While fans create various theories and fan fiction, there is an official lore or concept from Ubisoft suggesting a criminal underworld clone related to the Assassin-Templar conflict. The franchise traditionally combines stealth action with open-world exploration. While some games in the series have shifted focus, such as moving more towards action role-playing, a GTA-like, open-world criminal focus that hasn't been the core of the franchise's design between the Assassins and Templars through Worldwide. The present-day framing stories in Assassin's Creed often feature a company called Abstergo Industries, which has a dark, Templar-connected agenda. However, official games have presented the present-day setting as a criminal underworld clone with open-world gameplay. Ubisoft is a developer of many games, including the Grand Theft Auto series. The Assassin's Creed series has borrowed open-world mechanics.