The game uses a first-person perspective for movement, exploration, and combat. The player undertakes resistance missions in areas controlled by Skynet, searches locations, fights mechanical enemies, and completes objectives before returning to the broader campaign.

Combat and survival depend on weapon selection, ammunition, armor, health, and character development. The campaign emphasizes preparation and equipment management, while mission areas provide a more structured alternative to a simple arcade shooter.

Conserve ammunition and avoid treating every encounter as a direct firefight. Explore mission areas carefully, because completing objectives and managing supplies are more important than simply defeating every enemy.

Review equipment and character status before each operation. Use the available protection and weapons deliberately, and save progress whenever the game permits it so that a failed mission does not erase substantial advancement.