Dishonored 2 is an action-adventure stealth role-playing video game. The series takes place in the fictional Empire of the Isles with the majority of Dishonored 2 set in Karnaca, a coastal city based on areas in southern Europe. Gamers can choose whether to play stealthily or not, and can finish the game without taking a life. Dishonored 2 introduces non-lethal combat moves, and features the "chaos" system used in the first game. For example, a power may have a lethal or non-lethal upgrade. Corvo retains many of the powers available in the first game, though his progress in them is "reset". Determined to take back the throne, Emily follows in the steps of her royal protector and father, Corvo Attano, by becoming an assassin.