Team17 and Piraknights Games announce Sintopia, a business simulation where you toil hell coming to PC this year. This is not the first comparison between the hellishness of bureaucracy and torturous afterlife, and likely won't be the last. A Gameplay Trailer takes a look at the game's madcap sensibilities, and there's a playable demo to check out right now on Steam. Here's word on the demo and the game:

But what better way to get to grips with the red and quite burny bureaucracy tape of Hell management than to sample your future eternal job up close with the first Sintopia demo, available as part of the City Builder & Colony Sim Fest event on Steam that's happening right now. The demo, which is in pre-alpha stages, features all content currently created by the developers, so there’s plenty to see and do in both the Overworld and Hell.

Sintopia is a mix of builder and God game, with an asymmetrical loop. On the OVERWORLD, watch a silly civilization of chickpea people make their mark on the world and unfortunately for them, damn themselves by committing a host of sins. Punish the dead souls, keep your receipts for expenses and generate profit to help you build and sustain your Hellish empire.