The story explicitly critiques policing via private military Albion, deportation camps for immigrants, and right-wing populism, with missions involving aiding undocumented immigrants via fake passports and rerouting deportation flights. Developers at Ubisoft Toronto, including creative director Clint Hocking, stated they "take a position" on xenophobia and authoritarianism "head on," aligning with company-wide diversity mandates. Procedurally generated recruits feature extensive LGBTQ metadata including gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, polyamorous, and kink identities, plus same-gender partners; Wrench from prior games is confirmed gay and married to a man in the Bloodline DLC.

Rainbow flags mark real LGBT venues, and a journalist with gender-critical views was removed from in-game podcasts post-release. Diverse casting appears in key art and scenes, with no character creator but heavy emphasis on varied ethnic, age, and identity backgrounds in the recruitable population. These elements influence world-building, character backstories, and subplots substantially without making identity politics the sole premise.

Metacritic shows a clear critic (76) vs. user (5.9) gap, with some reviews praising the anti-fascist messaging.