It Took Kai Cenat 167 Hours to Beat Elden Ring But One 23-Year Old Game Could Be His Hamartia

Popular streamer Kai Cenat has received a lot of attention on Twitch for his marathon streams of games like Elden Ring and Sekiro. However, he might be taking on more than he can handle with a claim regarding one of the most notoriously grind-heavy MMOs available.

Throughout Kai’s ongoing Mafiathon 2 stream, people started suggesting games that they believed the streamer would not be able to finish. Old School RuneScape appeared over and over again. The game’s notorious grinds to max out each skill are probably already familiar to you if you know anything about OSRS. If you ever manage to max your account, it usually takes years.

RuneScape Is an Unbeatable Challenge for Kai Cenat

In a video shared on Twitter by Jake Lucky, Kai appears unfazed by the difficult task, saying, “My heart is too tough. RuneScape? I could beat any game I put my mind to.” Now, it’s good to have self-believe in yourself but I would bet that he isn’t entirely aware of how intimidating that possibility is.

Even though OSRS isn’t a game that can be “completed,” many players view leveling up to 99 in every skill as the ultimate goal in order to get a max cape. Heboxjonge is the fastest person to have ever accomplished this feat, according to speedrun.com.

He obtained his maximum cape after an incredible 32 days, 3 hours, and 3 minutes of in-game time—much longer than the roughly 167 hours Kai Cenat needed to defeat Elden Ring.

While Kai could certainly speed things up a bit by splashing the virtual cash on skills like fletching, prayer, or construction, the rigorous, tick-perfect execution that is required for maximum efficiency would almost certainly slow him down in other areas, meaning it would likely take him far longer than 32 days to complete the challenge.

After a Marathon of 167 Hours, Kai Cenat Finally Completed Elden Ring

Following a more than 160-hour marathon stream that went viral, Kai Cenat officially completed Elden Ring. He promised to play it until he beat it when he started the stream on May 10 and it quickly gained popularity, reaching over 230,000 viewers at one point during the lengthy playthrough. Cenat noted that he doesn’t typically play these kinds of games, so his accomplishment felt particularly noteworthy.

Although he has also dabbled in Red Dead Redemption 2, Minecraft, and other games, his most well-known work is streaming GTA Online. Nevertheless, Cenat’s stream has been popular, bringing with it an apparently never-ending supply of clips and reactions as he has battled his way through every challenging situation.

Cenat persevered in spite of his lack of experience, even defeating the infamously challenging Malenia on his 271st attempt after a battle that lasted over 20 hours.

When the credits rolled, Cenat celebrated by watching the Shadow of Erdtree DLC trailer, which he enthusiastically praised, and then he saw a speedrunner complete the game in under two minutes. It took about 1,700 deaths to finish Cenat’s run, which lasted about 167 hours in total.

Will Cenat be able to complete his journey of RuneScape?