Elden Ring speedrunner achieves new record run in under 9 minutes

A game this big is Elden Ring, it’s shocking to hear a person could beat it in under 30 minutes. Well, now that’s old news. Distortion2, speedrunner, has broken another record by beating the game in just nine minutes.

We’ve embedded the video of the impressive run above, which beat out a sub-13 minute record set over the weekend.

Because this is an Any% and “unrestricted” speedrun, anything goes when getting to the game fast. That means there are a lot of glitches as Distortion2 breaks through the world’s boundaries to quickly reach endgame areas. The record isn’t listed up on speedrun.com just yet, but should come soon. In speedrunning, the competition continues Elden Ring Speedruns of all kinds, using both glitches or not.

Distortion2 does not engage in combat. Instead, it dodges or completely bypasses all enemies. It’s an impressive feat that requires a combination of technical skills and research; the streaming speedrunner has put dozens of hours into running the game. Distortion2 uses a lot falling clips to get around fast, often paired with quick restarts of the game.

Elden Ring was released in late February, and there’s still plenty more left to find in the game. It is impossible to predict what speedrunning enthusiasts will create next. Distortion2, for one, isn’t stopping here: They think a sub-7 minute run is also possible, and will keep trying for that.