
Crawling has the slowest movement rate but enemies are less likely to notice Zak when he is crawling, and stealth is increased further during the night. Running causes a lot of noise and attracts the attention of nearby enemies and also decreases Zak's fatigue, so he will eventually have to stop running and rest. The player can make Zak run, walk, sneak, and crawl. But because of the games open ended nature the option to use those methods for combat are still there. But the game uses more physical fighting than actual spell casting or archery for combat. Bows and crossbows are also available for ranged combat. Magic can also be used with spells such as Heal, Fireball, Eagle sight, Celestial Lightning, Invisibility, Weaken, Haste, and other such spells for both offensive and defensive use. However some looted items such as a Banshee cloak or Wolf's fang can't be used for crafting, but instead can be sold for money. There's a deep weapon and armor making feature that allows the player to craft his or her own equipment using blueprints from a town blacksmith and materials found by looting dead bodies or bought from the shopkeeper. There are many different ways to get to each quest with each path having its own dangers. However some quests require the player to pickpocket a foe or to take an item from somewhere and use it elsewhere. Each quest can be done in many ways, for example using stealth to get past obstacles, going in alone and killing everyone or taking one or two companions with you.


The game has a mix of real-time strategy and roleplaying elements such as leveling up, acquiring new abilities, learning spells, and buying new weapons and armor.
