SISYPHUS: THE WALK DOWN
Press kit — 21 September 2026

Push the stone uphill. Let it fall. Discover what waits on the walk down.

Sisyphus: The Walk Down is an illustrated narrative game for iPhone and iPad, written and performed by Chris Blumzon. Across ten loops, the repeated climb and descent reveal memories, questions and small discoveries. The story ends; the walk can continue.

Release date: 7 October 2026 (planned; App Store approval pending)
Platforms: iPhone and iPad. A browser edition is also available.
Price: Free. No advertising or in-app purchases.
Language: English narration and text.
Playtime: 20 minutes to infinity. Around 20 minutes for the story, with continued play afterward.
Features: Offline app play, local saves, subtitles, separate narration and music/effects controls, optional tap-to-start/stop movement.
Developer and publisher: Play It Faster Games Limited
Written and performed by: Chris Blumzon

TRAILER
https://youtu.be/zpS7wJztd3A
Vertical trailer: https://youtube.com/shorts/FITwByKcrsY

GAME AND STUDIO
https://sisyphusthewalkdown.com/
https://playitfastergames.com/

PRESS CONTACT
Chris Blumzon - Play It Faster Games
hello@playitfastergames.com
For advance app access, interview requests or further assets, please email Chris.

ABOUT THE CREATOR
Chris Blumzon is the writer and narrator of Sisyphus: The Walk Down. His recorded performance accompanies the recurring journey through the myth of Sisyphus. The game is published by Play It Faster Games Limited.

CREDITS
Writing and voice: Chris Blumzon.
Music: Unraveling and In This Moment by Scott Buckley, CC BY 4.0.
https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/unraveling/
https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/in-this-moment/
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The trailer uses Unraveling, edited for length, with level adjustments and fades.
Early motion studies used the CMU Graphics Lab Motion Capture Database, funded by NSF EIA-0196217.
https://mocap.cs.cmu.edu/
Typography: Cormorant Garamond by Christian Thalmann, SIL Open Font License.

ASSET USE
The supplied game artwork, icon and screenshots may be used in editorial coverage of Sisyphus: The Walk Down. Credit Play It Faster Games. Screenshots show gameplay, without device frames. Corinth and flower images were captured from the game's build 7 web runtime; pushing and fall images are taken from the iPhone gameplay recording.
If reusing the trailer, retain the music attribution and licence links above. The soundtrack is licensed, not an exclusive commission; do not claim it through Content ID. No separate rights to distribute the soundtrack are granted by this press kit.
