Assassin's Creed Revelations combines third-person combat and stealth with climbing through Constantinople. A hookblade speeds up traversal and enables zipline use, while bomb crafting and a tower defense minigame add to Ezio’s activities.
Set in 1511, the story follows an aging Ezio as he searches for Altair’s library keys amid an Ottoman succession struggle and a Byzantine Templar conspiracy. Sofia Sartor, an Italian bookshop owner, helps him trace the keys. Brief flashbacks let players control Altair, while Desmond Miles has first-person platforming sections. The multiplayer mode from Brotherhood also returns with additional maps, characters and modes.