Chaso Racer is a hybrid of a mechanics-based puzzle game (like Incredible Machine or Armadillo Run and a realistic 2-D off-road racing simulator (like Elastomania featuring arcade elements (such as bonuses and special abilities). A lonely adventure-seeker travels in his 4x4 off-road vehicle through the desert. He founds an abandoned gold mine and decides to search for some treasures there. The mine appears to be an ancient magic portal.