The ancient monks who preserve the wisdom of the Lost Lands have been frozen in stone by antagonist Draxos and his minions.

Most of Risky Woods involves Rohan running and jumping between ledges, and fighting monsters while freeing the monks from stone.

[5] Chests drop from the sky randomly during gameplay and contain items that can either have negative effects, such as transporting the player to a previous part of the level, or have positive effects, such as granting more health and time or rarely an extra life.

After Rohan defeats Draxos, a short animation plays followed by the game over sequence.

The "Eye toll gates" require the player to repeat the melodies that the gatekeepers play using the controller.

In 2017, HobbyConsolas named Risky Woods one of the greatest Spanish games ever released.