The game takes place at the same time as the film, and features some of the same locations. As a result, if you do the right things at the right time, you may see Rick Deckard and/or evidence of his investigation. The most noteworthy place this may happen is when the man takes a photo of you to blind you with the flash. Upon examination of the photo in the Esper, Deckard may be seen in the background questioning someone. This does not always happen, however. Depending on what decisions you make in the game before the photo is taken, Dekard may *not* appear in the image. If Deckard is in the picture, McCoy will say that "That guy looks familiar" when you zoom in on him with the Esper.
The subplot involving two police forces operating in the same town without any knowledge of each other, each believing itself to be the legit police, and McCoy being captured by the one he does not work for is taken directly from the novel "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?" the book upon which the film Blade Runner (1982) was based, however no trace of this plotline appears in the movie.
The game was released in two different formats for Windows PC's; a four-disc CD-ROM edition and a single-disc DVD-ROM edition. Users would have to change discs periodically during game play of the CD-ROM version.
The story includes a character named Runciter, who owns a pet store. There is also a man of the same name and occupation in the book 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?', written by Philip K. Dick, who wrote the original novel upon which the movie Blade Runner was based.