Described as an “old-school inspired, third person survival horror,” Song of Horror is an upcoming indie game whose developers need your help. The team behind the game, Protocol Games, have launched an official Kickstarter page for the project, using crowd-funding to develop the best possible game they can produce. The page went active only yesterday, and has now earned nearly $5,000 of its goal of $81,938.

Song of Horror doesn’t feature a traditional combat system or any kind of energy bar. Its survival-based gameplay will focus on players attempting to evade a paranormal evil known only as The Presence through exploration and puzzle-solving. The plot seems to be pretty intricate and compelling, and the Kickstarter page offers this description as to how the story will start out:

It’s an ordinary Friday in the life of Daniel Noyer, washed-up advertiser and former entrepreneur who has fallen on hard times lately. Currently the lowest of the low at a publishing house, you receive an urgent, yet seemingly straightforward assignment: to find the company’s most important client, the renowned writer Sebastian P. Husher, who hasn’t been heard from in weeks. Upon your arrival at Husher’s mansion, you realize something’s wrong. The lights, still turned off at the onset of nightfall, reveal that no one is home. The dog, which was forewarned at the entrance, is nowhere to be found. The main door, left ajar, hints at a hallway drowned in shadows.

One of the most interesting aspects of the game is that it will feature 16 playable characters, each with their own individual storylines. Permanent death is something that can and will happen to some of them, forcing players to move on to a different character if any of them perish. Who dies and when will depend upon the player, making each playthrough different. Who will survive in your game?

If you’re interested in the game, check out the Kickstarter page for more information. You can also watch an early gameplay trailer of the game right here to get a glimpse of how it will play:

Song of Horror has until July 3rd to meet its crowd-funding goal.