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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

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

[–] TriflingToad 9 points 3 hours ago

number

number go up

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 hours ago

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

[–] lukstru 0 points 1 hour ago
[–] beebarfbadger 18 points 5 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.

[–] OccamsTeapot 31 points 7 hours ago

Got to show some love to Bouldy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 hours ago

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

[–] GraniteM 25 points 7 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 56 points 9 hours 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] 27 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] danc4498 8 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 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] 11 points 6 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.

[–] hOrni 24 points 8 hours ago

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

[–] mkhopper 14 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 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

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 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/

[–] Maalus 15 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 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 4 hours ago

How did I not know they made a sequel?!

[–] 9point6 34 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

A roguelite with metaprogression?

I'm in

[–] danc4498 3 points 7 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago

Not if you work hard for each

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

Dude needs 11 pieces of flair on his rock.

[–] proti 4 points 9 hours ago

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

[–] mEEGal 1 points 8 hours ago

strong "Orphan Crushing Machine" vibes

I love it !