The player takes on the role of an engineer named PERSON@1 , who battles a polymorphic , virus-like , alien infestation which turns humans into grotesque alien monsters called `` Necromorphs '' , on board a stricken interstellar mining ship named the USG Ishimura .

The player plays as an engineer named PERSON@1 , who fights against an alien infestation which turns humans into monsters called `` Necromorphs '' , on a mining ship in space named the USG Ishimura .
