A paranormal investigation team travels to a small town to look into local legends about an abandoned mansion. What the community neglected to mention is the Wendigo — an evil spirit native to the northern forests, believed by psychiatrists to be associated with a real culture-bound psychosis, whose early symptoms include extreme hunger, violent behavior, and the desire to consume human flesh. The spirit is very likely involved in what has been happening at the mansion. After setting up the command station, the investigator realizes no team members have returned from their assigned areas. The Wendigo is a first-person horror game built around that discovery.