The pilot must escape confinement, retrieve the precious cargo taken from the crashed ship and get off Oo-Topos with it in order to save the human race from extinction.

Abbreviations are allowed such as "N, E, W, S." When entering a new area, the text gives a detailed description of the location and any relevant facts that may or may not help with progress.

Dale Archibald reviewed Oo-Topos in Ares Magazine #13 and commented that "Aside from the fact that you can be resurrected, this isn't a particularly unusual game.

If mental jigsaw puzzles are your favorite hobby, Oo-Topos should keep you happily occupied for many, many hours.

[2] Also after end of official support, an enthusiast reconstructed a source code variant of the game's engine to port it to modern platforms.