Our Life: Now & Forever
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Begin your life anew in this second installment to the lovingly nostalgic Our Life series! Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable, choice-heavy story. A demo is available 🍂
Fall settles over the charming mountain town of Golden Grove as the story begins. But it isn't only glittering leaves that are changing. You and your mom leave behind everything you knew before when you move to a new home nestled right in the middle of a tight knit cul-de-sac. It’s there where a paper airplane lands at your feet and brings you to unanticipated crossroads.
Make your own path through life as you grow from childhood to adulthood with your two closest neighbors. Even in the chilly autumn weather, it’ll be a truly heartwarming time.
Developer: GB Patch Games
Price: Free-to-play base game with optional paid DLCs
Release Frame: When it's fully grown
Rating: Teen
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android
Presskit: HERE
Create the protagonist of your story:
Pick a first name, last name, honorifics, and have a nickname, too. Use any pronouns you prefer, including using multiple types and implementing your own set. Design your appearance using a dress-up doll, from skin tone, to hair, to clothes and accessories. Your mom’s appearance is partially customizable to have a family resemblance!
Take it Step by Step:
Experience four distinct periods of time: childhood, teen-aged, young adulthood, and grown. With all the highs and lows, the fears and fun, and the endless possibilities of self-discovery.
Live as you please:
Express your personality and preferences through hundreds of choices, then see those traits reflected in the story as people remember who you are. And you can always change as the years go by, whether that means discovering a new passion, shifting your disposition, or transitioning to different pronouns.
Find friendship, family, and romance:
Your own mom, peers, their parents, teachers, and other acquaintances; there’s a whole community in Golden Grove, and it’s up to you to choose your place in it. Meaningful connections of all kinds can be nurtured. Is the stoic elderly man on the street scary or is he your new adopted grandpa?
Develop relationships that are truly yours:
Use your own judgement to set how quickly bonds develop. Grow closer or farther apart as years go by. Focus on only one of the leads or be fond of both, including the option for a polyamorous relationship. And how you feel towards the people in your life is what determines your closeness. There are no limits on which behaviors you can have to be liked.
Enjoy a world to return to:
Our Life: Now & Forever features a welcoming, sentimental story that can easily be played over and over using new qualities for yourself or different relationship types with those around you.
Read your way:
Customizable lettering size and font type, two different textbox arrangements to choose from, and a self-voicing option built into the engine. Present the words in whichever style works best for you.
While you’ll be able to decide how fond you are of everyone in your life, there are two people you’ll meet whose connection to you will go deeper than all the rest: Qiu and Tamarack. Each one the same age as you and both living right next door.
Qiu “Autumn” Lin:
A true Golden Grove local, born and raised. Qiu is the kid to know in that town. The most popular, the most charming, until it all becomes too much. There’s a point where a coldness comes over Qiu and they shut out all except a few people. However, the rain doesn’t fall forever, and sadness can heal with real support. The day comes when Qiu is able to shine again, even brighter than before.
In Autumn you will find a thoughtful individual who just needs some time to embrace the person they’ve always known they were. Qiu was assigned male at birth, but comes out as genderfluid (they/he) partway through the story.
Tamarack Baumann:
A fellow newcomer, Tamarack moved in only about a week before you did. She’s a darling joy to those who get to have her company. And like the forests she loves so much, Tamarack is always changing in big and small ways. That isn’t always for the better. She’s surrounded by wrong branches, leading her down paths that only cause hurt. Yet despite all the pricks and snags on her path, the heart always remains the same.
With Tamarack you’ll see a kind miss who has a lot to learn about herself, but will never stop trying to find her way. Tamarack is a woman who only ever uses she/her pronouns.
[Qiu and Tamarack have more than one hairstyle they can end up with in the future.]
Build your life with them:
Set your unique "dynamic meters" that broadly describe how you behave towards one of the leads, keeping them consistent or switching that around as you grow up. Qiu's and Tamarack's dynamic towards you will develop in a custom way over the years based on who you are and what happens.
A romance with Qiu or Tamarack can develop as love at first sight, a longtime platonic closeness turning into last-minute confessions, a slow and gradual growth of affection that started at nothing, or anything in between.
Friendships form in just as many varied ways, ranging from immediate connections to hard-earned fondness, from casual company to irreplaceable family, and more. What you have together is complex with history and detail, yet still as natural as the leaves changing colors in the fall.
Join our Patreon to beta test scenes before their public launch and for sneak peeks!
Status | In development |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android |
Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (2,206 total ratings) |
Author | GBPatch |
Genre | Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction |
Tags | Amare, Character Customization, Dating Sim, LGBT, Meaningful Choices, Multiple Endings, Romance, Slice Of Life, Yuri |
Links | Steam |
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Development log
- OL: N&F Demo Expansion May 2024!May 22, 2024
- GB Patch Games: 2024 IntentionsJan 01, 2024
- Our Life Now & Forever: Kickstarter Final 24 HoursNov 08, 2023
- Our Life: Now & Forever Kickstarter Is Live! + Trailer & Demo ExpansionOct 10, 2023
- Our Life Now & Forever: Our Life: N&F Polyamorous Relationship Feature Announcem...Sep 27, 2023
- Our Life: Now & Forever Kickstarter Launch Date!Sep 20, 2023
- Our Life: Now & Forever Demo Update Coming Fall 2023!Jun 17, 2023
- Our Life: Now & Forever Pre-Launch Kickstarter Page!May 29, 2023
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Can you make a bottom half just wondering it would be really cool
waiting for the next part ! this game is so good ! there's so many choices but the change in characters for the next part is STRESSFUL what happened to them ! Crying
I legit almost cried, it hurt my soul watching Qiu loose hope at school and watching tamarack grow insecure, fortunately step 3 looks good!
I finished playing Our life now and forever demo. Since its now fall, I thought it would be great for the season! Its super cozy like the first game. Young Baxter is in it! He's so cute!!
A kid name Darrien who is just side character, is my type. I hope they'll allow us to date him in a future DLC or sth
In this game, starting from Step 2. you can change the character dynamics and have one of the main characters being jealous over you if you want. I only got a gilmpse of it in Step 2, before it ended, but its a feature Im excited for
Def excited to play the full game when its out!!
I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS GAME I CAN'T EVEN WAIT. GBPATCH UR AMAZING 😭 . Also I love how we go from summer to fall what's next winter?
HOLD ON A MINUTE people are saying an Update is coming in November....... That Means. ...... BEST BIRTHDAY EVEEEEER!!!
HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAy
Thank You!
Tamarack you sweet Autumn Child please remain kind
Hola!! I love this game so much! I can't wait for the November update! I remember my first time being introduced to your games. I was at my grands house looking for some games to play when I stumbled across Our Life Beginnings and Always. I played it for maybe a couple hours, and I LOVED it! It made me cry at the end 😅. I even brought the dlcs for it! I also then started to play your other games like Xoxo droplets and thr messed up version of it! I'm so happy that I found your games! I hope you'll be able to grow 🫶! Oh and I was happy to find out Cove was autistic as I am too, I was glad to play a game with a character that had the same type of brain as me.
-sorry for the semi long comment.
i love qiu lin sm please don’t abandon this game 😞
love the story
Help I've been playing beginnings and always at 12 AM+ for several days by now
Another day, another night without sleep and another review of the updates, the wait is killing me😭
*Appreacitinates*
A slowly dancing purple flower...
That reminds me of my lover...
She is waiting for me at home and I am here dying to get back...
wait isnt that the lyricis I THINK that is?
;) 🪻
so cute!! i cant wait for the full game to come out!
also this is so stinking cute<3333
MY LITTLE GUY- Biased him off an existing character i have<333
I don't know who did the designs for the game but I would give anything for him to teach me how to draw everything he did is so beautiful.
YEAHH, the designs are so cute- i love them sm
ATSUSHI (but with long and darker hair and a sweater) WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
AHAHS HIGYFCTDX
Activity obsessed now. Can't wait for the full game.
Replaying the demo every time Autumn rolls around is one of my favorite things EVER!!! It's funny because I live in a place more similar to Sunset Bird, so you'd think I'd love Summer more- but nope! Autumn's the best <3 (both the season and the person, I suppose >:P ) eagerly awaiting the next update!
IM SO EXCITED FOR NOVEMBER AAAAA I LOVE THIS GAME ITS SO PRETTYY
Each moment of
Not being in my blood is suffering.
Question: does someone else think that pamela from beginning and always looks creepy af? I mean... those eyes...
Pd: while searching for her photo I saw the other mom with gray hair and... bruh 😭(I was only on step 2)
Edit 1: So I just finished "family" the memory where Elizabeth ask about her biological parents and ended up with cove on my window, then mc, Elizabeth and cove went downstairs and I was honestly expecting a
"Wait cove?" Moment anytime but then I just finished
It looks quite disturbing, it must be because of the eyes and the smile that, to be honest, remind me of Yuri from Doki Doki Literature Club.
I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME.
Sometimes I asked myself if it was worth living but then I realized how stupid that is and that things like this make me appreciate things better.
thanks gbpatch
Val, I as my self proclaimed arch nemesis as the most active member on this game page I cannot believe you have not posted anything on the upcoming update on November, I expect a better Performance from now on.
I'm also a little excited about other things like Stardew Valley 1.6 so I got distracted
I’m glad that it has android or else I wouldn’t be able to play this cute, innocent, relatable game❤️
I binged the whole thing in one sitting and I just wanna say how bloody awesome this is. I've had more fun with this than AAA studio games I've played. Kudos to dev and good luck on the rest of the game! I can't wait to play through it all one day!
this is so cute wtf i'm shooting myself 😔😔😔
anywya rate my guy do yuo like him i named him slug
hes so cute im gonna eat him/
This game is so silly
about 2 drops of oil!🗣🔥🔥
现在就是玩这种游戏的季节啊TT
Watching a game getting developed over the years is like cutting onions..... The tears never cease to fall :'D
real...
ik the updated beta version is on patreon (tots not cuz i stalk for new upd) but when will the new upd come ? like for itchio im too broke 4 patreon :sob:
Whoever voted me down i hope your pillow is hot tonight.
Whoah Whoah that's a bit Underwhelming now.....personally i'd prefer them Stabbing their Toes in the Table >:)
NOT THE TOES :sob:
There should be a demo update in November!
oh okay thank you!!!
The Beta version on Patreon has more content, def recommend!
Pero...
REAL GBPATCH PLEASE UPDATE IT HERE 😭
When the update
I just played through this and was so impressed. The way it's all so accurate to how I was/my freinds were in our childhood, how many options, what great character and story building... its amazing.
Also gave me depression BECAUSE OF STEP TWO. AND NOT FULL GAME.
GBPatch I will give you my money once I have money. That is a threat.
"You're gonna take my money, and you're gonna LIKE IT!" lmaoo
Am I the only one who would like a Darren and Baxter romance option?
Of course not and maybe they will do it in a DLC, I mean, who wouldn't want to be with Baxter?
I was leaning more towards Darren but yea honestly, who wouldn’t? Lol
Darren? He who treats my tamarack badly, he does not deserve my affection
but people love tsunderes :3
if you're looking to romance baxter, you should check out the dlc on OLBA instead 🗣 i don't really see baxter getting an OLNF dlc after he already got one over there haha 😭
Actually!! There's a Baxter DLC in GBPatch other game! In this one, it's just Autumn and Tamarack!
i am devastatingly stuck between wanting to play the demo now or waiting until its finished ;-; does anyone have any opinions on this topic because im almost done with the OG 'our life' and absolutely ADORE it and this looks AMAZING ESPECIALLY CUZ MY FAVORATE SEASON IS FALL AND ORJFNEOSILTTEJG *sits in my corner conflickted
I JUST WATCHED THEE TRAILER YOU DONT UNDERSTEND I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS GAMR I AM VIBRATING WITH EXITEMENT RN I WOULD GIVE THIS GAME A BIG FREAKING HUG IF I COULD AUGHJHGGHGIOERPAHTIOSL
I say, play it, you won't be disappointed, and it'll show and let you experience a small amount of what will be in the future. I keep on replaying the demo and the first OL.
if im being honest, id wait till the full release!! idk waiting or each update is fr torture to me so unless you wanna be left wanting more, PLAY IT!!
you're not wrong it is torture after playing the demo but I think it was completely worth it. ugh I can't wait for this game to come out, does anyone know if there's an estimate on the release date? and will it have purchasable expansions like the OL1?
There is no exact date but they say that it will be at the end of 2025 and that it will have DLCs
sits sadly in the waiting corner
I need this now
LMAOO
this is unfortunately too real..
lord i want this game to be out so badly
not sure but are there any dlc for this oneee?
they said there will be, but not yet lol
I have heard of a new color update................
Hm.
During the day I'm just a man but at night I transform and end up being someone who suffers because this game hasn't come out yet
AAAAOOUUUUUUUU
You are so real for this
Same here. I check for updates almost daily I swear. I replay what's currently out to see if I'm missing any cool scenes. They've done an amazing job on this game so far!
exactly im here because im checking updates
im so sat for this game, the first our life holds such a very special place in my heart and i replay it so often, i cannot WAIT until this comes out. i know that it won't be until late next year at the earliest but i will wait. i will wait FOREVER if i have to.
Ok.. so quick question. I notice that the game is REALLY good, and very detailed. so, I was wondering if the User was going to have the option to have some sort of illness, kinda like the first Our Life where you could have body Dysphoria. Maybe things like depression, anxiety, or even suicidal thoughts. Not sure because this is normally very wholesome but i feel like it would be a nice addition. ^^
i just like the way it said "suicidal thoughts", in such a nice way, lol. BUT YES GBPATCH WE NEED AT LEAST ONE OF THESE IMPROVES!!!!
What you propose is interesting but I doubt that they will do it since they would have to add a lot of dialogues and that these would have a follow-up throughout the story, I think it is a good addition but they must already be somewhat advanced in the project, but it is never lost that possibility of being included
GBPATCH I SWEAR IF THIS IS NOT ADDED I WILL BE THE ONE WITH DEPRESSION
YES PLEASE> it would make it feel so much more real especially considering the fact stuff like that is through the roof
PLEASE> GB POR FAVOR THIS.
The sound track for this game is so good I just leave it open for background music, can't wait til the soundtrack gets uploaded
Someone uploaded the soundtrack to YouTube, yes I'm not mistaken, but it is not cropped (that is, the entire soundtrack in the same video)
I love this game sooo much!!! I can't wait for the full release! And the art is so good as well!! Does anybody know when it will be fully released?
so it will be released at the end of next year, you have to be patient as patience is essential.
Thanks!