Arisu - a listless, jobless and video-game-obsessed young man - suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive.

Arisu is a man without much money or luck. He is unemployed currently as well. Out of the blue a blinding light engulfs him one day in whose aftermath the city of Tokyo has lost all its inhabitants save Arisu and two friends. This is a dangerous and potentially fatal game of survival now in which they are forced to take part.—aghaemi

Arisu and his two best friends Chota and Karube are hiding in a subway toilet chased by police. When they leave it they find that all the people of Tokyo have disappeared and the city is empty. Then they will be forced to participate in life and death games with the only option being victory otherwise those who do not participate in the games are executed by the creator of the games.—Cinemoviez

Arisu and his friends head out into central Tokyo for some fun. After causing an incident they hide in a public toilet to avoid the police. When they re-emerge into the street all the people have disappeared and their electronic devices don't work. It turns out that they're unwilling participants in a game, a game filled with deadly challenges where losing or simply making the wrong decision could cost them their lives.—grantss