Players take the role of a bartender with the goal of serving drinks and collecting empty glasses and tips from a demanding group of patrons.

As the game progresses, customers appear more frequently, move faster along the bar, and are pushed back shorter distances after catching their drinks.

In Fall of 2011, Square One released two more mobile titles for iOS: The Recycler and Season Pass Football with Steve Overmyer.

IGN'S Levi Buchanan expressed that he was "really excited for the iOS remake from Warner Bros. because Don Bluth – the genius behind two of my favorite arcade games: Dragon's Lair and Space Ace – has been signed to do the art and animation".

Tapper World Tour garnered generally positive reviews, and holds an average of 81/100 on aggregate web site Metacritic.