 "Grand Knights History" is a role-playing video game where players take on the role of a mercenary squad leader in service to one of three kingdoms of the continent of Rystia; players begin by selecting which nation to support, and are then introduced to the narrative.The player takes control of a group of up to four customised characters from three separate character classes—knight, archer, or wizard—who must travel through various landscapes battlefields on missions either for their nation or related to the main narrative.The story is advanced by taking part in quests which require the player to travel across the game world on a map with interconnected areas and towns.