A nonlinear life simulator played in real-time. The player assumes the role of a customizable character who moves to a deserted island after purchasing a vacation package from Tom Nook, a raccoon character who is a staple of the series.
2 years after the events of "Nehrim", the world of Vyn has fallen into chaos, prompting a Nehrimese refugee to travel to the isolated continent of Enderal to start over, unaware of the threatening, mysterious challenges he would soon face.
When the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.