New Pokemon Snap gives you the opportunity to go on safari and engage in photo hunting. The action takes place in a region called Renthal. The user looks at everything from a first-person perspective. In the story, he helps Professor Mirror and his assistant Rita. The user can choose the gender for his character. He is also allowed to come up with a name for the hero or heroine. The scientist is studying the special glow that some creatures produce. It's called the Lumina effect. Therefore, he asks the protagonist to go into the wild and take pictures of different creatures. The entire gameplay is based on the idea of ​​photography. In this video game, you need to take pictures, carefully look at the screen and listen to the sounds of the environment in order to notice and photograph especially rare individuals in time.

New Pokemon Snap is something of an arcade photography simulator. This is also a continuation of the spin-off that was released in the late 90s on consoles. In the sequel, the number of Pokemon increased to 200 creatures. The gameplay is reminiscent of rail shooters and shooting galleries. The only exception is that here the gamer does not shoot from guns, but uses a camera. The character independently moves from point A to B along a route predetermined by the developers on the NEO-ONE ship. This ship can teleport to different points on the map. The user is only allowed to control the camera and take pictures of various monsters. The player can aim the lens, zoom the image, and click the shutter. To gain access to new expeditions, you need to achieve certain progress in already open locations.