squid game 2024 A story of individuals who struggle in life for various causes, such as overwhelming debt, broken relationships, or shattered dreams, but unexpectedly get a mysterious invitation to take part in a survival game with a massive prize of more than 38 million US dollars. Desperate and with nothing to lose, they decide to join, oblivious of the brutal challenges that lie ahead for them. The game is set on an remote island, where the participants are confined, 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 literal translation of its Korean name. This game is a type of tag where offense and defense use 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 individuals will go to survive.