The Last Year is a Ren'Py visual novel and sandbox game by YuzuruRIN, presented with 3D CG and animated visuals. It follows a male protagonist during his last year of secondary school, after city living costs force him back to a small hometown. His mother arranges a cheap apartment, and he must navigate choices, relationships, and the closing chapter of school life. The game blends a dating sim structure with harem and horror elements, while also emphasizing its own teenage drama, romance, and mystery.
Development remains ongoing with version v0.6.1 released on September 6, 2026. The build supports Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android. It is available in English, Thai, Indonesian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and Vietnamese. The game is uncensored.
Developer's description
"The Last Year
" is a visual novel & sandbox game that blends teenage drama, romance, and mystery. Players take on the role of a male student in his final year of high school, making choices, building relationships, and facing the final chapter of school life—one that will never come again.
You play as a MC who’s forced to move back to your small hometown after living in the big city becomes too expensive. Your mom sets you up with a cheap apartment and you end up spending your final year of high school there. What kind of memories will you make? That’s entirely up to you.
v0.6.1
No changelogs shared
V.0.5.6
Final Chapter 2
The animation features sex scenes while the characters Lana, Sayo, and Asami are asleep.
V.0.5.5
-Kyoko Story Chapter 2
Updated Character Notes UI
v0.5.4 Bug fixes
V.0.5.4
Yuri’s Chapter 2: A New Excitement with Yuri.
11 new animations for Yuri + new CGs.
Special Events: New special outfits for Airi, Kyoko, Natsumi, Reina, Sakura, and Yuri.
New Areas: Mall, Arcade, and Pharmacy.
4 Mini-games added to the Arcade zone.
New Currency: Arcade Tickets—trade them for items at the Arcade shop!
QTE Nerf: Made it way easier! You now have 1.5s to react (up from 0.75s).
Sidebar UI: Completely redesigned.
Bug fixes carried over from v0.5.3.
V.0.5.3
Airi’s Second Chapter!
4 New Animations + CGs (Airi focus).
Special H-scene with Chiori at the house.
Online Shop & Categorized Inventory systems added.
General bug fixes and improvements from v0.5.2.
Nerf QTE minigame
V.0.5.2
Chapter 2 story for Natsumi & Kobayashi Family
10 animated scenes in total featuring Natsumi, Rin, Chiori, Reina
Bug fixes from Version 0.5.1
Improvements to the cheat code system for members
V.0.5.1
Chapter 2 story content for
Sakura
and
Reina
Up to 8 H-scene animations
Over 3,000 lines of dialogue
New credit-earning mini-games: Blackjack app and a Stock Trading app
Fixed an issue where inviting Sakura back to the room would not trigger properly
Updated location icon UI on the map
Removed unnecessary images from early story sections to reduce the game size
Adjusted Yuri’s RNG quest to a 70% trigger chance
V.0.4.1
2 H-scenes with
Sayaka
,
1 H-scene with
Gwen
,
1 H-scene each with the
VIP Nightclub girls
,
8 H-scenes with the
Restroom Service girls
,
Completely reworked
Quest UI
,
Added
Hint Function
– now you can see how to unlock each CG,
Fixed various bugs from the previous version
V0.4.0 Bugfix
Fix
V0.4.0
Sakura's Story - Chapter 1: 4 Different Endings
Supporting Characters in Sakura's Story: We're updating the locker room CGs to feature Sakura's friends with new models.
Natsumi H-Scene in Her Room at Night: You can replay this one! (Requires Natsumi Good Ending )
Kyoko H-Scene on the Rooftop: This one's also replayable! (Requires Kyoko Good Ending or Threesome Ending )
Kyoko & Airi H-Scene in the Student Council Room: Yep, replayable too! (Requires Threesome Ending )
UI Tweaks: We're making some adjustments to the character info display.
Hidden Cheat Code Button:Hiding the cheat code button Only supporters will know how to find it.
Quest Tracker System: This will make it easier to find event locations.
New Cheat Codes: These will unlock an EZ win for arm wrestling and an EZ RNG option, so you won't need to rely on random triggers for certain quests for Teacher tier.
v0.3 Bugfix
Fix
V0.3.0
New Content
Natsumi’s first chapter stroy: 3 different endings.
Classroom dialogue for all 6 main characters
A new location: Natsumi’s house
Two new characters: Chiori & Rin
A classroom quiz system — answer correctly to get +5 INT
A hidden feature: Code RED
Select main menu wallpeper
V0.2.1
New Content
Natsumi's side story
Asami-sensei's side story
New location: 'Gym'
Status display on the phone for better readability
Strength
Money
Intelligence
Charisma
Stamina
New Stamina System for Activities
Part-time job: Costs 3 stamina
Exercise: Stamina cost varies based on the workout plan
Sleeping (full day): Restores 3 stamina
Sleeping (partial): Restores 1 stamina
System Updates
Item names now appear when hovering over them in the shop
Added a button to return to the map in one click
Bug Fixes
Skip function during gift-giving
Language bug
Halloween Event replay issue
Unable to invite Yuri back to the library
V0.2.0
• Reina chapter: Strange Girl
• Yuri chapter: Secret of the Library.
• New UI
• 0.1.3 bug fix
V0.1.3
• Halloween event story.
• Can play the halloween event in the classroom in the afternoon.
• Main menu new UI.
• fix bug about right click in main menu.
• Re-model Reina
V0.1.2
• Three route in the Kyoko and Airi story.
• Kyoko route sex scene with kyoko when end story capter
• Airi route sex scene with Airi when end story capter
• Help both of them route Threesome scene when end story capter
• Bug fixes from version 0.1.1
• Quest system
• Improvements expanded icons
• Added sound and time to the part-time job mini-game
• Fixed phone display issues.
V0.1.1
• Part-time work system to earn money Used for buying item.
• New locations, Mini Mart, Parks
• Characters with new interactions 'Gwen'
• Character story 'Lana'
• New Character location when it's Saturday, Sunday
• Cheap events Call in to see the teacher when you skip class too much. (Lewd Scene)
V0.1
Initial Release
Player reviews
Player rating4.0 / 5 · 12 ratings
Written reviews12 · avg 3.6★
Positive (4–5★)58%
Latest review2026-07-31
What players say
Mostly positive but mixed; art and characters please, while sandbox navigation, grind, translation, and traps frustrate some players.
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Players like
Pretty character models, CGs, and smooth animations
Interesting character routes and slice-of-life school setting
Frequent updates and surprisingly generous early content
Engaging exploration and manageable grinding for some players
Common complaints
Confusing sandbox navigation and excessive clicking
Rough translation and clunky dialogue in places
Annoying minigames, traps, and harsh bad endings
Best for players who like pretty school harem sandboxes and tolerate rough navigation and translation.
Summarised from 12 written player reviews.
harem.king2026-07-31★★★★★
0.5.5 engrish is bad. sandbox is too grindy and requires too many clicks to navigate. GUI leaves a lot to be desired, especially the walkthrough hints. some of the minigames are outright malicious. for example, when sorting the trash the…
nuttyguy952026-05-31★★★★★
v0.5.4 The game is good, but I think it would benefit from having a more linear story. The interfaces are not the best. the gallery for exemple has tabs on the left to filter girls, but the replay gallery doesn't…
Voronc2026-05-12★★★★★
I was not expecting much from this game when I first downloaded it, it just looked like it had hot renders so I gave it a try, and boy am I glad I did give it a try I won't…