Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy [upd] Jun 2026

Despite its reputation, Getting Over It has a thriving speedrunning community. The world record (as of 2024) sits below 50 seconds.

The protagonist’s name is a joke. Diogenes the philosopher lived in a barrel, owned only a bowl, and masturbated in public to mock social convention. He had "gotten over" material desire. In the game, you are Diogenes in a pot, stuck in the mud. You are trying to get over nothing —because once you reach the top, there is no treasure. There is only a small gold cauldron and a thank you letter. getting over it with bennett foddy

You reach a small patch of grass on top of a pile of junk. A cutscene plays. Diogenes throws his hammer into the void. Foddy quotes Emily Dickinson: "After great pain, a formal feeling comes." The screen goes black. You are returned to the title screen. Despite its reputation, Getting Over It has a

You are never saved. Your progress is measured purely by your vertical position. If you are near the top—at the infamous "Orange Hell" or the "Bridged Chasm"—and you sneeze, sending your hammer flailing, you will watch Diogenes tumble backwards. Not just a few feet. He will slide down the icy slopes, bounce off the furniture, and land with a sickening "clunk" all the way back at the tractor. Diogenes the philosopher lived in a barrel, owned

Skilled players describe a state of "flow." When you stop fighting the hammer and start breathing with it, the game becomes silent and graceful. You float over obstacles that once took hours. This is the Zen of Getting Over It : you cannot win by force; you win by surrender.