This month, Too Kyo Games’ debut visual novel TRPG The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy celebrates its first anniversary. The milestone has come with several exciting announcements, like an upcoming multi-ending stage play and an official manga adaptation by Square Enix’s Manga UP!, set to start publication in the winter of 2026. As for DLC, while nothing has been officially announced yet, new comments from game director Kazutaka Kodaka suggest fans should expect a truly enormous expansion to the already mind-bogglingly elaborate game.
To give some background, back in June last year, Kodaka said that given the base game’s sales allow it, he would like to expand The Hundred Line’s story with new routes and endings through DLC, enough to “create an overwhelmingly huge labyrinth of scenarios.” Now, almost a year later, Famitsu asked Kodaka what the chances are of this becoming a reality.
“It’s still in the conceptual stage,” he says, “but I’m personally intent on doing it, and the rest of the development team members at our company are also on board.” According to Kodaka, his team is deliberating whether the DLC should only add to the story or expand upon gameplay as well. However, one thing’s certain: the director doesn’t think releasing DLC would be meaningful if it just added an additional route. Instead, he wants to create something elaborate enough to be worthy of the name “The Hundred Line 3.” Given that The Hundred Line 1 and 2 are already voluminous enough to officially be regarded as “two games in one,” this sounds like an ambitious endeavor.
“If we don’t approach it with that level of commitment, the impact will be weak, and it won’t feel like The Hundred Line,” Kodaka comments. He also mentions the possibility of inviting guest writers for some of the new routes. Ideally, Too Kyo Games is looking to make a DLC announcement simultaneously with another major media mix campaign, to maximize The Hundred Line’s momentum.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is available for PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch. To commemorate the game’s 1st anniversary, the Steam version will be available at a 40% discount until April 30th (Thu) 8:00 AM (PDT).
