Sisyphus Reborn
About
Sisyphus Reborn is a short atmospheric existential adventure game. Light on puzzles and heavy on atmosphere, the game focuses on exploring philosophical ideas in a short form context.
You wake up in a world where everyone digs forever and no one dies. You will never know why or how you came to be there, but now that you are...
How do you find meaning in a meaningless world?
Features:
- Simple Point & Click interface
- Approximately 30 minutes game length
- Unique low-res hand drawn art style
- Atmospheric soundtrack
- Free!
You wake up in a world where everyone digs forever and no one dies. You will never know why or how you came to be there, but now that you are...
How do you find meaning in a meaningless world?
Features:
- Simple Point & Click interface
- Approximately 30 minutes game length
- Unique low-res hand drawn art style
- Atmospheric soundtrack
- Free!
System requirements for PC
Minimum:
- OS: Windows XP
- Processor: 500 MHz
- Memory: 128 MB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 170 MB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 7
- Processor: 1 GHz+
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 200 MB available space
System requirements for Linux
Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 / Linux Mint 17
- Processor: 1.8 GHz
- Graphics: 512 MB RAM
- Storage: 170 MB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 / Linux Mint 17
- Processor: 1.8 GHz
- Graphics: 2GB RAM
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Sisyphus Reborn reviews and comments
Translated by
Microsoft from Deutsch
Microsoft from Deutsch
"Sisyphus Reborn" is a small free Allegory, a short Atmospheric exploration game that makes you think.
We wake up as a Kind Of stick figure in an unknown Cave, not knowing who we are, where we are or what Target we have. Telling More would reduce the Process of Thinking in The Game, so: Just gamble yourself.
Only so much: The Author knows exactly what he is doing. He highly combines the classical Myth of Sisyphos-the King of Corinth, who, as punishment for his Cunning or perhaps only for his Intelligence, had to create a Rock eternally on a Mountain and this Rock always rolled back into the Valley- With Albert Camu'S "Myth of Sisyphos," in which Camus describes the Absurdity of human Existence that arises from the tension between the Futility of the world and man's Yearning for Meaningfulness (Recommended for Reading). In addition, he mixes a little platonic Cave Life alongside other Philosophers and brews from it an inspiring little Parable, an Allegory of life and the Questions of Fate and Predestination, freedom and Meaning. And the Result acts as what Art is supposed to be at best: As a Catalyst for one's own Brain.
Matching graphic Reduction And a successful little Soundtrack complete The high-quality Impression.
A small, shiny Pearl.
Rating: 10/10 Atmosphere 10/10 Story 9/10 Graphic 9/10 Sound 5/10 Game Mechanics 10/10 Game Pass Conclusion: Is there a Purpose in Life? I don't know. I just know that it makes a lot of Sense to experience "Sisyphus Reborn."
10/10 Overall Rating
Translated by
Microsoft from Deutsch
Microsoft from Deutsch
A philosophical Short Story!
Sisyphus Reborn Is a short 2D Point & Click Adventure that has simply been designed. The Puzzles are very simple and the Main Feature is clearly down to the Story.
Story We wake up in a small Cave and find ourselves in the Desert shortly afterwards. We don't know why, but our Options are very limited and either we decide to spend our Lives pointlessly or just give up. But Thank God we as Players have our Destiny in our Own hands, so that it can also come to a good End. (There are 4 Ends in total.)
Sisyphus is very philosophical (who has explained The Name here very much) and Mottos that occurred to me after Playing are Things like "Don'T give up!" Or "Everyone is Blacksmith of his own Happiness."
Grafic/Sound The Game seems as if only someone who can draw something better than me has made the Game. However, I, and probably the Author, find this Graphic Style to be very appropriate, as the Game focuses on The Essentials. In addition, the good End seems so much more optimistic * zwinker *.
The Music is simply Top. Deep Piano playing with easy Use of Percussion Instruments, which I found to be very reassuring and not disturbing.
Conclusion Sisyphus Reborn offers a really beautiful Short Story, behind which hides an even more beautiful Philosophy or attitude to Life. The Game is quite short, but good and free. In My Opinion, one of the better deep games I once played. I will definitely encourage my Friends too!
If you prefer to watch the Game, I have uploaded an entire Run of the Game to My Youtube channel. I show the best Ending and also explain a little bit about the Background and Naming of the Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTOL_vmJfIc I'm always happy about Comments or Feedback.