Reaper's Month

Reaper's Month is an ARPG developed by Pixelburst Games and published by Zentech Studios for the Nintendo 3DS. It follows a small group of deceased mortals who find themselves participating in Tempo's "Reaper's Month" challenge in order to win back their lives.

Gameplay
The player controls two characters at once - Chance on the torch screen where he's controlled with touch controls, and his Partner on the top screen where they're controlled with the d-pad or circle pad. Both characters share a health bar; when the health runs out, it's game over.

Chance's Gameplay
Chance wields a deck of up to fifty cards which can be freely customized outside of combat. Each card represents an attack, which can be used when the card is in the player's "hand," which can contain up to five cards, by performing the attack's specific motion (often showed on the card). Performing a motion depicted on two or more cards will use the card closest to the left side first. By swiping cards downwards, they can be shuffled back into the deck for later use, and a new card will be drawn. Touching and holding the deck will Shuffle it, renewing its stock of cards, and give the player a new hand; however, it takes time to shuffle. The player may also pick up as many as three special cards on the field, often used to perform more powerful attacks.

Partner's Gameplay
The Partner remains stationary at the center of the screen, and enemies face them on either side. By inputting directions, they can attack or perform special actions such as jumping, blocking, and dodging. By meeting certain criteria - targeting the same enemy as Chance, keeping up a good combo, etc. - the team's Focus will increase, improving the chance of obtaining better loot, receiving special cards, and gaining critical hits. Partners can also equip up to three Pins to improve their combat ability in various ways.

Story
The story may be found here.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack may be found here.