Most of "Technic Beat"’s gameplay takes place on a square-shaped area called a “stage”. During gameplay, circle-shaped “markers” appear on the stage. When these markers first appear, a small circle appears in the center of each marker and then expands like a ripple toward the marker's outer edge. The player's goal is to “activate” all the markers that appear by placing their on screen character on top of the marker and pressing a button when the marker's inner circle overlaps its outer edge.