Joshua and Stephanie make it out alive and meet Stephanie's father, who evacuates the two via his private helicopter.Īmber Brazil is a false criminal, framed for her brother's death. Although Stephanie makes amends with Claire before she passes away, she and Joshua are forced to leave when the hydroelectric dam holding back the Hudson River collapses, flooding the area. Joshua and Stephanie encounter Stephanie's stepmother Claire, whom Stephanie became estranged from after Claire accidentally donated Stephanie's late mother's dress and was seriously injured saving Stephanie from a car accident, leaving her bedridden Claire is being looked after by circus performers taking shelter in their tent but they inform Stephanie that Claire's condition is serious and she does not have much time left. Joshua escapes from Geo City with his co-worker Stephanie, and attempts to evacuate Del Ray by bus, only to be stopped by a collapsed highway, forcing them to find an alternate route. Joshua Harwell is part of the wait staff hosting Mayor Goldstein's conference, but the collapse of one of the levees along the Hudson river prompts the city officials to adjourn the conference and evacuate as Geo City begins flooding. The sequence of the disaster is seen through the points of view of six citizens of the city: The Mayor of Del Ray holds a conference in Geo City to celebrate its success, but several days of heavy rainfall causes Del Ray to issue a precautionary warning to evacuate after the Hudson River's water levels rise beyond cautionary levels, creating a prelude to a major disaster. In December, 2010, the thriving city of Del Ray, built around the Hudson River, is preparing to commemorate the opening of Geo City, a massive underground metropolitan complex underneath Del Ray designed to be the safest and most advanced city ever built. The game is broken up into multiple chapters, each one focusing on a separate character, but choices that the players make within the game can affect the storyline and dialog of other characters, and ultimately the ending of the game itself.
In the end, players must run, climb, jump, and crawl their way out of this devastated city, while constantly trying to piece together information from emergency broadcasts and other victims of the disaster. They must find places to warm themselves and gather food, and find dry clothes or make them. Body temperature and health decrease when players are wet or in cold weather too long. Players must think on their feet and utilize creative survival skills to have any hope of seeing their family again.