Would You Kill for a Home?

You are a gnome.

Your dream is to buy a house of your very own.

You finally found the perfect place, but you don't have nearly enough money to buy it!

Then Death, aka, the Grim Reaper, shows up, and gives you an opportunity.

Definitely for other reasons and not because the Grim Reaper is lazy, they will pay you to bring them souls that you collect after killing villagers.

Of course you immediately accept the request, already picturing buying your house.

There are two complications though:

Once collected, the souls will begin to "spoil".  Better quality souls will take longer to spoil as well as fetch a better price from the Grim Reaper, but  they have the caveat of making your journey back to the Grim Reaper harder.  Why is that?

Complication number 2: the villagers have guardian spirits that will exact their wrath on you as you try to bring the souls back to the Grim Reaper.  They will attack you with a bullet hell in the form of a bunch of mini spirits, and change the environment to be harder to get through the higher quality of souls you are carrying.

But it's no matter!  You will do anything if it means buying your own little Gnome Home, even if it means killing and suffering the wrath of angry spirits. 

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How to Play:

Pause: Q on the keyboard, or BACK on an XBOX 360 Controller or equivalent.  This will pause the game, as well as give a reminder of these controls.

Interact/Collect: The Left Mouse Click or ENTER key, and the "A" button on an XBOX 360 Controller, or equivalent.   Use this to talk to the Grim Reaper, pick up a soul, or advance dialogue.

Jump: Space Key, or the  "Y" button on an XBOX 360 Controller or equivalent.  Can double jump, which is important for getting back to the Grim Reaper.

Attack: Left Shift or Enter Key, Right Mouse Click, or the "X" button on an XBOX 360 Controller or equivalent.

You have a health status, money counter, and soul jar.  The soul jar can only be filled so much, and you should make sure to watch it to keep track of how your souls are doing. 

Earn enough money to buy the house to win the game!

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Made as an entry for Jamsepticeye with the theme "Death is an Opportunity"

Made using the Unity Game Engine, and Krita for all of the art.

Font is from 1001Fonts, and the blood sound effect is from FreeSound.

Music is not my strong suit, and with little time remaining I decided not to include it.