Animation Hangman is a variant of the word guessing pen and paper game where short video clips of 3D animations act as clues. Other than that it works like any other Hangman game with the player being presented with a hidden word that have to be guessed by entering letters one at a time. Correct guesses lead to the letters being filled in while incorrect guesses lead to a stick figure being drawn. After six wrong guesses the man is hanged.

In addition to the standard Hangman game, there is an additional game mode called Multiple Puzzle Hangman. It works the same but the player automatically moves on to a new puzzle when one is completed. The hangman is not erased between puzzles so all the wrong guesses gets carried over. The aim is to get a high score by completing as many puzzles as possible.