Cultist Simulator is starting its unholy Kickstarter this week

Aleksis Kennedy is a game developer who has worked for Failbetter Games, BioWare, Paradox Interactive, and Telltale Games in the past, but recently he's been working on his own project called Cultist Simulator, a digital board game that aims to "rain blood down on the world".

Kennedy's game will go live on Kickstarter on September 1, and the goal is £30,007. A prototype version of the game can be downloaded for free here, if you wish to check out an unfinished slice of the game, but basically it involves putting you in the shoes of a fresh new cultist, and over time you gather followers and carry out blood rituals - all the usual stuff.

"Cultist Simulator is a narrative game that lets you play a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories. Perhaps you're looking for knowledge, or power, or beauty, or revenge. Perhaps you just want the colours beneath the skin of the world," the Kickstarter page explains.

"You'll start with very little: your Passion, your Reason, some Funds, and a mysterious package from a benefactor. But you'll learn to combine them to unlock snippets of story, and grow your powers. Craft the Rite of the Crucible Soul. Recruit Believers and promote them to Disciples to serve as burglars, researchers, cat's-paws. Locate and pillage the Star-Shattered Fane or the Tomb of the Long. Penetrate the realm of the Hours, and win a place in their service."

Does this sound like a unique and tantalising experience?

Thanks, PC Gamer.