A group of friends finds themselves in an alternate, deserted version of Tokyo.
A class of Japanese high school students is taken to an isolated island and forced to fight to the death until only one survives, as part of a government-mandated program.
In a dystopian society, young people are selected through a lottery to participate in an annual televised event where they must fight to the death in a controlled environment.
3% involves a survival contest, with participants competing for a better life in a high-stakes, dystopian world.
Both Squid Game and The Purge delve into human morality under extreme conditions, where people are pushed to make life-or-death decisions.
Though it focuses more on gambling than physical survival games, Kakegurui shares Squid Game's intense psychological manipulation and high-stakes environment.
Black Mirror often critiques society, human behavior, and the darker aspects of technology, similar to how Squid Game explores capitalism, inequality, and human nature under pressure.