCmg0J7— Games Done Quick (@GamesDoneQuick)January 15, 2023

While the event’s over, you can still watch archived runs from AGDQ 2023 over onYouTubeandTwitch. There’s already plenty of PC runs lined up for the organisation’s next charity speedrunning marathon,Frost Fatales, which runs from February 26th through March 5th.