The game revolves around coordinating a number of heists, many of which involve breaking into various properties and stealing valuables. Successful heists result in the player being rewarded with bonuses and money, as well as new tools and skills. The game also features some realistic violence. The thieves can sneak up behind guards and punch them or smother them with chloroform. Guards make realistic struggling noises and fall down, splayed on the ground where they fall unconscious for a time. They can be subdued further by kicking them while they are down.