Clockwork Knight is a 2.5D side-scrolling platformer where you play as the toy soldier Sir Tongara de Pepperouchau III. The game offers a combination of pre-rendered 3D graphics and 3D environment.

The game has four rooms Pepper must traverse; Betsy's room, Kevin's room, Kitchen and Attic, each containing two levels and a boss fight at the end, with a total of five bosses and eight levels.