Et tu, Sisyphus?
WASD - move character
A + D - Rotate long arm
Q + E - Rotate short arm
There is no jump; in order to climb blocks, you have to pull yourself up with your long arm. The entirety of the game (there's not much) is currently beatable in this system.
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Oh, Sisyphus. How I loved thee as a concept.
This started as a game jam themed around Greek mythology and the concept of the game is simple: with only rotating arms at your disposal, you must push a boulder up a randomly generated mountain.
I was considering bringing some kind of story into it too, but... yeah. I don't know why I stopped working on this. I think because I was scared that it was boring?
Though saying that, at least it helps you empathise with ol' Sisyphus.
Comments
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super simple but incredibly well designed. 10/10 would roll again
Thank you so much for the kind words! May you enjoy your every roll <3
could we get an update to the game with a bigger hill?
You know what, I'll add updating this game to my to do list. I can't promise when it'll happen, but it'll certainly happen.
Nice!
Gave up at the last bit when I finally got the rock to the last cliff. Got it out of the chasm and everything, it rolled all the freaking way down. Don't think I've ever hated a grey circle this much. Serious "Getting Over It" vibes but thematically this is more consistent. Guy in a pot with a hammer making me suffer doesn't make any sense. Me suffering because I'm playing as Sisyphus makes sense LMAO.