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Updated · Eurogamer.net · Jul 11
Summer Games Done Quick 2026 Raises $2.4 Million for Doctors Without Borders
Updated
Updated · Eurogamer.net · Jul 11

Summer Games Done Quick 2026 Raises $2.4 Million for Doctors Without Borders

3 articles · Updated · Eurogamer.net · Jul 11

Summary

  • $2.4 million was raised by Summer Games Done Quick 2026 after a weeklong speedrunning marathon in Minneapolis drew about 2,500 in-person attendees and thousands more online.
  • All donations go directly to Doctors Without Borders, and attendees were shown a short documentary on the group's work responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
  • The event mixed fundraising with marquee runs, including Bluekandy's world-record Kirby Air Riders performance, alongside panels, community rooms, game demos and a vendor area.
  • Games Done Quick has now raised more than $62 million for charities since 2010; SGDQ 2025 brought in about $2.44 million, and AGDQ 2026 raised $2.44 million for Prevent Cancer Foundation.

Insights

With viewership plummeting and runs called 'unwatchable,' is the charity marathon Games Done Quick facing a crisis?
Is Games Done Quick's social advocacy driving away the very audience its charity mission depends on?