'Play Faster' Brings Competitive Speedrunning to the Forefront of Precision Platformers

Buenos Aires — June 9, 2026 — Developer Goblimp Games and publisher Byzantium today announced 'Play Faster,' a precision platformer specially designed for competitive speedrunning. A demo of 'Play Faster' will be showcased at 'Steam Next Fest: June 2026 Edition' (June 15–22), giving players their first chance to try the demo and compete for faster times before the launch.

'Play Faster' is built around iteration, route building, and mastery of mechanics. Players are tasked not only with clearing stages but constantly refining and optimizing them. Each stage begins with simple completion, eventually developing into deeper route-building challenges where movement, judgment, and risk-taking define performance.

Designed to support the speedrunning community from day one, the game integrates essential tools and systems directly into the core experience. While movement controls seem simple, they expand into a high-difficulty system based on momentum, dash control, and technique chaining. Players will elevate their reactive play into planned, optimized runs.

'Play Faster' integrates speedrunning infrastructure directly into the game. With a built-in anti-cheat and replay verification system, players can analyze runs, compare strategies, and compete in a transparent, skill-focused environment.

Each run is designed for speed and repeatability, usually taking 5–8 minutes. This encourages repetition, experimentation, and high-level competition. Key features include:

- Short, repeatable runs: Full runs average 5–8 minutes, designed for constant iteration. - Route-building levels: Levels evolve from simple completion into deep optimization challenges with multiple valid routes. - Skill-based movement: Easy to learn, extremely difficult to master. Momentum, dashes, and chaining are entirely deterministic. - Seamless restarts: Immediate retries keep players in the flow state, encouraging rapid experimentation. - Advanced speedrunning tools: Includes high-precision timers, downloadable replays, shadow runs, and practice modes. - Competitive fairness: Online leaderboards with verification, anti-cheat, and anti-splice (tamper-proof) systems.

Add 'Play Faster' to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4457560/Play_Faster/