Over the next two weeks the person with the fastest speed run in the demos Any% category (AKA beating the game by any means necessary BESIDES cheating) will win 500USD, and their choice of either an in-game statue of themself/their avatar with an inscription of their choice(has to be SFW), or immortalize themselves as a core NPC in the game! Whichever you choose, we'll work closely with pixel artists to turn you, or a unique representation of you into a character! And for their troubles second place will get NOTHING! We ain’t running a charity here folks, it’s winner take all! :) Quick facts:

• The competition goes from now, January 17th to February 2nd, ending at exactly 8pm PST!
• To submit your results send over an unedited video of your FULL gameplay footage to speedrun(dot)com leaderboard under Katanaut. Streaming your runs is also welcome!
• Audio is required during the video footage.
• Your game timer will always start the moment you descend the elevator from your home base.
• Your game timer will end the moment you touch the hologram machine on the last level(see end of video)!
• A full run is defined by starting in the "home base" of the game, to killing the last boss and touching the machine mentioned in the previous point. Once you touch that machine, you will see a "total time" represented there, which is the total time of your run. If you want to see your top 6 times in game, you can activate your personal scoreboard by interacting with the machine shown here.
• Cheating/Hacking is described as modifying the client or code in any way to gain an advantage -- this is not permitted during the competition. Glitching or abusing compounding buffs is fine, however scripting or mousewheel inputs are prohibited!

If you have any questions related to the competition, or feel like collaborating with your fellow newbies to find the optimal strategies, check out our official discord: discord