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When you think of games based off mythology, you might think about the Hades or God of War franchises. But there\u2019s a new contender on the block that mixes Greek myth with the foibles of Bennett Foddy. Pushing It! With Sisyphus<\/em> is a game about endlessly rolling a rock up a big hill. This is a notoriously difficult and thankless task in the source material, and the game adaptation makes it even worse, because as you try and fail (and fail, and fail, and fail) the developer openly mocks you.<\/p>\n

Pushing It! With Sisyphus<\/em> originally released on Sept. 10, and as of Sept. 17, no one has managed to beat it. The game does a nasty little trick up-front where it shows you a finish line at the end of a high hill. Sure, it\u2019s a steep slope to manage, and the ball will take any opportunity to slide out of Sisyphus\u2019s grasp and back to the abyss below, but it seems manageable\u2026 at first. Once you get to that first goalpost, things just get harder.<\/p>\n

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— ManliestDev \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 – PUSHING IT! WITH SISYPHUS (@manliestdev) September 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cFalling games\u201d like the infamous Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy<\/em><\/a> are popular because of the both the challenge and the inevitable failure of the task at hand. Pushing<\/em> It! <\/em>(which Foddy is not involved in) revels in putting a carrot just in sight, pulling it out of the player\u2019s reach at the last moment, and then making fun of the player for thinking it was a real carrot. And if Sisyphus perishes on those rocky slopes, a Dark Souls-style \u201cYou Died\u201d banner appears \u2026 before Zeus shocks you back to life to begin your eternal torment once again.<\/p>\n

Pushing It! with Sisyphus<\/em> is available on Steam<\/a>, and the description notes: \u201cThere is an end. You just probably won’t make it.\u201d I certainly won\u2019t; I\u2019m wise enough to know when I\u2019m beat. But for those who love the thrill of the climb, that elusive ending might just be what you\u2019re looking for. <\/p>\n

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When you think of games based off mythology, you might think about the Hades or God of War franchises. But there\u2019s a new contender on the block that mixes Greek myth with the foibles of Bennett Foddy. Pushing It! With Sisyphus is a game about endlessly rolling a rock up a big hill. This is a notoriously difficult and thankless task in the source material, and the game adaptation makes it even worse, because as you try and fail (and fail, and fail, and fail) the developer openly mocks you. Pushing It! With Sisyphus originally released on Sept. 10, and as of Sept. 17, no one has managed to beat it. The game does a nasty little trick up-front where it shows you a finish…<\/p>\n

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