Niji no Silk Road features turn-based, first-person combat, but enemies do not drop money or experience points.

License points are earned after battles that grants the prince the ability to sell more goods in different places.

The player moves the prince through towns and on the world map across the Silk Road, where enemies can attack.

The player can purchase animals to increase the number of goods they can carry and they can hire soldiers to aid the prince in battle.

The player controls the main protagonist, an exiled prince of LittleLand that has been recently informed of his royal heritage.