American Girl: Mia Goes for Great tells the story of teenage kid Mia and her dream to participate in the National Ice Skating competition. The game takes part in her home town, where she interacts with friends and relatives which helps her to achieve her goal. During the game the players will get involved into two fun mini-games - Snowflakes and Rink Sweep, which are related to the storyline of the game.

Players get the sense of ice skating from the featured Program Builder, which allows you to set up individual routines and rehearse the moves in order to get prepared for the competition stage. During the competition the player presses the assigned keyboard keys which are different for each move.

The game features fifteen locations, seventeen unique characters and lots of items you collect during the game.