The action takes place in Dunwall, a whaling industrial city where curious technology and the otherworld coexist in the shadows. You are the former trusted bodyguard of the beloved empress. Accused of her murder, you become a notorious assassin, known only by the eerie mask that has become your trademark. In a time of uncertainty, when the city is plagued by an epidemic and ruled by an oppressive government equipped with neo-industrial technologies, dark forces conspire to grant you powers. The truth behind your betrayal is as murky as the waters surrounding the city, and the life you once had is lost forever.

• Approach each assassination with precise first-person control and creatively combine your abilities and tools to eliminate targets with your own ruthless strategy.
• Improvise and innovate to define your playstyle and teleport for stealthy approaches, possess any living creature, or stop time to orchestrate supernatural executions.
• The combination of your abilities and supernatural weapons opens up even more ways to overcome obstacles and neutralize targets.
• The game's upgrade system allows you to learn new abilities and smart tools. Move like a ghost and resist corruption, or show no mercy and leave a trail of destruction behind you.
• Decide your approach to each mission and the outcomes will change accordingly. Enter a unique world envisioned by the art director of Half-Life 2, Viktor Antonov.
• In a place where industry and mysticism collide, the world is yours to discover.