squid game 2024 A story of individuals who fail in life for multiple reasons, such as overwhelming debt, broken relationships, or crushed dreams, but suddenly get a mysterious invitation to participate in a survival game with a staggering prize of more than 38 million US dollars. With desperation and nothing left to lose, they agree to join, oblivious of the brutal challenges that await them. The game is set on an remote island, where the contestants are locked up, cut off from the outside world, until a single final winner comes out. The story incorporates popular Korean children's games from the 1970s and 1980s, such as the iconic squid game, the direct translation of its Korean name. This game is a type of tag where attackers and defenders play on a squid-shaped board drawn in the dirt, transforming innocent childhood memories into life-or-death battles. As the competition advances, alliances are formed and broken, unveiling the darker sides of human nature and the lengths to which people will go to survive.