Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

The gameplay involves fighting and solving puzzles through twenty levels, using Flint's self-created gadgets such as a hair dryer converted into a heat gun, which can be used to melt obstacles composed of ice cream, or a mechanical boxing glove to punch food. Each level features thirty specific destroyable food items. Destroying all of them unlocks a piece of a blueprint for a special item.

The game also features a co-op mode, where a second player can join in at any time as Flint's pet monkey Steve.