Prologue (1972) The prologue begins with an argument between Anne and James in Clarke Family Home about problems at the factory and Megan. After that, Tanya arrives home and all family members disperse: Anne goes to take a bath, Dennis goes to the attic, James watches TV, Tanya goes to check on Megan, and Anthony goes to the kitchen.
Megan places her doll near the lit stove starting a house fire, in which the family members die one by one: James is crushed by falling debris, Anne dies of smoke inhalation, Megan burns up in the fire, Tanya may burn to death or is accidentally hung on her scarf, and Dennis impales himself on the fence.
Anthony, who was locked out of the house and forced to watch his family members perish, runs back into the house to find Anne as he had not seen her die. Some time later, there is a funeral for the deceased members of the family, which is attended by Tanya's boyfriend Vincent.
Present Day (2020) As soon as the prologue ends, the player is introduced to the Curator, who says they might have met somewhere. He will explain that the fire was inevitable and that it would be better for the player to focus on the future.
In the present day, a bus driver taking four students: Andrew, Angela, Daniel, and Taylor, along with their professor John, on a class trip is forced to take a detour through the ghost town of Little Hope due to an accident blocking the road.
In order to avoid hitting a little girl who suddenly appears, the bus driver swerves off the road causing the bus to flip over. The game begins with the five protagonists trying to get help after the bus crash and find the missing bus driver.
Walking along the road, the group stumbles upon a bar and sees a light inside, they decide to go in to find someone. Inside, they find only one person who introduces himself as Vince, but he cannot help them with anything, since he drank a lot. As they leave the bar, they hear bells and think that there is someone in the city.
On the way, Andrew and Angela lag behind the others and find a doll. Having picked it up, a girl in strange clothes and an accent suddenly grabs them. She introduces herself to Mary and asks to play with her. A woman appears, scolds Mary for witchcraft and, seeing the guys, leaves.
When the guys are reunited with the rest, they begin to talk about what happened, but they do not believe them, because they do not see anything at the fire site.
The player is then taken back to the Curator's repository, as he shortly discusses the personality of each character and Mary's situation: she in trouble or she is trouble.
Upon reaching the intersection, John and possibly Angela run into the woman Amy again and are shocked that she looks exactly like Angela. Returning to the rest, the group decides to split up: Taylor and Daniel follow the trail to the school, while John and Andrew continue along the road and hit the police officer (Angela will go with one of the group depending on the player's choice).
They all collide with Mary and see flashbacks, from which it turns out that Mary tells her accusations about Amy to Reverend Carver, for which she is arrested and sentenced to death, despite requests from Amy's husband Joseph. When the group is reunited, they reach a collapsed bridge, where they see Amy being thrown into a river and drowning.
Descending from the bridge, a creature bound by chains attacks the heroes. Andrew must decide who to save: John or Angela. Angela can get out or be grabbed by a creature and drowned.
The Сurator can praise that he was able to save Angela or sympathize if she died and can give hint about forgiving himself.
Andrew John and Angela escape to the cemetery, from where they return to the road. They see the girl and follow her. In the alleyway, a demon attacks Angela and drags her into the sewers. The remaining guys go to the museum and find the expatriates associated with the ships of 1692.
Meanwhile, Taylor and Daniel, taking a different path, also end up in the museum. However, Taylor ends up in a past where Mary's older sister Tabitha, who looks like Taylor, is accused of witchcraft, using doll for rituals.
The Curator will comment on the current situation and congratulate the player if he took the knife. He will also give a hint that everyone has their own demons and they are only theirs.
Going out and reaching the execution site, the couple see how the Tabitha is hanged or burned at the stake. Returning to the road, they are chased by a hanged or burned demon.
Fleeing from the demon, the couple reunite with Andrew and John, and the group takes refuge in a church, where they see Mary's brother David being accused of witchcraft and thrown off the bell tower onto the fence, despite Daniel's efforts. While exploring the church, demons attack them and the guys escape. While escaping, Daniel may be impaled on the fence, and Taylor will break his neck or burn.
