[Updated] How to Speedrun Ib Remake: Promise of Reunion Ending (Any%)

Last Updated on 27 June, 2025

Looking to speedrun the 2022 Ib Remake and unlock the Promise of Reunion ending efficiently? This step-by-step “Any%” route guide is designed to help you reach the finish line in under 30 minutes using skip-free optimization and clean puzzle execution. Updated for patch v1.0.6+, this guide is tailored for runners on both PC and Switch who want consistency across resets and smooth segment control.

Overview: Ib Remake Speedrun Route (Any%)

1. Target Time: Sub-30 minutes
2. Patch: Compatible with v1.0.6+
3. Category: Any% – Promise of Reunion
4. Timer: LiveSplit with autosplitter supported
5. Route Focus: Puzzle memory, movement efficiency, safety strats for resets

Note: This route avoids any glitches or sequence breaks and focuses on fast, consistent input loops, ideal for runners aiming to build a reliable PB base.

Pre-Run Setup

1. Text Speed: Fastest
2. Confirmation Prompts: Off
3. Autosave: Disabled to prevent soft lock triggers
4. Controls: Rebind “Confirm” to E or Space for ergonomic mashing
5. Save Slot: Use Slot 3 to drill Doll Room without risk to full route

For timer integration and segment automation, the autosplitter setup can be found in the routing tools section of the Ib Remake speedrunning guide hub.

Full Walkthrough by Segment

1. Gallery Segment

After regaining control, start your timer immediately. Trigger the world shift by interacting with all visible paintings on the first floor, then ascend to inspect the deep sea mural. Once the red paint trail appears, return downstairs and move toward the mural again to enter the Fabricated World. This sequence relies on frame-efficient pathing with minimal backtracking.

2. Blue Area

• Pick up the Red Rose and Vase Key
• Push the table to unlock the first exit door
• Use the Ant Painting as a bridge, then grab the Green Key

Timing these early room transitions tightly sets the pace. Don’t waste frames on readables, mash through everything with cancel buffer.

3. Yellow Puzzle Section

Once you enter the left hallway, solve the randomized Hide-and-Seek puzzle by trial-and-error or from memorized layout cues. You’ll receive the Fish Head from the correct canvas. In the right room, push the heel stand onto the platform to access the Fish Tail. Place the full fish on the feline door lock to proceed.

Common Hide-and-Seek solutions are noted in community-tested puzzle routing notes available in the main Ib Remake route guide.

4. Sprout Room + Guillotine Trap

This segment revolves around logic and reflex. Use the Brown statue’s truth cue in the Liars’ Room to find the safe path forward. Wind the tiles, feed the blue fruit to the wall mouth, and time your dodge through the guillotine trap corridor. Delay here can make or break sub-30 pace.

5. Red Zone (Lady AI)

• Lure the Lady in Red away from the key and grab it
• Manipulate the Lady in Blue to crash through the window
• Collect the Blue Rose, heal it in the vase, and return it to Garry

Lady AI paths can wobble slightly. Use cornering and stutter movement to bait them into position faster, especially near stairs.

6. Teacup & Ring Segment

Once Garry joins, enter the teacup room. Match the color-coded tea sets with their respective bases. Proceed to awaken the irritated eye using the Eyedropper and grab the Ring behind the Snake Painting. Giving the ring to the hand statue unlocks a new hallway to the mirror world.

7. Mirror Maze & Doll Room

This is the most punishing section. Solve the mirror maze with minimal sidesteps. Use the Lighter to burn the fake Garry doll after initiating the Hide-and-Seek puzzle. The correct doll is usually nested in the northeast quadrant. Pre-routing this section saves minutes on resets. A high-accuracy doll map created by Ib runners illustrates the safe pathing without random guesswork, as seen in this visual reference.

8. Final World & Ending

After surviving the collapse sequence, follow Garry into the last painting. Choose “Promise of Reunion” when prompted. Garry must remain untraumatized (i.e. protected during the doll segment and not isolated) to access this ending.

Timer ends: Final frame on fade-to-black screen after reunion cutscene.

Efficiency Tips

1. Text Skip: Hold confirm + mash cancel for fastest advance
2. Diagonal Buffering: Shave microseconds in tight corners
3. Menu Avoidance: Do not pause mid-run, animations waste time
4. Save Abuse: Slot 3 saves allow instant access to hard practice splits like Doll Room

An optimized example of this run, with buffered transitions and doll pathing, is demonstrated in this sub-26 playthrough from a current leaderboard runner.

Summary

Speedrunning Ib Remake is both accessible and rewarding for newcomers and veterans alike. With a focus on memorization, movement, and emotional pacing, this Promise of Reunion route offers the cleanest entry point to fast finish times. Whether you’re trying to crack sub-30 or aiming higher, consistency through practice is the true key to mastery.