The game uses a first-person, text-only perspective. The player reads room descriptions, examines objects, talks to characters, collects items, and types commands such as movement, observation, and item use.

Progression follows a sequence of story locations and puzzles. Important actions may require combining objects, interpreting unusual wording, or repeating an action after learning new information. The game has no conventional combat system; success depends on exploration, logic, experimentation, and surviving a range of intentionally comic hazards.

Examine every important object and reread room descriptions when the situation changes. Try straightforward variations of commands, since the parser may require a specific verb or object.

Keep useful items and record unusual observations. When a puzzle appears impossible, consider whether an earlier action altered the environment or whether the joke in the prose is also a hint.