The player was put into the guise of a Torchwood recruit and briefed on mission events each week by Ianto Jones. Each mission involved a piece of information needed by the Torchwood team, which the player would have to find and report back to Ianto. The player received video messages from the Torchwood team with mission briefings and hints. The Torchwood computer also contained the Torchwood team's email messages to one another which, while largely unrelated to the game, tied into events in the concurrent television episodes.