In Bomb Shifter, the player character is equipped with the ability to disarm incoming bombs when they are passed to them by enemies. The player must use their skills to successfully disarm the bomb within a limited time frame. If they are unsuccessful, they will continue to carry the bomb. On the other hand, if the disarm is successful, all enemies will return to retrieve a new bomb. 

The game AI is designed with four distinct brain sections. These enable the AI to pursue the player, patrol an area, flee from the player, and navigate through the game world by jumping across gaps in the navigation mesh. To do so, the AI utilizes trajectory calculations within Unreal Engine to reach the player or navigate around areas that are otherwise unreachable. 

A gameplay mechanic has been implemented to prevent players from cheating by being absent (AFK). To address this issue, certain open areas in the game's maps are equipped with a sniper that will target players who are inactive for too long. This ensures that players are not able to exploit the game by going AFK.