After the events in Pripyat, Mason runs without looking back away from the dead city. And so the story begins: Cordon, beginners’ village, basement. The Mason must fulfill his destiny and help his friends who are lost somewhere deep in the Zone. The Mason is afraid and drives away the spirit, but the thought of atonement for sins is firmly entrenched in his brain. And whether the hero becomes different now depends only on you. The closer to the center he gets, the more complicated and confusing these matters will be, especially when there is not a single person around, but only monsters and a mystical force pursuing lonely travelers.