Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Released Nov 2020
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.
98% positive · 14K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Our Life: Beginnings & Always launched on November 16, 2020 and received a full slate of post-launch content over the following years, including step expansions, a wedding story, side character DLCs, a voiced name expansion, a soundtrack, and finally an artbook. The developer, GB Patch Games, has made unambiguous public statements about the game's completion at two separate points.
On June 23, 2023, the developer posted that version 1.7.1 was the game's last major update, stating: "Our Life has reached a definitive state of completion after almost three years" and confirming that no further DLCs would be released. The final DLC content piece — the artbook — launched on July 26, 2024, accompanied by a developer post explicitly calling it "the last piece of extra content we'll release for the game."
A June 1, 2026 post promoting limited-edition merchandise further confirmed this, noting "There's nothing else in the works for 2026, and 2027 is gonna be completely focused on OL2," referring to the sequel, Our Life: Now & Forever. All 9 DLCs listed on the store are marked as released, consistent with these developer statements. The game is complete in every sense — the developer has said so directly, multiple times, and all content has shipped.
Evidence
Merchandise post confirms nothing else is planned for OL1 in 2026, and that 2027 will be entirely focused on the sequel (OL2). Reinforces that development on this game is finished.
Developer explicitly states the artbook is 'the last piece of extra content we'll release for the game,' marking the end of all content support.
Content
9 of 9 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
GB Patch Games
Achievements
22
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
A nostalgic visual novel where you design your own character and grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable, choice-heavy story.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always is a feel-good simulation, as well as a “feel-better” one, where painful emotions such as sadness, anger, stress, and worry can all be expressed, then met with reassurance, understanding, and support.
It’s a wholesome experience that faces large steppingstones of life, while having a focus on familiar everyday moments. With notable amounts of customization for even tiny details, you can enjoy pleasures as simple as having a preferred type of drink and a neighbor who cares enough to remember what it is.
Jamie Last (changeable name) has spent the last couple weeks on a summertime high. At eight-years-old, nothing is better than what feels like endless days of school-less adventures, especially when you live walking distance from the beach. While coming home under a scorching sunset one fine evening, Jamie is approached by a stranger. The man is looking for a kid who can do him a favor, and he’s even offering to pay for it. He wants Jamie to please be friends with his only child. The person is Mr. Holden, Jamie’s new neighbor, as well as the father of the odd, and oddly named boy, Cove. Whether Jamie wants to play along or not, Cove isn’t going anywhere. He's present in Jamie's life for far longer than they ever would've guessed.
And then the long days of vacation finally come to an end. Summer may not be able to last forever, but Jamie can take comfort in knowing it will come back again someday…
Our Life: Beginnings & Always is a feel-good simulation, as well as a “feel-better” one, where painful emotions such as sadness, anger, stress, and worry can all be expressed, then met with reassurance, understanding, and support.
It’s a wholesome experience that faces large steppingstones of life, while having a focus on familiar everyday moments. With notable amounts of customization for even tiny details, you can enjoy pleasures as simple as having a preferred type of drink and a neighbor who cares enough to remember what it is.
- 4 different periods of life to experience: childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and fully grown
- Name, appearance, personality, and pronoun (he, she, or they) customization for your character
- Change your character's details however you like as you grow, including transitioning to new pronouns
- Shape your personality, feelings, and preferences, then see them reflected in the story as characters remember who you are
- 1 love interest, Cove Holden, whose personality, interests, and appearance will develop in a custom way over the years based on his experiences with you
- Decide for yourself how quickly or slowly the relationship with Cove develops by setting a unique dynamic; from love at first sight to last minute confessions to always being friends and more
- A welcoming, sentimental story that can easily be enjoyed over and over using new main character qualities or different connection types with Cove
- Font style and size customization. Hit the "A" key to open a screen that has text appearance options
- 397,000 words, 16-24 hours of content in total
Jamie Last (changeable name) has spent the last couple weeks on a summertime high. At eight-years-old, nothing is better than what feels like endless days of school-less adventures, especially when you live walking distance from the beach. While coming home under a scorching sunset one fine evening, Jamie is approached by a stranger. The man is looking for a kid who can do him a favor, and he’s even offering to pay for it. He wants Jamie to please be friends with his only child. The person is Mr. Holden, Jamie’s new neighbor, as well as the father of the odd, and oddly named boy, Cove. Whether Jamie wants to play along or not, Cove isn’t going anywhere. He's present in Jamie's life for far longer than they ever would've guessed.
And then the long days of vacation finally come to an end. Summer may not be able to last forever, but Jamie can take comfort in knowing it will come back again someday…
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Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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