The action takes place in a provincial Russian town after the collapse of the USSR. The main character is a little boy whose main goal is to find his mother. In the story, the protagonist suffers from prosopagnosia, which causes him to incorrectly recognize faces. In some people he will see terrible monsters who are trying to catch the boy. The player is trying to help the young hero go through a dangerous path, as well as survive in a dark and harsh world.