In the sequel, the player takes the role of Granitiki prince Aleph (alternatively named Alef/Alexander) who is shipwrecked on Melanat, an accursed island that has drawn the attention and forces of the new king of Verdite, and an old friend: Jean.

A large portion of the game takes place above ground, but the main aspects of gameplay remain unchanged: first-person battles, puzzle solving and exploration.

The player takes the role of Prince Devian of the Azalin Empire who has been given the task of returning the cause of the blight, the Idol of Sorrow, back to the cursed land.

His journey follows the downfall of the Kingdom of Heladin and the exploits of Septiego the Sword Master who led an expedition of over 1000 men in a failed effort to return the cursed Idol.

It lets the user construct free-standing King's Field games which may be played independently, without having Sword of Moonlight installed.

As opposed to other combat based role-playing video games, King's Field focuses more on exploration and a dark brooding ambience.

The slow character movement facilitates streaming data from the game disc which eliminates loading screens that were common among most PlayStation titles.