Rime Berta is a turn-based strategy game as well as an RPG. The player follow the journey of young girl Livia, who wants to save her village from a disease. She goes to a mysterious tower to find a special artifact.
The gameplay is similar to Final Fantasy Tactics, but more simplified. Livia controls special living dolls who fights against other dolls on battlefields. The tower has four floors, each with several battlefields. Each battlefield is made up out of squares. Dolls can make two actions per turn. One is for movement on the battlefield, the second is for attacking or using special abilities like shooting or magic. Dolls come in several types, such as warriors, mages, archers etc. and can gain experience points and new levels.