The recently concluded Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 has raised a total of $3.4 million. This is a record for the Games Done Quick event, with just over $2.7 million raised at the previous one, while the 2020 event was the highest with $3.1 million.
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#AGDQ2022 has raised a total amount of $3,416,729 for @preventcancer! This is officially the most we’ve ever raised in the history of @GamesDoneQuick – ANOTHER WR????
Thank you to everyone who made this marathon possible, and thank you all for your generosity & support❤️— Games Done Quick (@GamesDoneQuick) January 16, 2022
Among the games that the participants of the tournament played for a while were many new projects such as Death’s Door, Deathloop, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Returnal and Psychonauts 2. For example, Returnal managed to be completed in 46 minutes, and Deathloop in just 26 minutes.
The average donation during the event was $69, with the largest donation being $236,656. Over the entire existence of the marathon, more than $37 million has been collected.
AGDQ is held twice a year. During it, speedrunners collect donations for a week, which will be sent to the Prevent Cancer Foundation.