Beneath the Cardboards gives players the opportunity to feel like a homeless person who is forced to survive on the harsh winter streets of the city. The protagonist is forced to look for food and other useful resources, among which there will also be components for creating a shelter. You will have to look for or arrange your own home on the street, where you can wait out the cold nights. You will have to face bad weather and opponents in the gateways, fighting for the right to live.

The main character in Beneath the Cardboards will be constantly searching for food. It is necessary to explore locations, and also take into account various features of the environment. You will have to enjoy the atmosphere of a cruel world in which the protagonist must fight fatigue. It is necessary to rest in a timely manner to restore energy, which is necessary for movement and performing various actions of the character.

The hero needs to warm himself by fires, as well as steal necessary things or collect junk scattered around the map. You will have to complete various secondary quests and advance along a single storyline. You can also freely wander around the locations and explore the universe, bumping into random NPCs that are residents of the metropolis. Users will have to use the character's abilities and skills, building a tactic for completing the main campaign for themselves.