The game uses a text-adventure perspective. The program describes the current location, visible objects, and significant events, while the player types commands to investigate the environment, travel, manipulate objects, and communicate with characters.

Progress is organized around exploration and puzzle solving rather than separate action stages. Players must examine descriptions carefully, collect and use relevant items, test possible commands, and recover from dangerous choices. Advancement comes from discovering the correct sequence of actions and reaching new parts of the story.

Read every location description carefully and repeat examinations when the situation changes. Parser adventures often require trying direct, simple commands before attempting more elaborate wording.

Keep track of objects, exits, and unresolved clues. Save before entering unfamiliar areas or attempting risky actions, and use experimentation to identify which items and actions advance the story.