The gameplay is built on the core of agricultural and production puzzles and a cause-and-effect sequence board game. Players begin harvesting crops such as wheat, corn, carrots, potatoes, sugar cane, cocoa, tomatoes, rubber, silk and strawberries. Assets are used to produce goods in the factory to earn gold and experience points.

 In the initial levels, players are assisted by a character named Ernie, who provides them with a short tutorial. For example, he explains that the process of feeding the cows and producing milk can take up to 20 minutes or happen immediately by using the game's currency. To produce eggs, wool and bacon, players can farm chickens, sheep and pigs. There are over 250 commodities to harvest or produce. Production puzzles are driven by orders, which first appear on the helipad.

 The game is synchronised with real time and the reward for accepting a task depends on the time it takes to manufacture the product.Township's city-building mechanics differ from traditional games in the genre. Layout and planning have a minimal impact on the outcome, allowing players to focus primarily on the maintenance aspect. They can use different categories of buildings - houses, community and agricultural buildings, factories, decorations and special . 

Community buildings and houses have the most significant impact on the town development strategy. They are needed to increase the population cap, which is necessary to build factories and expand the territory. Barns set the capacity of all items the player can store and can be renewed by collecting enough building materials from trains or through special barn upgrade tickets. Players can design their town with over 200 available decorations, such as plants, yachts and castles.