Exploration is the primary aspect of many Space RPGs, and the player can walk through, picking up objects, overcoming traps and talking to NPCs. Role-playing games rely on a highly developed setting and story, which is split into multiple quests.

These games challenge the coordination and reaction time of the players, except Action RPGs. The key features of the Space Role-playing games are that the protagonist grows in abilities and powers. Players can explore the space, while solving puzzles, gather resources, and engage in combat. During the gameplay, the player takes on the role of the central character, or controls a team, called a party, and attain victory by accomplishing a set of quests or struggling to conclude the storyline. Many Space Role-playing games have origins in tabletop RPGs and use the same setting, game mechanics and terminology. Space RPGs (also known as Space Role-playing Games) is a genre of video game where the player can control the actions and movements of the playable character or several party members in the Well-defined Space environment.