Speedrunners (Incl. DLC)

Cape-clad rivals turn every emergency into a ruthless footrace, and SpeedRunners makes that absurd premise work through blistering competitive platforming. Up to four players sprint through compact urban arenas, vault over hazards, swing from ceilings, and scramble to stay inside a constantly shifting camera frame. The mood is cartoonish and funny on the surface, but matches quickly become tense as one clean shortcut or well-timed missile can erase a lead. It is a party game built around friendly sabotage, quick rematches, and the satisfaction of finally mastering a difficult route.

Each race revolves around maintaining momentum while denying it to everyone else. Players run, slide, double-jump, wall-climb, and use grappling hooks to sling themselves around corners, while item boxes supply rockets, mines, bombs, speed boosts, and other ways to disrupt opponents. The fastest runner pulls the screen forward; anyone left behind is eliminated, turning a close race into a frantic survival contest where recovering from mistakes matters as much as taking the lead. Local and online multiplayer support mixed setups, so couch competitors can face internet opponents, while bots, a tutorial, and a single-player campaign give solo players useful ways to learn the movement system. Controller play feels especially natural, although the precision demanded by advanced grappling and sliding rewards practice.

What separates SpeedRunners from most mascot racers is its focus on platforming skill rather than random items alone. Power-ups create chaos, but strong players win through route knowledge, momentum control, and sharp reactions, giving matches a surprising fighting-game edge. Its colorful comic-book presentation, varied modifiers, unlockable characters and trails, plus a level editor backed by a huge pool of community maps, keep the format from wearing out quickly; the included DLC broadens that selection further. Fans of Nidhogg, Ultimate Chicken Horse, or competitive platformers with a higher execution ceiling should feel at home, while newcomers can enjoy it immediately as long as they are prepared to lose spectacularly before learning to fly through a course.