The game uses a first-person perspective. The player moves through enclosed levels, engages enemies with firearms, collects supplies, and looks for doors or routes leading farther into the map. Combat is performed in real time, while the maze-like layout makes navigation and remembering explored corridors important.

As an alpha prototype, the available level structure and progression are version-dependent and may not match the finished Wolfenstein 3D campaign. Progress generally depends on surviving encounters and reaching the level exit; detailed episode, score, and secret-area behavior should not be assumed from the retail game.

Conserve ammunition when an encounter can be avoided, and search side corridors for weapons, ammunition, and health before committing to longer fights. Since prototype layouts can be unfamiliar, note intersections and cleared rooms to avoid repeating routes.

Use doorways and corners to limit the number of enemies attacking at once. Treat the alpha as a distinct build: retail-game walkthroughs, secret locations, enemy behavior, and progression details may not apply exactly.