Apple Town Story's chief difference from the source material is a graphical overhaul designed to be more cutesy and anime-like, including various close-up cutscenes. The player has some degree of control over the lives of a little girl and her pet cat, interacting and playing games with them.Like Little Computer People, the game plays like a primitive version of The Sims. Though the character will take care of their own needs the player can cheer them up or provide activities for them to do, or simply watch their sophisticated (at the time) AI at work.
