AGDQ 2025 Raises Over $2.5M for Cancer Prevention

From January 5 to January 13, Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2025 generated over $2.5 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, surpassing the 2024 event by more than $100,000. The annual winter Games Done Quick (GDQ) event featured thrilling speedruns of games like Crazy Taxi, Super Metroid, and various titles spanning multiple genres.

Each January, Awesome Games Done Quick stands as one of GDQ’s two flagship events, with Summer Games Done Quick held in July. Beyond these, GDQ organizes smaller events like Frame Fatales and GDQ Express to bridge the gaps between major marathons. In October 2024, GDQ held an impromptu Disaster Relief Done Quick event in response to Hurricane Helene’s destruction across the Southeastern US. Over two days, it raised over $45,000 for Direct Relief, a charity providing emergency supplies, transportation, and medical aid to disaster-stricken areas.

As the new year began, Awesome Games Done Quick amassed significant funds for cancer research. From January 5 to January 13, AGDQ 2025 raised over $2.5 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, exceeding the prior year’s total by $100,000. The foundation emphasizes early cancer detection, prevention, and supporting research and outreach initiatives. GDQ and the Prevent Cancer Foundation have a long-standing partnership, with GDQ events collectively raising over $26 million for the cause. AGDQ 2025, held in Pittsburgh, kicked off with a speedrun of the Switch version of Pikmin by Ray0ken, completed in under an hour.

Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 Collects Over $2.5 Million for Cancer Prevention

A standout moment at AGDQ 2025 was a speedrun of Crazy Taxi, a Dreamcast classic. Despite challenges with copyrighted music complicating streams, speedrunner Chuckles825 performed alongside a live band covering Crazy Taxi’s soundtrack, creating a unique spectacle. The 18-minute run raised over $24,000 in donations.

AGDQ 2025 concluded with a thrilling four-player, randomized race of the SNES classic Super Metroid, where runners Eddie and Andy finished within a second of each other. GDQ will return with Summer Games Done Quick 2025 in Minneapolis on July 6, supporting Doctors Without Borders.