Sisyphish

A VR obstacle course about the struggles of game development, dealing with burnout, motivation, and a search for meaning - skinned as a salmon swimming upstream. Traverse increasingly hostile and alien environments as the world beats down on you, pushing onward, through the current, to whatever your goal may be.

Swimming near obstacles grants skill points, while crashing into them makes you lose points. These points are necessary to access the rest stops across the river, giving the player a chance to get their bearings back and recover your built-up stress.