Zettai Zetsumei Toshi is a survival action-adventure video game created by Irem. It is the first game in the Zettai Zetsumei Toshi series. The game deals with the characters' survival and escape from the slow collapse of an artificial island. While dodging falling buildings and debris from periodic earthquakes the player must find a way off the island. In addition the main character a reporter must investigate the reasons for the disaster.