Imagine Sisyphus Happy

About This Game

Sisyphus is Streaming! He didn't give up, but decided to lifestream his endless struggle to find some joy in it.

A weird mixture of Streamer Simulator, Clicker and Quick-time actions about life, spectacle, and making the grind worth living. Push the boulder. Do tricks. Grow channel. Unlock new struggles. Play mini-games.

And always ask:

• Which boulder is yours?

• Can you Imagine Sisyphus Happy?

Some people ask, "Can you win this game?" You decide.

“The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a human’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” – Albert Camus.

Sisyphus, king of Corinth, has tricked the Gods and Death. To punish him, the Gods condemned him to push a boulder uphill forever, only for it to roll back each time.

But Sisyphus didn't give up! He decided to livestream his infinite struggle as a way to seek joy in a futile repetition. The Boulder is still there... But is it is till punishment?

Keep pushing the boulder.

Unlock and discover new stuff in the vast skill and inventory systems:

• 8 tricks with hundreds of skill points to spend on improving them

• Passive tricks that help you roll stronger, perform better, recover faster and even automate your performance

• Lots of stats, buffs and passive effects, like increasing your subscription rate or stamina recovery

• Unlock over 100 boulders, each with different stats and a minigame, representing your everyday struggles

• 20+ decoration sets with thousands of possible combinations

• 10+ soundtracks, each with its own vibe and stat bonus

• Experiment with all the items to set up a perfect scene for your perfect stunt - be it to get your subs' hard-earned donations, or to get a new skill point faster

To entertain the chat (and yourself), besides pushing your boulder, you perform acrobatic tricks.

• 8 different tricks, each with unique stats

• Some tricks give more experience, others - more subscriptions

• Learn to chain tricks to make crazy combos

• Succeed tricks to entertain and excite your audience

• Fail tricks - sometimes intentionally - to get pity donations or just for lulz

To perform tricks, you need to play different mini-games:

• 20+ various minigames to execute your tricks

• Mini-games depend on the boulder you push

• Some boulders make you type, others - play rhythm games, and some - even do some math

• It's up to you to choose which boulder to push!

A deeply simulated streamer economy. What can feel better than people appreciating your performance?

• Gain viewers from your performance, and even go viral!

• Convert viewers into subscribers who will join your next stream

• Receive ad revenue based on your viewers and get donations from your patrons

• Read chat and follow (or resist!) their demands

• Play actively with minigames to go viral, get huge donations and maximize your growth

• Keep pushing in the background to slowly grind experience and ad revenue

It's a meta-narrative game about spectacle and finding meaning in repetition. Roll your boulder, pull off stunts, and try to make the eternal grind worth living.

Progressing from Greek myth to the modern day, the story asks two ultimate questions:

• Which boulder is yours?

• Can you Imagine Sisyphus Happy?

So pick your boulder, and keep pushing.

Full Game will include:

• Even more boulders, scenes, soundtracks

• Shaders, pets, and other ways to boost the variety of situations

• Twitch integration - play with your real chat, or combine it with the simulated one

• Steam workshop - can't find your very own boulder? Make it!