Assassin's Creed: Revelations is a 2011 developed by and published by . It is the fourth major installment in the series, and a direct sequel to 2010's , concluding the "Ezio Trilogy". The game was released on , , and in November and December 2011. A remastered version of Revelations, along with and Brotherhood, was released for the and on November 15, 2016 as part of The Ezio Collection and coming to on February 17, 2022.Assassin's Creed: Revelations is an , game set in an environment and played from a .
The game features three distinct protagonists: , , and . When playing as Ezio or Altaïr, the game retains the series' standard gameplay formula, consisting of a mixture of combat, stealth, and exploration. While the base gameplay remains virtually unchanged from the previous title, , Revelations does add several new features; most notably, the "Hookblade", which acts as a replacement for Ezio's traditional dual Hidden Blade (which is broken at the beginning of the game). The Hookblade is intended to facilitate traversal and compensate for Ezio's old age, allowing him to climb buildings much faster and reach further ledges. It can also be used to jump over large gaps and access across the environment. Reportedly, the Hookblade speeds up navigation by around 30 percent. The Hookblade also has applications in combat, allowing for new moves such as grabbing and yanking enemies for a combo attack