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Our Life: Beginnings & Always

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.

Released Nov 16, 2020 Developer GB Patch Games Platforms Windows · Linux Visual NovelRomanceLGBTQ+Character CustomizationDating Sim
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

98.8%positive12,452 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
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Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 24 found this helpful

“I'm an absolutely straight guy, but... this VN tops the tier in my eyes, if you rid your mind of critical thinking for a moment and dive into the fantasy world, this Visual Novel, with its ULTRA AMAZING and diverse choices just give you the fluff of a generation! To be honest,…”

— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played
Recommended · 18 found this helpful

“This was recommended to me by my adult daughter and Im glad I took a chance to play it. I can only say 2 possibly negative things about it: 1- No one's parents are that understanding. I had to cringe at their reactions to the MC & friend's shenanigans. I kinda wanted em to cuss…”

— a player, Steam review · 63 hrs played
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“This game makes me yearn for a childhood I never got to experience. Genuinely one of the best visual novel/dating sims I have ever played and it has become one of my all-time favourite games. From the lens of a queer, trans individual, the customisation and opportunities for…”

— a player, Steam review · 312 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-26 14:57 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

136playing at last check
16624-hour peak
1,937all-time peak
0 250 500 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 466 avg · May 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

22achievements
24.9%median completion
6.5%rarest: Unadulterated Indifference
88.6% of players 60.1% of players 49.9% of players 41.3% of players 41.1% of players 39.2% of players 34.2% of players 30.8% of players 30.7% of players 30.1% of players 26.3% of players 24.9% of players 24.4% of players 21.3% of players 20.2% of players 18.9% of players 18.6% of players 16.3% of players 15.1% of players 11.1% of players 8.8% of players 6.5% of players 88.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.6%Your Life — Begin the prologue
60.1%Relaxed — Start playing Step 1, 2, or 3 using the "relaxed" comfort level
49.9%Childhood Friendship — Start playing Step 1 using the "fond" interest level
Rarest badges of honor
6.5%Unadulterated Indifference — Start playing Step 3 using the "disinterest" interest level
8.8%Adolescent Indifference — Start playing Step 2 using the "disinterest" interest level
11.1%Full-Grown Friendship — Start playing Step 3 using the "fond" interest level

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 01, 2026
Our Life ORCA Merch Available Now! 🐬✨

Throughout the month of June we've got two OL1 merch options available for pre-order. There's a T-shirt and socks, both with the style of the in-game group ORCA. You can wear the same shirt Cove does!

Nov 21, 2025
Our Life Ocean Hoodie Available Now!

Hooray! The first Our Life apparel merch is live! I think it's really nice 🥰️.You can pre-order it now from Makeship. They've got Black Friday sales coming soon where fans get a 10% discount on all pr

Jul 26, 2024
Our Life: Beginnings & Always - Artbook Launch!

Today the artbook for Our Life: Beginnings & Always launched! It's 10% off for the first full week. This is the last piece of extra content we'll release for the game 🥺️. Thank you for everything, Sun

Jan 29, 2024
The Storyteller’s Festival 2024 Is Live!

The Our Life games are included in this year's The Storyteller’s Festival on Steam! If you haven't wishlisted Our Life: Now & Forever or there's still Our Life: Beginnings & Always DLCs you want to sa

Nov 24, 2023
Cove Step 1 Plushie Now Available for Limited Time!

Yes, Cove James Holden is once again available in plushie form! Though this time he's eight-years-old and has some nifty extra features. He comes with a detachable firefly ball that actually glows, an

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresCasual, Indie, Free To Play
Player tagsVisual Novel · Romance · LGBTQ+ · Character Customization · Dating Sim · Choices Matter · Free to Play · Choose Your Own Adventure · Cute · Relaxing · Multiple Endings · Otome (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements22
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.gbpatchgames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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