Carrier is the first survival horror game released for the Dreamcast. As the game starts you are Jack Ingles, a member of a special forces team. You are sent in by Helicopter to investigate a carrier that has not been responding to radio contact after completing a mission. As you approach the deck of the carrier, your helicopter is shot down. After crash landing on the deck, it is your job to investigate what exactly is going on, and escape alive.

The game is played from a third person perspective. You move Jack around the ship, shooting enemies and solving simple puzzles along the way. The main goal of the game is to survive, so you have to be careful about conserving ammo and health upgrades. After you solve the game playing as Jack, you can play through the game again as Jessifer Manning, one of your teammates. While playing as Jessifer, you get an entirely different view of the same story.