16 Bit Arena is a turn-based multiplayer game. The player has an option between either a Warrior, Mage, Rogue, or Healer. Each battle can have up to nine players on each team. Playing through Trials, players gain cards and gems that they can use to aid them in their arena battles. The gems grant elemental powers, while the cards allow the player to transform into any of the sixteen characters. Transforming combines the statistics and abilities of the player’s character with those of the card. Players when not in battle in the arena or playing through a Trial can chat in the lobbies, play a two-player card game (which will earn you additional cards and gems), or spectate a on-going arena battle.