Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom is a computer game where the player takes on the role of the titular character in the popular cartoon series. In this game, Dora travels to the Crystal Kingdom for new adventures. Unfortunately, the kingdom's color is slowly fading away. The culprit behind this situation is the greedy King. This king took all of the crystals that filled the kingdom with color. With the crystals gone, the world is slowly losing all color. Dora, with her friend Boots, must go an adventure to look for those crystals before the world completely black and white. Allie, their new friend, will join Dora and Boots.
In Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom, the player visits a number of places to ultimately retrieve the crystals that give the kingdom its color. There are different locations with various enemies and non-player characters for Dora to encounter, along with set goals for the game to progress. Dragons are encountered in Dragon Land. In the Butterfly Cave, a giant caterpillar can be freed. When all the crystals have been collected, the player needs to battle it out with the greedy King. The boss battle between the player and the King involves recognizing colors, patterns, shapes, and numbers.