Free-running, stealth and armed combat shape travel and encounters across Boston, New York City and the wilderness frontier in Assassin's Creed III. Weapons include tomahawks, muskets, bows and Hidden Blades. Beyond these areas, Connor captains a warship in naval combat; hunting, a homestead economy and seasonal weather that affects gameplay are also part of play.
The story follows British Templar Haytham Kenway during the French and Indian War, then his half-Mohawk son Ratonhnhaké:ton, known as Connor. Trained as an Assassin, Connor hunts the Colonial Templars during the American Revolution. A modern-day framing story follows Desmond Miles as he uses the Animus to relive his ancestors' memories.
