"wheels of aurelia" follows a female couple in a 1978 road trip across italy. unusually for a traditionally story-based visual novel, the player is expected to drive the sports car in game. as the journey progresses, the player-character meets hitchhikers and, through interactions with them, can alter the game's endings. the game features 16 different endings. from start to finish, game playthroughs last around 15 minutes.