Rock N' Roll Racing is a top-down racing game for Super Nintendo featuring up to four racers, allowing two players to compete against AI opponents. Players race on multiple tracks characterized by an isometric viewpoint, which highlights frequent slopes and varied terrain. Beyond steering around curves, competitors navigate hills and dips while avoiding hazards like guard rails.
The game pits four racers against each other, with up to two of them being player-controlled and the rest being AI opponents. Each race consists of four laps around tracks viewed from an isometric perspective, which enables players to discern the presence of frequent sloping sections spread throughout the game's various tracks. In addition to navigating the turns, racers must also maneuver hills and dips without falling or jumping over the guard rail at the track's edge.