The game is set in 1800s Italy and allows players to take on the role of an assassin protagonist fighting against corruption. The gameplay involves quests to access new areas and skills, assassinating targets, and exploring cities like Florence, Venice, and Rome. Quests include targeting assassinations for rewards, fetching items for NPCs, and long compound quests to test assassination skills. Skills can be trained in any order by completing quests or progressing in the game, and allow players to better manipulate the world. The open world can be freely explored to find dungeons, towers, tombs, and chests providing gold for better gear to train skills faster.