In a near-future world a hyper immersive game platform called " QUESTCHAIN" is integrated into daily life through AR lenses and neural interfaces
People earn points, upgrades and even currency by completing real life and digital quests- ranging from helping someone carry groceries to defeating enemies in game.
World overlays layered on top of reality.
Overtime, society has evolved around it- jobs, school, status, healthcare, everything is tied to your " chain level". Falling behind is dangerous but rising to fast attracts attention.
A group of top tire players begin mysteriously disappearing - rumour say they " glitched out" into the coreworld, a hidden layer of the game where rules no longer applied."
When our protagonist a casual player who just trying to survive accidentally glitches into this core world he discover's.
The game is evolving on its own. It's rewriting reality.
And someone or something is behind it guiding the evolution towards something catastrophic.