You are Sisyphus' boulder.
You are tired of rolling down the slope as commanded .
So you invented a little game for yourself.

Rapidly press z so you can do work against Sisyphus and cast the enchantment earlier.

Entry of GMTK Game Jam 2023: Roles Reversed.

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Authordeimos
GenreSimulation
Made withPICO-8
TagsExperimental, mythology, PICO-8, Pixel Art

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It's very short and simple, but in a good way, I almost reached 10000 score โ˜ป

Thanks for playing! I really should put easter eggs on certain high scores..

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that's the idea

I really enjoyed the execution of this game, and never thought i would play as a boulder. I love rapid tapping games. Also, the graphic style was very clean and minimalistic.

Thanks!

simple and elegant! I smiled when I understood the goal. Pushing the key rapidly to charge the input conveys the feeling of working against Sisyphus. Nice that the meter is part of the boulder. I would have liked to see different slopes or hills that could add variation.

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Thanks for playing. You enlightened me about the explanation of the main mechanic. Different terrains would be fun, maybe will work on it later :)

well done boulder brother

yo let's goooo