Fire Pro Wrestling World sees a return to the timing and strategy based gameplay the series has become famous for, which was dropped in the series' last game, Fire Pro Wrestling for the Xbox 360 in 2012, in favor of a button-mashing mini-game.

Fire Pro Wrestling World is the first game in the series to incorporate online multiplayer, holding up to four players in a match.

[2] A DLC featuring wrestlers from the women's professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom was added after the game's release.

Another DLC pack titled "Fighting Road: Champion Road Beyond" which features Sumio Saeba, the son of Morio Sumisu, as he tries to restore his father's glory while maintaining his own career and reputation in a story that directly continues from Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special.

[3] Sam Brooke of Push Square called the game a fun return to form for the series, but criticized it for not being accessible to all gamers.