The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
Story-driven visual novel with tactical battles and branching endings
Too Kyo Games, Media.Vision Inc. · Published by Aniplex Inc. · Released Apr 23, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 7,197
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 53 in 30 days
- Players
- 101
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 5 months ago
- May 27, 2026
Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-?
This single-player visual novel combines branching story choices with turn-based tactical battles, free-time conversations, wilderness exploration, and gift crafting. Over 100 days, teenager Takumi Sumino joins 14 other students defending an isolated academy from invading monsters.
For you if...
- +you enjoy long, story-heavy visual novels with many endings
- +you want tactical battles between character-focused story segments
- +you like dark comedy mixed with psychological horror
Not for you if...
- −you expect every branching route to feel equally developed
- −you dislike repeated content and a long completion path
- −you primarily want deep, varied tactical combat
What players say
89% of 7,197 reviews are positive · 90% of 53 in the last 30 days
Players praise the characters, central mystery, stronger story routes, and tactical battles. The most common complaints are uneven writing across the many branches, repetitive content, and time-consuming transitions and battle animations that make completion feel drawn out.
Players over time
▼ -51% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 246 players on Oct 11, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 101 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 67 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 70 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 77 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 104 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 88 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 130 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 138 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 79 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 91 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 84 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 160 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 188 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 186 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 147 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 159 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 163 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 154 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 191 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 163 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 167 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 168 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 187 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 197 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 246 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 213 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 202 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 169 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 187 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 178 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 224 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 182 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 181 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 196 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 161 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 187 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 219 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 197 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 198 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 208 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 148 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 210 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 177 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 177 |
How many players finish The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-?
65% of Steam players have unlocked «It All Starts Now», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 32 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-?
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- OS
- Windows10/11
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-7100 / AMD A10-7850K
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon RX 560
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 32 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows10/11
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-7100 / AMD A10-7850K
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 / AMD Radeon RX 470 / Intel Arc A580
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 32 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 47
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean.
Does The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Multiple Endings
- Story Rich
- Visual Novel
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Anime
- Adventure
- Dark Humor
- Dark Comedy
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Dystopian
- Psychological Horror
- Survival
- Singleplayer
- Atmospheric
- Soundtrack
- Simulation
Recent updates
- May 27, 2026 · Patch 1.2.2 Release Notice for “The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-”
- Apr 1, 2026 · [ver1.2.0] Update Notice 2026/4/1
- Jun 26, 2025 · An announcement on The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- Patch 1.1.0.
- May 30, 2025 · [ver1.0.6] Update Notice 2025/5/30
- May 28, 2025 · Post-release update information released!
2 DLC available.