Sisyphus Is a Bug
About this game
Rated among the top 1% of games in the 2025 GMTK Game Jam, Sisyphus Is a Bug is a knowledgevania about a dung beetle's eternal punishment... now expanded with a new campaign!
Sisyphus, the dung beetle, happily rolling his ball of dung, found himself among the gods in Mount Olympus. Zeus, upon seeing the wretched creature dirtying his marble halls, condemns Sisyphus to roll his ball of dung up the mountain every day, for the rest of his life. That is, unless he can reach Olympus before the sun sets...
Features
Reach Olympus in 60 seconds... or fall down the mountain and do it all over again
Learn movement tricks to help you overcome obstacles quickly
Earn achievements along the way
Discover a brand new campaign exclusive to the Steam release!
Achievements
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Chronos
5.6%Escape Hades in hard mode in less than 70 seconds
Gaia
5.6%Get all other achievements
Charon
7.0%Escape Hades in less than 60 seconds
Persephone
8.0%Escape Hades in hard mode
Helios
9.8%Throw your dung ball 3 times without extinguishing your flame
As punishment for dirtying Olympus's marble halls, Sisyphus, the dung beetle, must push his ball of dung up and down Mount Olympus every day, for the rest of his life. That is, unless he can complete the seemingly impossible task of reaching Olympus before the sun sets