Over 200 years into the future, a 17-year-old girl is chosen to participate in the triannual 505th Hollow Tournament, which is her country's solution to overpopulation. In the broadcasted tournament she will be forced to play four deadly "games" against 599 other children aged between 10-18 years. The tournament closes with two winners with the other 598 children being claimed as sacrifices for the good of the people. Though entering the games with a disadvantage of living in a poorer class, she begins to challenge the whole country's beliefs as she becomes known as a competitor that plays the games differently than anyone before her. She slowly starts to break the country's stereotypes as she forms what society claims as a forbidden alliance with a boy from the rich class. With the whole country against her and only two winners, follow her journey as she endures the Hollow Tournament.