Ascent from the Depths

Help the Sisyphus, the cursed mythology king! "Ascent from the Depths" is a puzzle/platformer game in which you will have to push a bolder to the summit of the mountain. 

This video game is based on the famous Greek/Roman Myth of Sisyphus. He angered the gods by tricking them and trying to escape death. As punishment, he was sentenced to push a boulder up a mountain in hell. But every time he got close to the top, the enchanted boulder would roll back down. He was forced to repeat this task forever, to eternity.

On top of the "looping" curse, another element that fits the theme is the giant boulder that keeps on spinning :)

Controls:

• [Tab] or [t key] to go to settings
• [WASD keys] or [Arrow keys] to move 
• [Space] to jump
• [r key] to reset
• [escape key] to escape

This is a submission for the GMTK Game Jam and is my first jam ever! Thanks for playing!

Many thanks to Mark Brown for organizing yet another fantastic jam. Looking forward to seeing you all again next year!

Credits: 

• H_McNeill - Programmer, Game & Music Designer

External assets: 

Font: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Cinzel?query=cinzel

Textures:

• https://craftpix.net/product/platformer-pixel-art-hell-2d-tileset/ 
• https://www.gamedeveloperstudio.com/graphics/viewgraphic.php?page-name=Boulder&item=1v655s0q4n4m4w3r9d
• https://opengameart.org/content/2-seamless-lava-tiles 
• https://bdragon1727.itch.io/pixel-gate-03 https://craftpix.net/product/old-hero-chibi-style-character-sprites/
  

SFX:

 https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/rocks-6129/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/sound-effects/tracks/503c2efa-c8e3-437b-b84d-2023401d7c34/