Challenges and endings
Scritchy Scratchy Speedrun Guide
Speedrun asks you to reach an ending within 30 minutes after Prestige; 22.6% of players have it. A community route starts with about $100 from upgrades, buys luck, feeds tickets to Scratch Bot, saves for the Machine multiplier and keeps the Egg Timer running. The timer appears to include credits, so holding Enter to skip them saves time.
The achievement condition is official. Whether the timer includes credits is community-reported. The route and the Final Chance bug come from a Japanese player blog and recordings.
At a glance
- Condition
- Ending within 30 minutes after Prestige
- Rate
- 22.6% of players
- Start
- About $100 from upgrade bonuses
- Core loop
- Luck, Scratch Bot, Machine multiplier, Egg Timer
What the timer covers
The clock starts after Prestige and stops when the ending resolves. Community notes suggest it includes the credits, so hold Enter to fast-forward them rather than watching.
Because the condition is a single run, prepare permanent upgrades before starting. A run with no JP upgrades wastes the first minutes rebuilding.
The route in order
- Start with the upgrade bonus (about $100) and buy luck.
- Queue tickets for Scratch Bot so scratching continues while you buy.
- Save for the Machine to raise the payout multiplier.
- Keep the Egg Timer running and refill the table in bursts.
- Reach the Final Chance, claim the win and skip the credits.
Where time is lost
The largest losses are manual scratching and watching the credits. The second is a known bug: the Final Chance can stop responding to clicks. A Japanese blog reports that removing table and phone decorations and restarting restores it.
The sources do not confirm a Print Error combination route. If you try one, treat it as experimental and keep a separate attempt for the plain Speedrun.
Quick answers
- Does the timer include credits?
- Community notes say it likely does. Holding Enter to skip them is the safe habit.
- What if Final Chance will not click?
- A reported workaround is removing table and phone decorations, then restarting the run.
Facts checked: 2026-11-07