To maximise your chosen method, you will have access to a variety of tools and types of arrows designed to distract, incapacitate, or eliminate the roaming guards. These tools include throwable bottles, water arrows to extinguish fires, creating additional shadows for stealthy movement, or even prompting a guard to re-light a fire. Additionally, you have a baton and blunt arrows for knocking them out, or standard arrows for a permanent take down. The last tool you have is a lock pick, which allows you to unlock chests and open doors, aiding your navigation through different areas or reaching specific objectives – these doors are marked with diamond-shaped locks. For any other locked doors, cabinets, and chests, you’ll need to find the corresponding key.

While you’re on the job, don’t forget that you’re a thief, so always be on the lookout for any valuables you can take with you. Pay attention to surfaces, open drawers and chests, and inspect every nook and cranny – also look for any secret areas where items might be concealed. Each mission includes an additional goal of stealing items valued at a specific amount of gold; although this isn’t mandatory, completing it will earn you a reward from Cassandra (your employer).

In addition to gathering the requested objects and pilfering valuables, each mission contains a hidden treasure and some secondary objectives. This provides you with incentives to revisit and strive to complete every task and locate all the items. For this review, my primary focus was on collecting the required gold amount (which I failed to achieve in the last two missions) and fulfilling the main objectives. With this in mind, the seven chapters took me about four to five hours to complete.