Donlan Men's Athletic Academy: Before the Line news & patch notes

Hello everyone,

Version 1.1.0 of Donlan Men's Athletic Academy: Before the Line is now available.

The main addition in this update is the “CG 3D Parallax” feature. The first 15 CG illustrations now support mouse dragging, allowing you to view changes in depth during story scenes and in the CG Gallery. This feature can be enabled or disabled at any time from the Settings screen.

The game now also supports German and Thai text. We have also corrected several issues involving multilingual fonts, terminology, and text display.

In addition, we have improved the Settings screen and CG Gallery experience, enhanced Windows/macOS compatibility, and revised some interface text.

Finally, Donlan Men's Athletic Academy: Before the Line will soon be available at 25% off for 10 days. Please check the Steam store page for the exact start time.

Thank you again for your support. We also welcome new players to try the updated version!

ZY_Clash

2026.07.23

Hi everyone,

Donlan Men's Athletic Academy: Before the Line is now available on Steam!

Thank you so much to everyone who wishlisted, purchased, shared, or supported the game. This is my first visual novel project, and it means a lot to me that it can finally reach players.

This is a story-rich BL visual novel set in a modern MMA academy. The story focuses on training, rivalry, physical tension, and a relationship between adult male trainees that gradually crosses the line.

Compared with the earlier promotional content, the release version includes the “Donlan Archive” system. Your choices during the story can affect archive values and may unlock extra CGs.

The game includes:

- 15 CG illustrations

- Over 1,200 Chinese voiced lines

- Theme song, opening music, CG Gallery music, and multiple BGM tracks

- Text support for 9 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian

If you encounter any issues while playing, please let me know through the Steam discussion board or by email at [email protected]. If possible, please include your system version, screenshots, or steps to reproduce the issue. I’ll keep checking player feedback and fixing issues as quickly as I can.

Thank you again for your launch support. I hope you enjoy your time at Donlan Men's Athletic Academy.

— ZY_Clash

Hello everyone,

Donlan Men's Athletic Academy: Before the Line is now live on Steam.

This is a BL visual novel set in a modern MMA academy, following two adult male trainees whose rivalry slowly crosses the line between training partners and something much harder to ignore.

The main game content, CGs, CG Gallery, trailer, and Steam page are now mostly complete. We are currently working on final QA and release preparation.

Features:

- Story-rich BL visual novel

- M/M romance

- Adult male cast

- MMA academy setting

- Rivals-to-lovers tension

- CG Gallery

- 9 supported languages

If you enjoy BL visual novels, adult male romance, sports academy settings, and slow-burn relationship tension, please consider adding the game to your wishlist.

Thank you for your support. More updates will be shared before release.