Steam News29 August 20241y ago

After 25 years, Quake's oldest speedrun record has just been broken

Full notes

Full Quake update

Read the full published notes in a cleaner layout. The original post stays linked below.

What changed

0 fixes3 additions0 changes0 removals

Security
Gameplay

addedBetween Resident Evil, GTA, Half-Life, Doom, and all the other games ripe for speedrunning, when it comes to new records, they often involve the discovery of a hidden glitch, or a super-complex exploit, that transforms the entire route. But this time we have something very different. More than 25 years since it was first set, the oldest speedrunning record for id Software's epochal FPS game Quake has just been beaten, cementing a new best time that until now was believed impossible. And the secret? There is no secret. Quake's hardest record has been defeated using sheer skill and determination.

addedNew Quake game may be possible following cryptic teaser

addedQuake just got a whole-new campaign, officially endorsed by Bethesda

Between Resident Evil, GTA, Half-Life, Doom, and all the other games ripe for speedrunning, when it comes to new records, they often involve the discovery of a hidden glitch, or a super-complex exploit, that transforms the entire route. But this time we have something very different. More than 25 years since it was first set, the oldest speedrunning record for id Software's epochal FPS game Quake has just been beaten, cementing a new best time that until now was believed impossible. And the secret? There is no secret. Quake's hardest record has been defeated using sheer skill and determination.

Read the rest of the story...