Games Done Quick announces special October event for Hurricane Helene relief

The devastation from Hurricane Helene has been catastrophic and is still unfolding for many impacted communities. Throughout the aftermath, it’s been heartening to see people come together to help others, including the folks at Games Done Quick. 

Home to the biggest speedrunning charity marathons of the year — Awesome Games Done Quick and Summer Games Done Quick — GDQ’s latest effort is Disaster Relief Done Quick. The speedrunning marathon, which aims to raise money for humanitarian nonprofit Direct Relief, is set to kick off next week. 

It all starts on October 11 at 6:00 p.m. ET and concludes on October 13 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Submissions for runs are currently being accepted until October 6 at 11:59 p.m. ET. If you’ve got a game you’d like to run and want to participate in another good and immediately helpful cause, go ahead and sign up here. 

You can catch Disaster Relief Done Quick on the Games Done Quick Twitch channel.

A History of Giving

The Games Done Quick streams have done well for themselves over the past 14 years. The most recent flagship event, Summer Games Done Quick 2024, pulled in $2.5 million for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières. This brought the lifetime total for all GDQ events to an impressive $51 million, spanning Awesome Games Done Quick, Summer Games Done Quick, and the all-women and femmes Frame Fatales speedrunning showcases. 

Stay tuned for more on the games that will be on display as the October 11 start date approaches.