The near future has connected the development of technology and the gaming industry into an intricate knot. From virtual reality glasses and motion capture systems to neural interfaces and complete immersion in fantastic game worlds. Ivan Morozov, a 27-year-old communications systems engineer who follows technical progress and is passionate about the history of the Great Patriotic War, becomes a test subject in a major experiment to completely immerse the consciousness of a living person in the game world of the “Era of the Pioneers” project. A mixture of developments in the field of artificial intelligence, an allusion to the realities of the late 19th century mixed with fantasy motifs and races, social conflicts, magic and romanticism of the colonial era becomes the curse and reality of a forced guest, the only person in this crazy world.