: In the world of Cuphead, "Don't Deal with the Devil" is the main theme. Downloading suspicious .zip files from unofficial sources is exactly the kind of deal the game warns you about.

: A week later, the player notices weird activity. Their Discord account is sending spam to friends, or their saved passwords in Chrome have been exported to a remote server. This is the "cost" of the free game—your digital identity.

The story begins with a player looking to save a few dollars. They find a site promising the full Cuphead experience for free. The file size looks right, and the version number seems current.