Kakarot is primarily an action role-playing game with fighting game elements.[4] The player can battle opponents and do activities like fishing, collecting Z orbs, eating, driving in a hover car, training, and putting characters in soul emblems.[5] The game's plot follows the progression of the anime series, as the player interacts with the surrounding world as the different playable characters. Players can explore the world and complete side quests to progress the story. The game is broken up into four storylines: the Saiyan Saga, the Frieza Saga, the Cell Saga, and the Buu Saga. Bonus storylines can be purchased as downloadable content, covering parts of Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Daima, the original Dragon Ball, and two television specials.