In Serpent in the Staglands, pixel graphics are used to enhance the effect. The action takes place during the Bronze Age in Transylvania. The main character is a deity descended from heaven, who temporarily lost his immortality. To go through the entire plot, the character needs to complete difficult tasks related to battles, political intrigues and other problems. In the game, the health level will constantly fall, as it is spent on battles. But to pass you need to survive. The game is made in the RPG genre, stylized as role-playing adventures of the 1990s.Serpent in the Staglands provides non-linear logic. The size of the location is complemented by the fact that there are no marks on it. And this leads to the difficulty of movement. The player is forced to visually remember individual places or simply write everything down manually (for example, in a notebook). The documentation describes more than 200 skills available to the hero. There is also a separate special combat system, which it is advisable to learn in order to go through the story. For its use, foresight is required. The main character initially acts as an ordinary wandering merchant. No one around suspects the origin of the character. In the process of exploring the location and passing it, everything falls into place.The resident races with which the hero is forced to interact differ in the following aspects:
- Main activity. For example, it can be born hunters or mystic-anarchists.
- Social organization. People choose their ruler and are divided into subclasses.
- Halo of residence. Some tribes live on the surface, while others are forced to hide underground.
- Bonuses. At the start, each race receives an additional bonus, giving it an advantage.