Manny must collect objects that can be used with either other collectible objects, parts of the scenery, or with other people in the Land of the Dead in order to solve puzzles and progress in the game. The remastered edition allows control via a mouse as well. The player controls Manny's movements and actions with a keyboard, a joystick, or a gamepad. The game uses the GrimE engine, pre-rendering static backgrounds from 3D models, while the main objects and characters are animated in 3D. Additionally, cutscenes in the game have also been pre-rendered in 3D. Grim Fandango is an adventure game, in which the player controls Manuel 'Manny' Calavera (calavera being Spanish for 'skull') as he follows Mercedes 'Meche' Colomar in the Underworld.
