**You are a pistol with a dream.**

From the quiet perch of your windowsill, you gaze longingly at the stars, certain you belong among them - but to earn your place in the sky, you’ll need to blast your way through a merciless ascent using only recoil and grit.

**[Shoot For The Stars](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3498260/Shoot_For_The_Stars/)** is a physics-based rage-platformer where patience, precision, and sheer willpower are your only allies.

The stars await.. but they won’t make it easy. The fastest completion times will take home a cut of the $500 prize pool!

## 📅 Challenge Details

- Start Date: May 22, 2025, at 9pm UTC / 5pm EST
- End Date: May 26, 2025, at 11:59 PM UTC / 7pm EST

All qualifying runs must be submitted through the official Challenge leaderboard on Speedrun.com. Prize-eligible runs must also be livestreamed as part of the submission process.

## 💰 Prize Distribution

Total Prize Pool: $500

- 🥇 1st Place – $250
- 🥈 2nd Place – $150
- 🥉 3rd Place – $100

*Note: Prizes may be subject to tax withholding based on the winner’s country of residence.*

## 🎁 Participation Rewards

Submitting any run, regardless of your placement, comes with perks:

- One month of Speedrun.com Supporter
- The “Stargazer” Title for your profile

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- In-Game Speedrun.com Gun Skin

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[Supporter](https://www.speedrun.com/supporter) helps fund Speedrun.com and unlocks site-wide benefits, while [Titles](https://www.speedrun.com/news/17vr795x-introducing-titles) are exclusive profile tags only obtainable through participating in official Challenges!

## 🌍 Eligibility

The challenge is open to players aged 18 and older worldwide, except in the following restricted countries: North Korea, Syria, Sudan, Cuba, Iran, Somalia, and Venezuela.

If you're under 18, you're still welcome to participate and can earn participation rewards - but you will not be eligible for the cash prizes.

## 📤 Submitting Your Run

- Record your speedrun and submit it via the Challenge leaderboard on Speedrun.com
- Prize-eligible runs must be livestreamed
- Ensure your video follows the formatting and rules listed on the leaderboard

For complete contest and category rules, please visit the [challenge leaderboard.](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/kwyj2pgm)

## 🕹️ Category

The featured category for this challenge is Any% - a full-throttle ascent from the starting point to the final platform. You'll be starting from a fresh file and navigating every obstacle the game throws at you.

It’s fast, it’s brutal, it’s satisfying - and it showcases exactly what makes Shoot For The Stars tick.

For complete contest and category rules, please visit the [challenge leaderboard.](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/kwyj2pgm-Shoot_For_The_Stars-shoot-for-the-stars-speedrun-challenge/rules)

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## 🧠 Preparation Suggestions

To find tips & tricks for the speedrun, please join us in the [Speedrun.com Discord Server](https://discord.gg/0h6sul1ZwHVpXJmK) and chat in #challenge-discussion. You can also follow the challenge on Speedrun.com to receive notifications about challenge activity!

Buy Shoot For The Stars on Steam! [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3498260/Shoot_For_The_Stars/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3498260/Shoot_For_The_Stars/)

In partnership with Upsprite Games, we're launching the Shoot for the Stars Speedrun Challenge on May 22nd, 2025 - dropping just a week after the game launches on May 16th!

Shoot For The Stars Speedrun Challenge!

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