In 2400 A.D., the player takes on the role of a soon-to-be member of the Underground resistance movement. The viewpoint is in 3rd person, where the player can see the 2D character from a top-down perspective, as well as other non-player characters and robots in the immediate surrounding vicinity, all of which move in real-time. The player may move up (N), down (S), left (W), right (E), as well as climbing up and down ladders. Although in real-time, the game is temporary paused when the player chooses a particular action, such attacking in particular direction.