
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
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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...
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!
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Languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil
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One of the most immediately enjoyable games I've ever played. The sense of learning both through in-universe guides and exploration of mechanics was an absolute joy to experience. A short, fast, and sweet game that awakened a speedrunner's soul within me that I didn't even know I had.
The eureka moments are incredible and genuinely fun the kind that make you stop and smile when everything finally clicks. The Hades map in particular is brilliant: it can be hard to figure out at first, but once the idea lands it’s so satisfying. It really amazed me how a game that looks this simple on the surface can pull off something that clever. I’ve been playing this since its GMTK Game Jam version, and it’s wild to see how much has improved since then. The core idea was already good, but the polish, feel, and flow are on a whole other level now. There’s also a ton of value here for speedrunners. The game really encourages you to optimize routes, experiment, and push for faster times. If you enjoy discovering tech and shaving seconds off your run, this is absolutely worth your time.
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Sisyphus Is a Bug is a short yet very cute & charming puzzle-platforming game with a satisfying gameplay loop as you plan new routes using the movement techniques taught to you throughout the game. Would recommend for anyone who enjoys using advanced movement techniques to blaze through stages in other platformers.
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5 bucks for access to one of the most fun bite-sized speedrun compatible games i've played in a while. It's great value for simply playing through for the first time and never playing it again, assuming you have no prior knowledge about the game (the "progression" is based on figuring out new mechanics that you always could've done and then using those newly learned mechanics to find the next mechanics, this format is known as a knowledgevania). Once beat the game tho, you can interact with the community to learn cool speedrunning tricks and optimize your run. Even if ur not into speedrunning, it's quite casual speedrunning as the runthru only takes 1 minute once you actually gain the knowledge the game teaches you. Overall fun as hell and great value.
10/10 Would roll poop ball up the mountain every day
Very good bite-sized puzzle game that deserves more attention!
Yes, yes, do it, yes, do it now. So fun. So cute. So great. I love this little bug.
Had a lot of fun learning all the techniques this game has. Love me a knowledge based game.
Sisyphus is a Bug is a delightful platformer with bite-sized metroidbrania moments. You learn what you can do naturally through the course of a dozen or so attempts, and then you have the full skillset you need to reach the end, and it becomes a speedrunning challenge. It has a cute and simplistic artstyle, to boot!
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