The Prophecy is a first-person graphical point-and-click adventure game in a fantasy setting. The plot if fairly typical: the player is cast in the shoes of a young and inexperienced wizard's grandson/apprentice who must fulfil the prophecy and seal away the bad sorcerer who's planning trouble for the kingdom. The puzzles seem fairly intricate but the player has three "Jokers" that can be invoked to provide hints to solve the current screen. The game is notable for the use of digitised images of live actors alongside hand-drawn backgrounds.