New Update

The new update 4.3.0, dubbed by the devs as the "Endless Summer Update", has included a brand new game mode for Endless Mode that can be started from floor 1 on the Main Menu.

This is wonderful news for those of us who remember speedrunning the Origins and Classic categories (or still are!) and we already have some really fast times posted.

There is also an "Abandon Run" button in the pause menu which will send you directly to the defeat screen for easier timing.

Here's a link to the Steam announcement and release notes:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2026820/view/519721290056074029

New Categories

As a result, we have added 2 new categories: Endless 10 and Endless 30.

Endless 10

The goal of this category is to beat the first 10 floors and boss fight on endless mode. This is similar to the feel of the NextFest Demo length and is slightly shorter than Origins. If you are looking for a quick sprint to dive into again and again, this is for you!

Here are the current rules for this category (remember all over full game rules still apply):

Start a run in Endless Mode. Abandon the run after the first boss on floor 10 is fully defeated and the first reward has been skipped

Endless 30

The goal of this category is to beat the first 30 floors and final boss fight on endless mode. This is similar to the length of a normal run and would be "Loop 0" of Endless Mode. The leaderboard is currently wide open!

Here are the current rules for this category (remember all over full game rules still apply):

Start a run in Endless Mode. Abandon the run after the boss (Mosquito Duke) on floor 30 is fully defeated and the first rewards have been skipped

Timing/Rules Updates

As the community got used to the new categories, the rules were slightly tweaked and updated, specifically on when you can abandon the run and stop the IGT. You must defeat the boss, and skip the first reward. Then the run can be abandoned.

I have retimed the runs that were submitted before this post to align them with the newest timing rules, but going forward all runs will be timed based on the IGT on the defeat screen.

Discord Community

The community is active on the official Die in the Dungeon discord! https://discord.gg/kX2GcpKKkB

Happy Running!