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Steam News23 October 20258mo ago

Our first Speedrunning Challenge STARTS NOW!

Are your legs ready to kick jump the floor, the walls and some pigeons? Somehow find a way to telekinetic cheese kill the boss? Found one of the Ratman's horrid holes to skip a horde of enemies?

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addedPlease check the link for more rules regarding the competition but the essentials are...Players must play on a brand new save file. They cannot exploit any glitches that would allow them to play on an old save file.
changedHow to Enter:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058660/HARK_THE_GHOUL

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addedPlayers must play on a brand new save file. They cannot exploit any glitches that would allow them to play on an old save file.
changedhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3058660/HARK_THE_GHOUL

Are your legs ready to kick jump the floor, the walls and some pigeons? Somehow find a way to telekinetic cheese kill the boss? Found one of the Ratman's horrid holes to skip a horde of enemies? Show it off in our official Hark the Ghoul Speedrunning Competition!

The fastest players to complete the demo’s ANY% category will walk away with Steam gift cards and a free copy of the full game at launch!

  1. Players must use the Livesplit Timer on their videos to verify their times;

  2. Players must not revert back to older builds of the Hark the Ghoul demo. They must play on the latest build available at the time of their run;

  3. Players are permitted to abuse all game mechanics and glitches to get the lowest time;

  4. Players who edit their videos or try to cheat their time in any way will be immediately disqualified and ineligible to re-enter;

  5. Players can submit multiple runs throughout the competition. When the competition ends, only their fastest run will be counted;

  6. All entries will be verified by the developer and publisher team for Hark the Ghoul before a winner is selected;

  7. Players must play on a brand new save file. They cannot exploit any glitches that would allow them to play on an old save file.

The winners will receive...

  1. 1st Place: £50 Steam Gift Card + Free Copy of Hark the Ghoul on launch

  2. 2nd Place: £25 Steam Gift Card + Free Copy of Hark the Ghoul on launch

  3. 3rd Place: Free Copy of Hark the Ghoul on launch

How to Enter:

To submit your ANY% run, all you need to do is follow the link HERE and submit your YouTube link. You’ll need to upload your run to YouTube first as either a Public or Unlisted video and then submit the link to the video via GLEAM.

You’ll have until November 3rd at 11:59 PM (GMT) to submit your entry. Once all submissions are in, our team will review the runs and announce the winners shortly after.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058660/HARK_THE_GHOUL

Want to discuss your hype with other ghoulish fiends? Join our Discord and follow us on social media @HarkTheGhoul, where you’ll be able to hark all our updates.

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