The game includes a Session Mode, which enables players to perform in jam sessions with the in-game musicians. It now includes the ability to set song difficulty, rather than having to play the song starting at the lowest difficulty, as in Rocksmith.

Rocksmith 2014 offers three different development paths for lead, rhythm, and bass guitar respectively. Other guitars, such as acoustic guitars, may require additional hardware, such as a pickup. Rocksmith 2014 recommends the use of the 'Hercules' adapter, a USB cable that connects to the standard 1⁄ 4 in (6.35 mm) output jack of most electric and bass guitars. The game continued to receive new DLC song packs weekly until March 2020. The game was released to generally positive reviews from critics who praised the games improvements over its predecessor. The game was remastered a year later with additional content for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November 2014. It was announced at Ubisoft's 2013 E3 presentation and was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC/Mac in October 2013. The game comes with 66 songs on disk, with thousands more available to download in paid DLC packs. Like its predecessor, the game allows players to plug in virtually any electric guitar or bass guitar and play along via the use of a USB adapter – removing the need for any proprietary controller like other music games such as Guitar Hero. It is a followup to the 2011 game Rocksmith, but has been described as a replacement to the original game rather than a sequel. Rocksmith 2014 is a music video game produced by Ubisoft.

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