Our Life: Beginnings & Always

A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

Our Life: Beginnings & Always is a visual novel, romance and lgbtq+ game developed and published by GB Patch Games.
Released on November 16th 2020 is available in English on Windows and Linux.

It has received 11,969 reviews of which 11,831 were positive and 138 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. 😍

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Our Life: Beginnings & Always into these genres:

Visual Novel Romance LGBTQ+ Character Customization Dating Sim Choices Matter Free to Play Choose Your Own Adventure Cute Relaxing Multiple Endings Otome Interactive Fiction Replay Value Singleplayer Indie Casual Funny Drama Comedy

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows Vista and newer
Processor: 2Ghz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX or OpenGL compatible card

Linux

Processor: 2Ghz
Memory: 1 GB RAM

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Jan. 2025

Hey guys! I just got this beautiful and awesome game but I have a small problem and that is that once you get to make your character it’s all glitch, like I’m only able to put my name and then once you try to do something else it doesn’t let me do anything else. I play my games on the Steam Deck so is it just a Steam Deck problem or is it the game? Is there anything I can do to fix it? I really wanna play this game!

Jan. 2025

I LOVE this game. I'm pretty sure I played it when it came out, and it's really good. It's one of the game where I actually bought the DLC. The game does have a lot of customization, especially when you compare it to other visual novels. It is a decently long game, and I love how there is actually plot in the game rather than straight to dating. Overall, great game, would recommend!

Sept. 2024

Our Life: Beginnings and Always is, without a doubt, one of the most heartwarming and emotionally impactful games I've ever played. It has made me smile, cry, and feel emotions I didn’t even know I was capable of experiencing. The storytelling is beautiful, and the level of character customization allows you to truly immerse yourself in the world the developers have lovingly crafted. When the Wedding Pack was released, I was overjoyed. It felt so personal, especially since I had never really imagined having a wedding, even while being in a long-term relationship with my now-fiancé. But being able to plan and experience such a beautiful event in the game made me realize how much I wanted that in my own life. This game helped me connect with feelings I didn’t know I had, and for that, I am forever grateful. Our Life is easily one of the greatest dating sims I’ve ever played. It’s a deeply emotional and customizable experience that I keep coming back to again and again. Every single part of this game is filled with love and care, and I can’t thank the developers, writers, and creators enough for making such an immersive and touching experience. Highly recommended!

July 2024

This is one of the few games that I have that will never get uninstalled from my computer. The DLCs are wonderfully written and so worth the price. Even the additional love interests are wonderful. This is my comfort game and I cannot fully express just how much joy this game brings me. Can't wait for the new game to fully come out!

May 2024

Honestly, I've been playing this game since I was a kid and it was in it's early demo stage before it had a steam page. At times, it's kinda cheesy, but I don't really mind it considering the game is comforting and inclusive. In my opinion, it's a pretty good game (even without DLC), so I do recommend giving it a try if you're into visual novels! :o)

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Free to play

9.6

11,831

138

Online players

178

Developer

GB Patch Games

Publisher

GB Patch Games

Release 16 Nov 2020

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