In the end, you and your party must destroy both the portal and the demon. Gameplay and the interface are pretty good overall, and the game should have a pretty quick learning curve. Everything is done using the mouse with movement, attack, defend, cast and other options available on an icon bar. Game speed is adjustable, but there is no option for characters or units to run quickly. The relatively small size of the units on the main screen does make them a bit difficult to click on at times, particularly when they are moving.
Difficulty is adjustable at the beginning of the game, and also during missions.
The AI is said to respond to the experience and capabilities of the player. Overall, I'd rate the game between moderately and very difficult depending on the difficulty settings and on the particular mission or map you are playing. Rage of Mages also plans multi-player capability for up to 16 players, with both modem and network modes being supported. The basic format is cooperative, but it is also possible for players to attack and kill each other. Instead, it consists mostly of monster-filled maps of various sizes, with difficulty based on the map selected.