Metal Eden

Metal Eden on the Steam Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/990380/METAL_EDEN/

You are ASKA: a HYPER UNIT with a jetpack, gravity hooks, and no time to waste. Shred the INTERNAL DEFENCE CORPS and grapple through the monolithic city of MOEBIUS, racing to rescue the COREs of its citizens.

Check out the gameplay trailer:

Think fast - move faster. The fastest demo completion times will take home a cut of the $1,000 prize pool.

📅 Challenge Details

Start Date: April 8, 2025 at 12:00PM UTCEnd Date: April 15, 2025 at 11:59PM UTC

All qualifying runs must be submitted through the official Challenge leaderboard on Speedrun.com. Prize-eligible runs must also be livestreamed as part of the submission process.

💰Prize Distribution

Total Prize Pool: $1,000

• 🥇 1st Place – $500
• 🥈 2nd Place – $300
• 🥉 3rd Place – $200

Note: Prizes may be subject to tax withholding based on the winner’s country of residence.

🎁 Participation Rewards

Submitting any run regardless of your placement comes with perks:

• One month of Speedrun.com Supporter
• The “HYPER UNIT” Title for your profile

Supporter helps fund SRC and unlocks site-wide benefits, while Titles are exclusive profile tags only obtainable through participating in official Challenges!

🌍Eligibility

The challenge is open to players aged 18 and older worldwide, except in the following restricted countries: Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Syria, Sudan, Cuba, Iran, Somalia, and Venezuela.

If you're under 18, you're still welcome to participate and can earn participation rewards - but you will not be eligible for the cash prizes.

📤Submitting Your Run

• Record your speedrun and submit it via the Challenge leaderboard on Speedrun.com
• Prize-eligible runs must be livestreamed
• Ensure your video follows the formatting and rules listed on the leaderboard

For complete contest and category rules, please visit the challenge leaderboard.

Category

All Arenas

The featured category for this challenge is All Arenas - a full-throttle sprint through the demo, where every encounter counts. You'll be starting from a fresh file and clearing every combat arena the game throws at you.

It’s fast, it’s fluid, and it showcases exactly what makes Metal Eden tick. Movement & Mayhem.

Creative routing is encouraged, anything goes - as long as you don’t skip the action.

For complete contest and category rules, please visit the challenge leaderboard.

🧠Preparation Suggestions

To find tips & tricks for the speedrun, please come join us in the Speedrun.com Discord Server and chat in #challenge-discussion - you can also follow the challenge here on Speedrun.com to receive notifications about challenge activity!

Good luck, and have fun!️