The story of The Ruins follows a cynical student named Akir, who is transported into a mysterious construct that forces Akir among others to go through trials, which are all different from one another. Akir, who despised the lack of freedom he had on earth, gets excited by the possibilities the world he has been transported into can offer, but soon The Ruins start to pick him apart. Akir decides to ascend The Ruins by his lonesome and his personality starts to twist and turn, as he struggles to keep his goal of happiness and freedom in mind and survive in the mentally and physically challenging environments he is put in.