Conspiracy Field: Snow Trap

Conspiracy Field: Snow Trap is a mystery visual novel set in a snowbound mountain lodge. In October 2011, first-year university student Duan Xianchong and his girlfriend Jiang Chengxue arrive at Snow Realm Inn for work. A blizzard traps them there with the other guests, and when the storm shows no sign of stopping, the group gives up on descending the mountain and expects to survive on the inn’s heat and food. Then the food mysteriously disappears. You play as Duan Xianchong and try to turn the group’s desperate situation around while facing natural disasters and conflicts among the people trapped there. The story contains about 700,000 Chinese characters and takes nearly 20 hours to complete.

The trapped guests

Duan Xianchong is a stubborn, rebellious student who tries to protect the people he loves by following his own straightforward principles. Jiang Chengxue is his gentle, romantic girlfriend; she is unassuming and physically weak, and would struggle to survive alone. Guihaifeng arrived at the inn a few days before them and calls herself their senior. She likes teasing Duan, who turns out to have been her childhood friend.

The other guests include Bai Youyou, a quiet, gifted girl who talks at length about things she likes and has exceptional academic results, as well as strong knowledge and analytical skills. Ji Chouran is a taciturn young woman who seems to be about 18, and whose reason for coming to the mountain is unclear. Luan Yuan is on holiday with her new husband, Shu Tongshan; despite her mature manner, she is wary of strangers.

Chang Sheqing, the inn’s cautious, aloof manager, was once a well-known mountaineering team leader who climbed many snowy peaks. Shu Tongshan is a warm and friendly company executive and Chang’s former mountaineering teammate, with ideals and a romantic streak, but he is easily affected by his surroundings and has no way to resolve the crisis. Local guide Cheng Qiyan handles the inn’s supplies, is frank and welcoming to out-of-town visitors, and has a family. He Songyuan, a company IT technician and former communications staff member under Chang, is suspicious, pessimistic and confrontational, though his technical skills are unquestioned.

Two story parts

The story is divided into Chuangjing Chapter and Jiejing Chapter, which form the first and second parts of the story. The recommended order is to complete Chuangjing Chapter before Jiejing Chapter.

In Jiejing Chapter, Duan discovers a mysterious girl in the snowbound realm. She appears and disappears without warning, and it is unclear whether she is a hallucination or real, or whether her presence will help or harm the group.