Imagine Sisyphus Happy
Details
- Release date: 2026
- Genre: Simulation
- Developer: UnplayTheGame
- Publisher: UnplayTheGame
- Metacritic: tbd tbd
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Description
Imagine Sisyphus Happy is a game where Sisyphus didn't give up – he decided to livestream his eternal struggle.
“The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a human’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” – Albert Camus.
Imagine Sisyphus Happy is a wild mixture of Streamer Simulator, Clicker and Mini-Games.
Key features:
Roll the boulder and entertain the chat to get more views and donations
Convert views into subscribers, to get even more donations
Listen (or ignore) chat's mood and demand
Unlock new jobs and sceneries - from pushing a cart in the supermarket to running a hamster wheel in the office
Buy new boulders, decorations, gear, shaders and soundtracks - each with unique stats
Unlock new skills, improve stamina and agility
Learn to chain tricks to make crazy stunts
Set up a perfect scene for your perfect stunt to get your subs' hard-earned donations
Push the boulder. Do tricks. Go live.
Setting
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 it.
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 simple questions:
Aren’t you a Sisyphus too?
Can you Imagine Sisyphus Happy?
Some people ask - can you win this game? You decide.
The current demo is but a small draft.
Full release in 2026 will have:
More tricks and trick chains - infinite combinations
Endless collectathon, hundreds of unclocks - scenes and decorations, Boulders, Sisyphus skins and variants
Steamer economy simulation - views, subs, donations, chat requests, and dozens of stats
Short streaming session + endless meta-progression
A variety of Sisyphean Struggles - depicting your daily life, with a variety of QTEs - find your own boulder
Steam Workshop - make your own boulders & struggles
Twitch integration for streamers - make you chat Sisyphus!
Meme-generator - pre-set tricks and chat messages, make new Sisyphus stories