Food Battle: The Game is a 3D single-player action-adventure game.
Combat
The goal of the game is to progress through each of the nine locations: The Grasslands, The Mountains, The Swamplands, The Donut Forests, Donut Village, The Caves, The Cemetery, The Ruins and Ian's Donut Laboratory. To progress to the next level, the player must fight off hordes of donut-based enemies. The type of enemy will determine how the player must fight them off. For example, eclair hands will rush straight at the player from the ground, whereas Bacon Maple Bats attack from the sky.

Throughout the various levels, the player will acquire many new food-based weapons, each of which will grant Anthony separate abilities. Some of these are melee weapons, such as the Celery Sword and Egg Roll Hammer, whereas others are long-distance, such as the Red Hot Chili Pepper Flamethrower and the Taquito Rifle. At the end of some levels, Anthony will encounter a boss battle with a single, more powerful enemy, such as the Donut Boss.