Trouble is brewing way above the city of angels! The mysterious Rocketeer — who can travel through the skies with an ingenious jet-pack — must stop a sinister plot. The Hollywood actor Neville Sinclair is scheming to steal the rocket's blueprints as this breakthrough of modern engineering could revolutionize the future of flight. But in Sinclair's hands, it might also fuel the dark future of warfare.

In the two-player game The Rocketeer: Fate of the Future, you will play as either the heroes or the villains. On your turn, choose one of your characters and take an action with them, optionally playing cards from your hand that match that character's symbol. Card actions are: Move, Tussle (combat), Grit, Gain, Raise Rocket Token (heroes), Recruit a Soldier (villain). Players will alternate turns until all six characters (three on each side) have taken actions and are exhausted, then players gain rewards based on control of the locations and prepare for a new round.

The end of the game occurs when the Luxembourg Zeppelin reaches LA, after which you play the final round, then the game ends.