Tap Adventure: Time Travel is a single-player RPG clicker set in Patch World, where a team of heroes travels through forests, swamps, jungles, mines, glaciers and wasteland. Local monsters and hostile inhabitants block the way, making combat the route forward. Its colorful fantasy setting ranges from a lively jungle to a grim graveyard and mysterious crossroads, with each world bringing its own inhabitants and bosses.
Rather than assembling a large roster, players can hire seven heroes: a Warrior, Archer, Wise Man, Rogue, Savage, Magician and Engineer. Each has a distinct skill set, and heroes can be developed in different ways to suit a preferred playstyle. Battles pit the party against ordinary monsters and tougher bosses; victories can yield chests for upgrading heroes, runestones for crafting artifacts and manacoins to spend on Mimics. The game also describes other ways to engage with Patch World, including gambling machines and exchanging goods for manacoins.
Its focus is on moving through varied fantasy regions, overcoming their threats and using rewards to strengthen the heroes for the journey ahead.