The game's graphics include many backgrounds modeled after modern abstract art.

The objective of Off the Wall is to score as many points as possible by destroying square blocks in a never-ending series of levels.

The player controls a paddle using an analog knob or a joystick (depending on the machine configuration).

In multiplayer games, a bonus round occurs periodically where players compete directly against one another in an exact clone of Pong.

RePlay reported Off the Wall to be the twelfth most-popular arcade game at the time.