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But this town is far more complex than you imagined\u2014the restless souls of residents will transform into vengeful spirits seeking revenge! You must constantly switch between forms to save the town.\n![3.png](\/\/\/raw\/7ec\/56\/z\/6de4d.png)\n\n## Core Gameplay\n\n**Dual Identity, Strategic Choices**\n- **Reaper Form**: Invisible wandering, collecting souls of those near death (while gathering cause of death) and eliminating vengeful spirits, earning precious Yang Souls to gain time as a mortal\n- **Mortal Form**: Continuously consuming Yang Souls to manifest as an outsider, interacting with town residents and intervening in impending tragedies. You can also visit the TV station to report causes of death, permanently reducing the occurrence rate of specific disasters\n\n**Key Mechanics**\n- When a resident's lifespan drops below 5%, their soul enters a \"collectible state\"\n- Unnatural events (fires, car accidents, fights, diseases) will instantly and dramatically reduce lifespan\n- No fixed victory condition\u2014the goal is to indefinitely maintain the town's stability and population balance\n- **Failure Condition**: Town population drops below 10 people\n\n## Controls\n\n| Key      | Function                                                     |\n| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| **WASD** | Move character                                               |\n| **E**    | Reaper Form: Shoot to collect souls<br>Mortal Form: Interact with residents\/facilities |\n| **Q**    | Switch between Reaper\/Mortal forms                           |\n| **Tab**  | View current town details (population, etc.)                 |\n![1.png](\/\/\/raw\/7ec\/56\/z\/6de3d.png)\n\n![2.png](\/\/\/raw\/7ec\/56\/z\/6de49.png)\n\nAs a novice reaper, how will you choose to maintain the peace of this town?","comments":2,"comments-timestamp":"2025-10-09T13:39:54Z","created":"2025-09-29T10:29:20Z","files":[{"author":416999,"id":43546,"name":"$$embed-43546.zip","node":417181,"size":37632040,"status":64,"tag":0,"timestamp":"2025-10-06T19:22:42Z"},{"author":416999,"id":43551,"name":"Collector.zip","node":417181,"size":37632040,"status":0,"tag":0,"timestamp":"2025-10-06T19:25:29Z"},{"author":416999,"id":44008,"name":"TheCollector.zip","node":417181,"size":37623644,"status":9,"tag":0,"timestamp":"2025-10-06T21:24:21Z"},{"author":416999,"id":44234,"name":"$$embed-44234.zip","node":417181,"size":18312404,"status":64,"tag":0,"timestamp":"2025-10-06T21:44:17Z"},{"author":416999,"id":44605,"name":"$$embed-44605.zip","node":417181,"size":18312461,"status":64,"tag":0,"timestamp":"2025-10-06T22:01:43Z"},{"author":416999,"id":44690,"name":"$$embed-44690.zip","node":417181,"size":18310243,"status":73,"tag":0,"timestamp":"2025-10-06T22:08:59Z"}],"files-timestamp":"2025-10-06T22:08:59Z","grade":{"grade-01":5,"grade-02":5,"grade-03":5,"grade-04":5,"grade-05":5,"grade-07":5,"grade-08":5},"id":417181,"love":0,"magic":{"cool":54.433105395182,"feedback":1,"given":1,"grade":5.8333333333333,"grade-01-average":2.667,"grade-02-average":2.167,"grade-03-average":3.333,"grade-04-average":3.5,"grade-05-average":2.167,"grade-07-average":1.833,"grade-08-average":2.333,"smart":-49.290744716289},"meta":{"allow-anonymous-comments":"1","author":[416999,417204],"cover":"\/\/\/content\/7ec\/56\/z\/6d993.png","grade-05-out":"1","grade-06-out":"1","link-01":"https:\/\/thegames.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/Assets.zip","link-01-tag":[42332]},"meta-timestamp":"2026-05-20T23:38:50Z","modified":"2026-05-20T23:38:50Z","name":"The Collector","node-timestamp":"2025-10-06T21:53:32Z","parent":415614,"parents":[1,5,9,415614],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/the-collector-4","published":"2025-10-06T21:53:32Z","scope":"public","slug":"the-collector-4","subsubtype":"jam","subtype":"game","type":"item","version":1330604},"text":"# The Collector\n\n## Game Introduction\n\nYou are a novice reaper, dispatched to a seemingly peaceful town for soul collection training. But this town is far more complex than you imagined\u2014the restless souls of residents will transform into vengeful spirits seeking revenge! You must constantly switch between forms to save the town.\n![3.png](\/\/\/raw\/7ec\/56\/z\/6de4d.png)\n\n## Core Gameplay\n\n**Dual Identity, Strategic Choices**\n- **Reaper Form**: Invisible wandering, collecting souls of those near death (while gathering cause of death) and eliminating vengeful spirits, earning precious Yang Souls to gain time as a mortal\n- **Mortal Form**: Continuously consuming Yang Souls to manifest as an outsider, interacting with town residents and intervening in impending tragedies. You can also visit the TV station to report causes of death, permanently reducing the occurrence rate of specific disasters\n\n**Key Mechanics**\n- When a resident's lifespan drops below 5%, their soul enters a \"collectible state\"\n- Unnatural events (fires, car accidents, fights, diseases) will instantly and dramatically reduce lifespan\n- No fixed victory condition\u2014the goal is to indefinitely maintain the town's stability and population balance\n- **Failure Condition**: Town population drops below 10 people\n\n## Controls\n\n| Key      | Function                                                     |\n| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| **WASD** | Move character                                               |\n| **E**    | Reaper Form: Shoot to collect souls<br>Mortal Form: Interact with residents\/facilities |\n| **Q**    | Switch between Reaper\/Mortal forms                           |\n| **Tab**  | View current town details 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