Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) 2026 has finished up raising another $2.4 million (£1.8m) for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières.

The annual speedrunning marathon, held in Minneapolis this week, welcomed around 2500 in-person attendees, as well as thousands via its livestreams.

All donations go directly to Doctors Without Borders, “providing life-saving medical care to those in need worldwide”. A short documentary detailing the organisation’s work supporting the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was shared with attendees, which you can see below:

While the speedrunners themselves joined “a week full of zany, unexpected, and joyful moments”, including Bluekandy’s world record-breaking run of Kirby Air Riders, a Balatro run that beat all odds, and impromptu beatboxing during the Resident Evil: Requiem run, SGDQ also hosted panels, community rooms for board games and music, a “bustling vendor’s alley with video game-inspired artwork”, and booths where attendees could demo games, w

All run are archived on Games Done Quick YouTube channel, so head on over if you’d like to see more.

Since 2010, Games Done Quick has collectively raised more than $62 million for charities worldwide, including Malala Fund and Organization for Autism Research. Summer Games Done Quick 2025 closed raising $2,436,614 – £1.8m – for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, while Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 raised $2.44 million (£1.8m) for Prevent Cancer Foundation.

“I can’t stress enough how much of a good time these twice-annual shows are,” Dom wrote in their feature about the fantastic SGDQ program. “If you fall in love with what you see here, why not check out the other, more regular programming GDQ hosts on its channels? You can also check out the ESA (European Speedrunner Assembly) for some more local flavour, if you’re interested.”