Changes

• The ground now has rubble/rocks that are cleared away by the "Clear Path" upgrade.
• Greatly reduced "popping" in the boulder push sound loop.
• Added the shop "purchase" sounds to the reset cosmetic and upgrade unlock menus.
  

Changes

• Added sound effects for vehicles.
• Adjusted sound effect volume levels.
• Adjusted paralax speeds for themes from previous update.
• Slightly reduced the distance increase multiplier for Drachma earning (only applicable after all upgrades are unlocked).
  

Changes

• 3 New Themes!
• Adjusted theme prices so that all themes now cost only 3 Drachma. The exceptions being Zoetrope and Vault costing 6 and 10, respectively.
  

Changes

• Fixed new boulder buttons not actually swapping the boulder texture.
• Changed the "Golf" boulder to "Soccer" boulder.
• Music player and autosave labels now fade away instead of just disappearing.
  

Major Changes

• 6 new boulders!

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• 6 new theme colors!

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• Selected theme now saves.

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• Selected theme color now saves.

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Minor Changes

• Drachma is earned slightly faster than before (after upgrades are unlocked).

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• The "Dung" boulder is now a free unlock!

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• Slightly lowered theme unlock prices.

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• Adjusted positions to be slightly higher in the Sci-Fi theme.

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LOTS of changes and fixes with this one, including the overhaul to try and balance the Drachma system better.

Major Changes

• Drachmas are now earned on a multiplying scale after all upgrades have been unlocked.
• The 16 new stickers now actually have their unlock status save. (Can't BELIEVE I didn't catch that one earlier. steamfacepalm)
• Reset achievement values have been reduced from 1-10-25 to 1-5-10.
• Tooltip describing how Drachmas work appears when hovering over the reset button or large Drachma icons in the UI.
  

• Car and truck now have visible seats.
• Dolly cart and car wheels are more centered.
• The sun reflection now stays on the water layer in Asphodel theme.
• The click counter will now first appear after 100 total clicks.
  

Working on an overhaul to balance out the Drachma system again. In the meantime, here are some smaller fixes and tweaks.

Changes

• Finally fixed the ground reset threshold!
• There is now a visual "click counter" in the bottom right of the main UI.
• Click count now saves progress.
• Speed cap on visuals now applies backwards as well.
• Values in the upgrade shop now round the same way your money in the main UI does.
  

Finished this major update far sooner than expected! Decided to push it as soon as possible before I devote my weekend to playing Silksong lol.


Major Changes

• 16 new stickers!
• Stickers now have rotation and scaling options!
• Added an "undo" button next to the "delete all" button in the sticker UI.
• The first 4 stickers are now free in the reset sticker unlocks menu.
  

• The "undo" button in the sticker menu is now the only one with the dotted arrow icon. All closing menu buttons now say "back" or "return" to avoid confusion.
• Further tweaking of values for the ground reset threshold.
  

Changes

• Changed values for ground reset threshold.
• Made it so the first sticker actually costs nothing instead of just saying "Free."
  

Changes

• Added sticker rotation.

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• Made the first sticker free to unlock in the reset shop.

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• Tweaked ground reset threshold so ground doesn't disappear (hopefully).

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• Updated the correct version number in-file and in-game.

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Changes

• Changed values for ground resetting visually.
• Debug layer was left on. steamfacepalm
  

Major Changes

• Changed the Drachma system to a flat increase instead of exponential.

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• Changed the values for when Drachma is earned (1st at 30m instead of 15m, increase by 20m instead of multiplied by 1.15)

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• Each Drachma earned now permanently boosts total/overall speed by 1% instead of initial/base speed incrementally by just 1.

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• Added a "Delete Save Data" button and menu in settings.

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• Tweaked (nerfed) values for muscle upgrade.

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Minor Changes

• Capped visuals at a max speed of 400km/h so it's not as disorienting at ridiculous speeds.

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• Updated icons in achievements and theme unlocks.

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• Lowered prices for upgrade unlocks on reset.

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Alrighty! Time to crack down on fixes and polishing for the next several weeks (potentially months).

First and foremost, I will be working on balancing and bug fixes. Bug fixes will be prioritized, though I don't believe there will be as many bugs as balance fixes. Currently, I am trying to pace out the Drachma earning, purchases and reset system so that it just feels more satisfying, especially in the late game.

Listed below is the rough roadmap for planned updates:

- *PATCHES/HOTFIXES/BALANCING* (Continuous throughout project)

- STICKER UPDATE

- Sticker rotation and sizing

- Sticker selection and individual deleting

- 16 New stickers

- BOULDER + THEME UPDATE

- 6 New Boulders

- 3 New Themes

- 6 New Theme Colors

- Dust sliding effect

- Path rubble/clutter that actually clears

- LOCALIZATION UPDATE

- Spanish

- Russian

- German

- Chinese (Simplified)

- Japanese

- SOUND UPDATE

- Vehicle sounds

- Updated/Improved sounds

- Music and autosave labels fade away

- (Potentially (Hopefully!)) LINUX AND STEAM DECK SUPPORT

- GOG RELEASE

- MOBILE PORT

The order will likely be as listed, though it is very possible that any of these updates could be finished earlier or later than expected.

If anyone is able to provide localization support (especially for any languages not listed), please reach out to me at sickbastardgames@gmail.com !

Thanks again to everyone who purchased the game and bigger thanks for everyone's patience as I continue to improve it. Fingers crossed, I should be able to finish this and start my next project before the end of the year.

-GC

Sisyphus Simulator is now available for PC! Get it while the 15% release discount lasts!

(Disclaimer: The trailer states that music is not in the final product. This was before I anticipated getting the music player to work in time. The game WILL, in fact, have music on release. 5 royalty-free tracks worth!)

I am so grateful to all the loving friends and family who have supported me in starting my development journey.

And especially to Valve for how intuitive and accessible the platform that Steam is so that myself and so many others can start the ground running.

I'll be posting an update roadmap, patches, balancing, and be keeping an eye out for reported bugs starting Sunday 8/31. For most of the weekend though, I will be simply celebrating!

Please reach out to sickbastardgames@gmail.com if you're able to provide any localization support!

Biggest of thanks and welcome to everyone who bought the game! I am excited to support this game to be in the best state it can be and am SUPER excited for all the projects I have planned in the future.

Bienvenue all you beautiful bastards!

-GC

The date is almost here!

I am very new to game development, so there may be a lot of hiccups on release. Especially with me figuring out Steam documentation on achievements and cloud saving.

I will post a roadmap of planned updates and balancing/fixes closer to release. In the meantime, here's the release trailer to showcase all of the features included:

If you have any questions or are able to provide localization work, please reach out to me at sickbastardgames@gmail.com

Thank you to everyone who has supported me so far, and I welcome everyone new going forward!

-GC

Just testing the announcement feature for myself and other testers with Steam accounts to see.

Testers! You can also use the comments on this to point out any bugs you find or any questions you have! (This goes for anyone else who can see this post. AMA!)

Full release coming within a month!

(p.s. here's the text post that inspired the game in the first place. Not sure which of the two users below posted first so they both get kind of a shoutout)

-GC