Playboy The Mansion puts the player into the virtual slippers of world-famous Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, building Playboy Magazine and the Playboy Mansion into dynamic cultural icons. Gamers live the lifestyle, rubbing elbows with stunning women and popular celebrities,and share the mystique of the Mansion by hosting extravagant, exciting parties. Smart management of the Mansions social scene is required to keep the business thriving, and scoring hot celebrity interviews and arranging sexy photo shoots are just some of the tasks that players will encounter in growing the empire. The innovative Photoshoot gameplay allows the player to take control of the camera, shoot models for magazine covers and pick and choose the best overall theme for each issue in order to maintain the excellence that the buying public demands.

Rendered in a beautiful 3D environment including actual Playboy estate areas such as the Game House and the world-famous Playboy Grotto, the game portrays an accurate, virtually liveable version of the actual Playboy Mansion. Gamers can also create their own versions of the Mansion as they step into the role of the Playboy mogul, hosting lavish parties designed to be the envy of Hollywood. With Campaign and Empire modes, players can either follow an intriguing and involved storyline, or be let loose to explore and create on their own.

The Gold Edition includes all the original games content plus the following:

- Playboy: The Mansion Private Party Expansion on CD4!
- Three Main Parties (Midsummer Nights Dream, Hefs Birthday and Playmate Of The Year)
- Four Secondary Parties (Halloween, New Years Eve, Magazine Anniversary and Spring Break)
- New party animations: Special party-themed costumes
- Fireworks
- Surprise guests
- More rewarding material
- New/updated Playmate photos
- Playmate videos