When 456 accepts a mysterious invitation promising a way out of crushing debt, he never expects the cost to be survival itself.
Thrown into a brutal competition of childhood games turned deadly, 456 must navigate a world where every mistake is punished with a bullet and every alliance is a calculated risk. As players are reduced to numbers and lives are erased one by one, the true nature of the games reveals itself—not as chaos, but as a carefully controlled experiment.
Alongside the calm and calculating Sejun Lee (Player 345), 456 learns that survival depends on more than speed or strength. It demands observation, strategy, and the ability to read both opponents and the masked guards who enforce the rules without mercy. Above them all stands the Frontman—silent, omnipresent, and watching every choice.
From the terror of Red Light, Green Light to the precision of Honeycomb, the trust-shattering trials of Tug of War, the cruelty of Glass Stepping Stones, and the final reckoning of the Squid Game, each round strips away humanity, exposing who players truly are when fear takes control.
Dark, intense, and psychologically gripping, Squid Game is a story about desperation, power, and the thin line between morality and survival—where the dead are forgotten, the living are changed forever, and winning may cost more than losing.
Details
- Publication Date
- Jan 14, 2026
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781105801938
- Category
- Young Adult
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Nico Rosenberg
Specifications
- Pages
- 59
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)