The gameplay of Power Quest is a mixture of two genres: role-playing and fighting. The player ventures around the town in which they live on an overworld map. Once arrived at a location, a character appears on the screen with some dialogue. More often than not this dialog involves the character challenging to a fight. After challenged by a character, the game switches to a one-on-one fighting game engine. This is the role-playing battle system which differs from the usual turn-based battle engines of the genre. New parts can be bought for a model, which is how experience is gained throughout the game. Progress through the game by challenging a certain number of people before the next event is triggered. Special events pop up throughout the game after this number is met which usually involve a tournament or beating some strong boss-type character. The game also allows to save progress with a password. Due to the limited number of statistics that can be tracked, the password feature is able to track parts, accrued money, and current model.