Prey just came out - aaaaaand it's been beaten in less than 20 minutes in an underpants speedrun

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Prey's only been out since Friday, but one speedrunner has already managed to finish the game in just under 20 minutes. I expected speedrunners to have a good time honing their approach to this game, given how much it emphasizes the freedom to explore and think up clever solutions. But I really did not think the half-hour mark would get knocked down so quickly. And it's all thanks to liberal use of the GLOO gun and glitching through walls.

Spoiler warning: Before you watch the 19:34 long run in its entirety, know that it does show one of Prey's possible endings. It skips almost everything else in the story though - who has time for narrative when there are invisible walls to climb?

Now that you've seen a core sample of the game, read our Prey review-in-progress for a more holistic look at the experience. Don't miss our quick guides for tricky spots, either, including:

Connor Sheridan
Connor Sheridan

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar.