Littlewood is a peaceful RPG game that takes place in the vast world of Solemn. The player takes on the role of a hero who defeated the Dark Wizard and brought peace to the land, but at a cost. The hero can't remember what happened during the final battle. The game revolves around exploring the world, meeting townsfolk, and convincing them to stay in your town.

The player can collect rare items and materials found across the world and bring them back to their town for selling and crafting. The player can also unlock new tools to harvest these materials for building and upgrading their town. The game features gathering, mining, woodcutting, bug catching, fishing, farming, cooking, crafting, merchanting, and tarot master. The player can fulfill their townsfolk's requests to earn their hearts and unlock new relationship paths.

Littlewood features influences from Animal Crossing, Dark Cloud, and RunescapeThe game's design is all up to the player, and they can build new structures, decorative monuments, and furniture. The game's tone of voice is descriptive, focused, and as perennial as possible. It is direct, accessible, and written in American English.