You're a man trying to be a "real" one.

Your friend is crying. The bill is on the table. React accordingly — someone is always watching.
Sissyphus is an interactive fiction about the performance of masculinity — scored, tracked, and never enough.

Every choice is measured across five dimensions. The goal is 500. Can you ever reach the goal?

Best experienced on desktop. Mobile supported.
Built with Twine / SugarCube 2.

Content warning: themes of emotional suppression, gender performance, internalized pressure.

More information

Published	3 days ago
Status	Released
Platforms	HTML5
Author	pomelovictor
Genre	Interactive Fiction
Tags	choices-matter, critical-games, Experimental, masculinity, Narrative, psychological, Short, sugarcube, Text based, Twine
AI Disclosure	AI Assisted, Code, Graphics

Comments

undergroundpowers3 days ago

Just wanted to write that we really enjoyed the game. Needed to have a number of playthroughs to grasp the depth. Thank you for making this!

pomelovictor2 days ago

Thank you so much! This genuinely made my day! Hearing that the depth revealed itself over multiple playthroughs is exactly what I was hoping for. Really appreciated!