Physical platforming is aided primarily by the wizard, who has the most direct control over physical objects. The gameplay in Trine breaks down into two major activities: Physical platforming, where the goal is to get from point A to point B, and brawling, where the goal is to defeat a number of enemies. The skill of playing Trine well is learning to choose the right character to deal with different situations. The wizard levitates objects and creates blocks/planks, the thief fires a grappling hook, and the knight tosses objects about.

In Trine you instantly swap between three different characters, each with a unique means of manipulating your physical surroundings.

Trine is a physics-based platformer/brawler from independent Finnish developers Frozenbyte (best known for their Shadowgrounds series).