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Dark Souls and the Absurd: Camus Would Have Praised the Sun

cknox · March 18, 2026 · 1 min read

In a world designed to crush you, the act of continuing to play is itself a philosophical position. FromSoftware built an interactive Myth of Sisyphus.

The game never explains why you should continue. It simply presents the boulder and the hill. And yet millions of players choose to push.

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cknox · Mar 18, 2026