r/speedrun

109K archived posts · Jul 2011 – Sep 2026

Speedrunning

r/speedrun

/r/speedrun is a subreddit for the speedrunning community. Speedrunning is a playthrough of a video game performed with the intent of completing a goal as fast as possible.

Created Apr 9, 2011

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r/speedrun is a general information subreddit about speedrunning. We welcome posts from runners of all skill level, from WR holders to people just getting into running their first game. If you have a specific question about a game, we recommend going to that game's community and asking there.

The Community FAQ - read this if you're new to the community or to speedrunning in general; it contains a large amount of information geared towards getting you started.

Confused by some terminology? Check out this list of frequently used speedrunning terms.

Started running and need some tips on how to improve? Check out this post from u/AnAngryPanda and ZE3Z.

Want a deeper dive into what speedrunning is? /u/GomezTheDragon has got you covered.

Looking for a specific community discord? Check this list.

Speedrunning Discord Channel

#Click below to search by flair World Record Discussion
#Click below to filter out flair

Meme Meta World Record Discussion Personal Best Video Production Event Glitch GDQ All

#Upcoming Marathons

To see up to date info here use new reddit.

Marathons are often organized on Oengus and Horaro, so check there for more upcoming ones that are not on the sidebar here.

An archive of some marathon VOD threads can be found here.

If you know of an upcoming marathon, please message the moderators!

#Other Speedrunning Sites & News

speedrun.com Note: We heavily recommend immediately turning off comments on your runs, as otherwise comments are unmoderated.

SpeedRunsLive for live racing

speeddemosarchive, the site that helped start speedrunning as a hobby

Oengus for marathon schedules

#Speedrunning Tools

OBS Free live streaming software.

LiveSplit One of the best timers around and the one we recommend using.

splits.io for statistical analysis on your runs

mIRC IRC client to be used with speedrunslive

Colloquy Mac IRC client to be used with speedrunslive

Older, more deprecated tools

Wsplit useful, basic timer

xsplit Live streaming software.

Community Speedrunning Websites

Message the Moderators!

Other communities

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