The Resistance is a game where players attempt to deduce one another's identities. The setting of the game is an imagined battle between a resistance group trying to overthrow the malignant government and the government spies infiltrating the resistance group. It is similar in structure to party games such as Mafia and Werewolf, where a small, secret group of informed players attempt to disrupt a larger uninformed group, while the larger group attempts to identify the spies and eliminate them. The Resistance uses slightly different mechanics from similar party games, giving the players more information and opportunity to deceive.

During each round of the game, the new Mission Leader is selected. The Leader selects players to go on a mission. Once a mission team is agreed on, the mission starts. If Spies are in the mission team, they will try to sabotage mission. Spies win a mission if it was failed. The game continues until the Resistance or Spies win 3 rounds.

Intrigue and tension are inseparable companions of the game: a ​Spy can confuse others by helping to pass missions of Resistance.

Group of 5 and more people can play The Resistance game using this app installed on a single device.