A fresh Dark Souls 3 speedrun world record has been established, leaving me bewildered approximately 75 seconds into the viewing, eight years following the game's initial launch.
In a groundbreaking achievement, speedrunner Olzku has set a new world record for the fastest Dark Souls 3 speedrun, completing the game in an astonishing 24 minutes and 57 seconds. This record-breaking run was set in August 2025.
Olzku's success was made possible through a combination of innovative techniques, advanced game glitches, and precise strategies. One key aspect of the run involved quickly defeating the first boss, Gundyr, and avoiding most other enemies that typically consume time in a normal playthrough.
Another significant time-saver was the use of a map exit glitch in the Wolnir area, which allowed Olzku to bypass large sections of the game, saving substantial time and altering enemy and boss encounters.
During the Aldrich boss fight, Olzku became almost invisible, with only the torch visible, enabling unique positioning and movement advantages, including floating in the air while fighting. This run followed a highly optimized new route that minimized combat and navigational time through the areas of the game by carefully exploiting mechanics and glitches.
Throughout the run, Olzku employed precise inputs and movement to maximize speed, reduce unnecessary animations, and chain actions seamlessly, keeping the run extremely fast.
This speedrun showcases an exceptional mastery of both the game’s mechanics and its glitches, pushing the limits of what is possible in Dark Souls 3 speedrunning. The run not only breaks the previous record by nearly a minute but also showcases how glitches can be leveraged to drastically shorten completion time while adding unexpected visual effects and gameplay twists.
For those interested in high-level speedrunning strategies or Dark Souls 3 gameplay innovation, the full speedrun video is recommended viewing. The speedrunning community is actively analysing this run’s methods to explore further optimizations and routes that may shave off even more time in the future.
This achievement underscores the malleability of even foreboding and stringent games like Dark Souls 3, demonstrating that even the most challenging games can be mastered and completed in mere minutes by skilled speedrunners.
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- Olzku's record-breaking Dark Souls 3 speedrun in August 2025 was achieved through a combination of innovative techniques, advanced game glitches, and precise strategies.
- One key aspect of Olzku's run involved quickly defeating the first boss, Gundyr, and avoiding most other enemies that typically consume time in a normal playthrough.
- Another significant time-saver was the use of a map exit glitch in the Wolnir area, which allowed Olzku to bypass large sections of the game, saving substantial time and altering enemy and boss encounters.
- During the Aldrich boss fight, Olzku became almost invisible, with only the torch visible, enabling unique positioning and movement advantages, including floating in the air while fighting.
- This run followed a highly optimized new route that minimized combat and navigational time through the areas of the game by carefully exploiting mechanics and glitches.
- The speedrunning community is actively analysing this run’s methods to explore further optimizations and routes that may shave off even more time in the future.
