Young Ivan Drago's newfound love of board games catapults him into the fantastical and competitive world of game invention, and pits him against the inventor Morodian, who has long desired to destroy the city of Zyl, founded by Ivan's grandfather. To save his family and defeat Morodian, Ivan must come to know what it is to be a true Games Maker.

影片以阿贾贝尔的短篇小说为基础，剧本由马特森·汤姆林创作。故事围绕一段发生在大规模传染病爆发后世界里的爱情，很容易使观众与当下的疫情环境产生共鸣。裘德(奥康奈尔饰)因疫情患上了一种失忆症，他的新婚妻子艾玛(库克饰)和裘德不得不面对这个痛苦的现实，他们尝试了各种方法来保存他们之间那些浪漫的记忆。