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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.
This is a pretty good detail. Makes the story a lot more interesting, and deep.
A roguelite with metaprogression?
I’m in
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/
number
number go up
The thing is, though that there’s no successful pushes, so the numbers stays at zero, taunting him more
The secret trick is that each sticker makes it slightly bigger and heavier.
Gamer Sisyphus keeps grinding without being tempted to pay $20 for a ligher boulder with RGB.
It’s fun to let the rock roll down each time a little different!
Dude needs 11 pieces of flair on his rock.
