10 Video Games Beaten In Minutes With INSANE Glitches

After playing a video game to death, it's possible to memorise each level and perfect every mechanic inside out. 

Upon reaching this level of skill, it's not so challenging to power through a 2D side-scroller, RPG, or platformer, even on the hardest difficulty. In situations like this, it may no longer be about winning the game but speedrunning it.

Now, there are some gifted veterans who can slice off hours of time on a playthrough, by utilising a staggering amount of skill and luck. However, the most effective way to win in a fraction of the time that's expected is by exploiting glitches. 

Most titles have tricks that allow players to skip entire sections or levels, shaving off a few minutes of gameplay, maybe an hour or two. But in other situations, it's possible to cut through 99% of the content. By taking advantage of a game-breaking bug, some of the most daunting titles can be finished within minutes, even seconds.

Of course, some of these unconventional techniques require an unrealistic level of skill. Other methods are surprisingly easy to pull off. Either way, the masterful glitches on this list will allow players to beat these ten games in no time.

In Croteam's first-person title, an AI android is tasked with navigating through puzzle-themed areas and collecting Tetris-shaped sigils. With 120 brainteasers to solve, The Talos Principle should keep the biggest puzzle advocates thoroughly enthralled for hours on end.

To help crack these tantalising head-scratchers, the android is often assisted by machines called connectors and jammers. Even though these gizmos are designed to disable or alter turrets, bombs, and energy doors, they have another use never intended by the developers. 

If the robotic protagonist faces the ground and places either device down while jumping, they'll be catapulted upward. By landing on a nearby wall, they'll be able to shortcut through the majority of the tests. By coming down only to nab the essential sigils, the android can reach the end-point of each area in a heartbeat.

Though there are a myriad of other glitches that involve clipping through walls, using the jammers and connectors to space-hop around is essential when speedrunning.

Although cheating shouldn't be condoned, it's hard to judge anyone for using this method, since players are regularly encouraged to think outside the box to progress.