[1] In the game, players must ascend a vertical map and avoid falling down by making careful jumps.
[5][6] The player controls a king who can move by either jumping or walking, and must reach the top of an extremely tall tower to beat the game.
Missing a jump can be punishing as falls can cause the player to lose a significant portion of their progress, and there are no checkpoints.
[1] Additionally, at the top of the tower, there is a "smoking hot babe", teased through dialogue at the beginning of the game.
[10] Similarly, Andrew Shaw of The Digital Fix praised the game's difficulty, soundtrack, and "beautifully pared-down but still vibrant and evocative 16-bit art style and equally retro sound effects.