Cairn (Demo) speedruns have been archived and is no longer accepting submissions.

Please use this thread to suggest and discuss categories, rules, objectives, and accessibility accommodations.

And remember to enjoy the climb

Hello all Speed runners,

Cairn is set to release January 29th, and I trust we are all very excited to play. With the speed running scene having been as active as it has been on the demo version of the game, it feels right to make sure everyone understands how the scene will evolve for the full release.

With the release of Cairn there will be a month long embargo on the speedrun.com leaderboards. You can still submit runs, but they will not be verified until March 1st 2026.

This embargo has three main aims:

• To allow players to enjoy the game at their own pace
• To allow the moderating team and the community to create a rule set for speed running
• To ensure all players start on an even playing field

I will also be opening a forum thread soon after release to allow the community to make suggestions for categories and rules.

Thank you for your time, feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Scott Knight, Moderator.

Would it please be possible to have the 4 categories set out in the steam announcement?

Any% - Reach the summit: just get to the top as fast as possible

All Piton% - Reach the summit with all 9 pitons: find all pitons, and manage to climb without breaking any

Box% - Open the box in the gym

Honey% - Grab the honey: find a way to get that sweet, sweet nectar

some people in the discord also suggested:

100% - Reach the summit with all 9 pitons, opened the gym box, and grabbed the honey

I think this gives a nice amount of variation and challenge in the runs. Though I can understand wanting to keep everything in one category