Elfland is a platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System characterized as an elimination platformer. Players navigate through single-screen levels, aiming to defeat enemies by matching their color. Players can change their color by jumping into paint pots, which also replenish their paint supply after attacking three enemies. Collectible items can be acquired by striking enemies again.
The game is an "elimination platformer" where the player goes around on a series of levels which are one screen in size with the goal being to clear each screen of enemies. However, in this game the player can only attack enemies which are the same colour as themselves. They change colour by jumping into the paint pots in the level and this can also be done to refill the paint, which depletes after attacking 3 enemies. Like in the previously mentioned games, the player can collect items by hitting the enemies again.