The accelerometer is incorporated into the gameplay, with the user turning the device 90 degrees to make the Scythian take out her sword (the PC version uses the right mouse button).
Most of the dialogue is done through thoughts, once the user has acquired the "Megatome", a magic book that lets the character read people's minds.
The user jumps from one world to the other by letting the Scythian sleep, which is done through making them sit down at a specific place in the game.
Touching and holding on the Scythian will initiate a "song of sworcery", a mechanic that allows the player to telepathically interact with the environment.
The path ends at a canyon, on the other side of which is a massive face carved into the mountain, the mouth being an entrance to a cave.
The Scythian's sword reacts to the presence of the Megatome, and she uses it to cut the book free from the skeletal hands that hold it in place.
Suddenly, the hands and an antlered skull hovering above it come alive and chase the Scythian through the caves of Mingi Taw.
The Scythian escapes, but the eyes and mouth of the face on Mingi Taw close and exude black smoke, and a thunderstorm begins overhead.
The Scythian makes it back to Logfella's cabin, where Girl suggests awakening several nearby sylvan sprites – mystical creatures that grant miracles to those who summon them – to break up the thunderstorm.
To reach the third sylvan sprite, the Scythian traverses to the side of Mingi Taw, but the door to the path leading there is locked.
When all the sylvan sprites are awakened, Girl and Logfella see this event as a "time of miracles", as told in tales between folks of the Caucasus.
The Archetype introduces the player to the final session, explaining that completing the Scythian's woeful errand will be fatal.
After a final showdown with the three-eyed wolf, the Scythian detonates the Trigon Trifecta and the Megatome at the summit of Mingi Taw, sacrificing herself and vaporizing the Gogolithic Mass.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP won the Independent Games Festival Mobile Achievement in Art award in 2010.