Our Life: Beginnings & Always on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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 12,265 reviews of which 12,121 were positive and 144 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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System requirements

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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

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025

It's a pretty sweet game. There is a lot of content if you get DLCs. It's a bit addictive. Super chill in the music and gameplay. Lots of choices to make.

March 2025

One of the best Romance Visual Novels I have ever played. I got all of the DLC before my first play-through, so I'm not entirely sure what the base game is like. But, it was an incredible and emotional experience. The wedding DLC had me bawling. It really felt like my family was there reminiscing and wishing me a happy future. Throughout my play-through, I could of been convinced that the characters were real ppl. After finishing the game and all 3 romance routes, I will truly miss them. This may be the first visual novel that I actually replay a route. Now, having said all of that, there are some critiques I have to make. These BY NO MEANS ruin the experience. They are just things that I noticed. First, some of the visuals are not the best. Sometimes the proportions are off and I would rush through the text to get it off my screen. Also, sometimes the VA could be better. The most notable for me would be grown Derek's voice. It almost felt like they artificially lowered their voice. My final critique would be how all of the physical intimacy is cut short. Now, I do not expect sex scenes, as this is not one of those games (though I would pay for additional content for it), but it could of been implied that things happened, like a cut to black. Every time and I mean every time the ML cuts it off right in the middle of the hot n heavy. I can understand Cove doing so. He needs lots of time to adjust to any advancement to your relationship. But, Derek & Baxter do the same thing?! Your telling me the guy who has been pining for you for 10 years who has been explicitly called out for wanting to see you in a bathing suit would shut it down while in the middle?!?!? It could of at least been written as it being interrupted not just stopping before being interrupted. And with Baxter, you go 2 a secondary location just the 2 of u where there is no chance to be interrupted and nothing happens?!?! By the last stage of the game you like have the whole will they wont they that turns into a whole whirlwind, and I just don't believe that before you leave you don't do anything but sleep in the same bed. How can all 3 MLs want to protect their chastity?! Anywhosies, this game is a roller coaster that I am way to invested in. It was magical. You should absolutely play it.

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!

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!

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

12,121

144

Online players

204

Developer

GB Patch Games

Publisher

GB Patch Games

Release 16 Nov 2020

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