To solve puzzles or complete the tasks, player usually need to use magic spells that named Psynergy, besides, player also has to find items that can teach character new Psynergy. Like The Lost Age, Dark Dawn have a ship that can help player across a large sea, visiting continents and islands. Much of the time are not spend in battle, instead, it takes place either in the game's overworld or solve puzzle for dungeons, caves, and other locales. For players who don't familiar with the plot of the first two games, the encyclopedia explains location, role and other words. One change of game is the encyclopedia system.
Unlike the previous games, some locations don't allowed return once player left. In game, players control characters travel in fantasy-themed world, chat with other characters, battle with monsters, learning powerful magic spells, finding equipment, and take part in a building, do given tasks. Like its predecessors, Dark Dawn similay as the traditional role-playing video game.
