Kosmic Kanga is a single player side scrolling action game.

The player plays as a super kangaroo that has a jet pack and a gun. The game scrolls sideways right to left and the player must leap over obstacles, avoid enemies and collect bonus items to score points.

The aim of the game is to continue playing until Kanga gets back to his space ship achieving the highest possible score along the way. The game is joystick-controlled.