You play as a soldier in the , humanity's last line of defense. The narrative is told through frantic radio chatter from fellow soldiers, commanders, and desperate civilians as they witness the destruction of their world.

Eight years have passed since the "Storm Team" elite unit defeated the Ravagers, a merciless alien race that nearly wiped out humanity with giant insects and death machines. While the world has rebuilt using salvaged alien technology, believing the threat was gone forever, a new nightmare begins on . Deep underground, a new swarm of evolved giant creatures has been born, and they are now erupting into the streets of modern cities. The Shadow of New Despair

: A massive, Godzilla-like kaiju that shrugs off standard military firepower.