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[–] [email protected] 20 points 17 hours ago

number

number go up

[–] [email protected] 39 points 21 hours ago

Got to show some love to Bouldy

[–] [email protected] 8 points 16 hours ago

The thing is, though that there's no successful pushes, so the numbers stays at zero, taunting him more

[–] [email protected] 20 points 19 hours ago

He now has to pay a recurring subscription fee to be allowed to push that rock. Also missing a day would reset his winning streak.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In some version of the myth they actually put an exit back to the living world up there. Sisyphus in life tried to cheat death (even succeeded for a bit) which is part of why he wound up in Tartarus. He could stop pushing the rock any time he wanted, but it would mean giving up on escape.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

This is a pretty good detail. Makes the story a lot more interesting, and deep.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

It feels torturous though. Like he’s just being greedy now instead of being tortured.

Meant to say less torturous.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 21 hours ago

Well this is what makes it interesting. He has to roll the rock to keep up the lie. But since he does at what point does it stop being a lie? You can ask questions about this and this makes it interesting.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 18 hours ago

Gamer Sisyphus keeps grinding without being tempted to pay $20 for a ligher boulder with RGB.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

wow the tweet gotta be a rip off of this

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 30 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

There actually is a Sisyphus game that has this. You push a boulder up a hill filled with obstacles and can unlock new skins for the boulder.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2904890/The_Game_of_Sisyphus/

[–] [email protected] 20 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

I raise you Rock of Ages . The first one is cool, the second game is amazing, with coop n'stuff. It's basically "what if Sisyphus got pissed"

Edit: of course you get different skins for the rock

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

How did I not know they made a sequel?!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 22 hours ago

How bout if the owner of the mountain throws him a pizza party once a couple of months.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 20 hours ago

The secret trick is that each sticker makes it slightly bigger and heavier.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A roguelite with metaprogression?

I'm in

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago

There’s an iPhone game that’s basically this (called Sisyphus). I got bored pretty quick though.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Someone made this Sisyphus idle game some time ago. (It doesn't work well on mobile devices)

https://brotender.itch.io/sisyphus-idle

[–] solsangraal 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i get an infinite supply of stickers at work. they lose their luster in about a minute

[–] [email protected] 6 points 23 hours ago

Not if you work hard for each

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

It's fun to let the rock roll down each time a little different!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago

Dude needs 11 pieces of flair on his rock.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago

add different unlockable rocks and micro transactions and you've got Sisyphus Impact

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

strong "Orphan Crushing Machine" vibes

I love it !