Smurfette has been kidnapped and is being held atop a platform in Smurf Rescue in Gargamel's Castle . The player controls a smurf across the screen and must jump over obstacles, away from spiders, eventually up to Smurfette to rescue her.
The game is an action and adventure experience where the player's goal is to navigate through increasingly difficult levels. With each successful completion of the level, the game becomes more challenging as the moving obstacles get faster and the scenes longer.