The Gloom Menace possesses a semi-solid form composed of condensed fog and murky water, allowing it to shift shapes and blend into its environment. It can manipulate fog density to create disorienting patches and move silently through air and liquid. The entity reforms after physical dispersal and emits a chilling mist that reduces visibility and instills primal fear.

The Gloom Menace serves as an apex predator that hunts in the most fog-obscured areas of the course, forcing players to adapt their strategies during creature emergence events and escalating survival horror by representing the fog's sentient danger.