ShadowFlare: Episode One is the first of four episodes in an action role-playing game series organized through missions. The gameplay is similar to Diablo and the main task is to slay monsters. Player starts the journey as a mercenary working for gold, treasures, and fighting experience. Character can fight with regular weapons or magic. There are three classes in the game: warrior, wizard/witch, and hunter, and an animal companion can be used to fight alongside. Players get experience when they or their companion defeats enemies, and experience is used to level up abilities. In the world of ShadowFlare, there are eight attributes: Fire, Water, Earth, Thunder, Holy, Dark, Gel and Metal - every monster has own attribute. Against a monster whose attribute is fire, a player with a strong water attribute level has an advantage. The game can be played online with up to four players cooperatively.