The game uses a top-down, grid-based battlefield. The player moves units, attacks enemies, uses abilities or items where available, and ends each unit’s turn before the opponent acts. Victory normally depends on defeating the opposing force or completing the scenario’s stated objective.

Between battles, the story advances through scripted events and the roster develops through experience and equipment. Different unit types encourage different roles, including frontline combat, ranged attacks, and support. Maps become more demanding as enemy placement and objectives require more deliberate positioning.

Protect fragile units by keeping them behind durable frontline fighters, and avoid ending a turn where several enemies can attack the same character. Concentrate attacks to remove threatening enemies before spreading damage across the map.

Plan around movement range and terrain, and preserve healing items or support abilities for battles where reinforcements or multiple objectives create pressure.