Amegas is a Breakout variant which conforms to and expands on the play mechanics of the established Arkanoid canon. The basic lay remains to control a bat which slides back and forth at the bottom of the screen. Stacks of coloured bricks are arranged in patterns above. The object is to bounce a ball to hit the bricks to make them disappear. Some bricks require multiple hits to destroy - visually indicated by dots shown on the face. Some special bricks are distinguished from others by unique icons, e.g. one with a skull will result in a loss of life if hit by the ball, or one with an x mark will cause new bricks to spawn and spread.
The gameplay involves bouncing the ball off the bottom of the screen to destroy the bricks. Bricks can be colour-coded to collect pickups which give special power-ups. Power-ups are not automatically activated, but rather are reserved for use when the player clicks the right mouse button. This unique system allows players to strategically choose when to activate their power-up.