This is literally the best thing in the history of gaming and literature. The diversity of personality you can choose from for both yourself and the characters is insane. I love how the characters comment on our appearances and personality, it makes my heart skip a beat each time. Literally have to take breaks to squeal and roll around in bed for a while. Words can't express my gratitude for the existence of this game. I'm so desperately waiting for the full version. Literally wanting to cry because I can't have more of this (already played the game with cove)
Having been a very shy and quiet kid, I made my MC the same. The way the other characters noticed this and began behaving accordingly was so cool, especially one particular part in the store scene. It had come around to my character's turn to buy the snack she'd picked out, and just as I, irl, was thinking about how much kid me hated having to interact with cashiers and the like, Tamarack came over and offered to do that for me so I didn't have to. It was so sweet it basically killed me instantly. This game is dangerously wholesome, and I can't wait to get the full release and buy every single DLC.
I am in love with this already! The general vibe is amazingly cozy, with the fall setting and the adorable characters and dialogue options. And getting to customize so freely is a huge bonus! I look forward to all things OL:N&F to come!
Unfortunately after months of trying to figure out how to open this, my little walnut brain realized that I literally have no clue how to work this. Can someone please help me? I've been wasting time for months T0T
I will add: I'm being serious, I have no idea how to open this.
so download the game file for apple. once the game is done downloading right click it and choose the open option. It is going to say that you can't open it. ignore that message and close it. right click it again and choose the open option. This time it will ask you if you are sure you want to open it. Click open and then you can open the game normally without right clicking it. It's been sometime since I did it, but I'm pretty sure this is how I did it. Let me know if you have any troubles or any questions.
Thank you so much, but I think I got the platform wrong, haha. Thank you anyways, I'm so sorry for wasting your time... Have a good day/night/morning/whatever time of day it is!
I absolutely LOVE this. I've played it multiple times - including the first game. It's an incredible game and I can never get tired of it. Question, though. When is the next update?
I love how everything just reminds me of what I did as a child in my small hill town. I like how I reconized baxter from first glance. in the first couple of minutes of step two made me sad because they werent friends anymory Once i save up enough im being a paytryeon or whatevery its spelled
the artstyle is SO PRETTY the story is so creative AND THE CHARACTER CREATOR????? its just perfect I CANT WAIT FOR THE FULL GAME TO BE RELASED!!!! im so happy that its for free!!! THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!! qiu i love you with all my heart <33
If you like this game a lot you should play our life: beginnings and always if you haven't already! Its by the same developer and has all of the same features. It came out before this one and is fully completed. its very similar but takes place in the beach! Its really one of my favorite games and I would totally recommend it if you haven't already played it lol.
I don't know if someone has already asked this question yet, but will there be a way to lessen the strain on Qiu and Tamarack's relationship in step two? or will it always be that way no matter what you do in step one?
There is no way to change. You can't fix someone else's relationship and it's not your fault for doing the wrong things that they are the way they are. It's always going to be that way. But that is only Step 2 out of four, there's plenty of time for them to rebuild a friendship.
Hey just a thought. Would it be possible to have a feature where you can export your avatar as a .png? I know screen clipping would suffice but the image quality is not great.
I'm confused. so am I right when I say the whole game isn't out yet? I was only able to play when they were 10 the when they were walking to school as 14. am I able to go farther? or is step 2 now out yet?
Qiu is genderfluid with they/them and he/him pronouns. Though as a child, Qiu is assigned male at birth. It's never appropriate to call Qiu a girl or use she/her pronouns for them.
That's not what it means. All it describes is that your sense of identity shifts and changes instead of being a consistent aspect of yourself. Being genderfluid can mean many things because there are more gender identities than male and female. And Qiu doesn't identify as either of those.
Highly unlikely, as they stated in their recent Steam update:
"Specifically, Step 1 will be fully completed in 2024 and I'll make as much headway into Step 2 as possible. There will be two updates to the public demo, one probably in May and another sometime in Fall/Third Quarter 2024. Those will focus on Step 1 scenes still."
At this rate, with 1 full Step per year, the full game is expected to be somewhere in 2027 or late 2026.
Right now Step 1 is already half done. So 2024 will be the rest of Step 1, a lot of Step 2, and 2025 will be the rest of Step 2 and Step 3. That's the whole base game. But the Step 4 epilogue will be added to the game later on and won't be done until 2026.
The Step 1 base content and Step 1 DLC will be written, then Step 2 and its DLC, then Step 3 and that DLC, and only after those will I be able to work on Step 4. I don't write things that much out of order. The content has to be done linearly so it can properly be referenced in later time periods.
Hi GBPatch, I would like to know, Is there any chance of having official translations of this game? I'm Brazilian and I would really love to see this game grow and be in Portuguese, anyway, much success to this game, the characters are cute and very well developed, I love you 💕
Falling for Qiu rn (beautiful game btw, patiently waiting for the full release to come out. Still can't believe its free until end, thank you so much :''') But like seriously it's such a good game, from the fact that Qiu and maybe Tamarack? had something to say about our characters accessories (bandages and headbands). Because I wasn't expecting Qiu to ask me about my bandages, which I thought were just for character customization. Overall just amazing 👍🏻
I just finished the updated demo- Act 2 shy Tamarack when she has a crush and is also jealous is the cutest thing in the world, I just know her romance is going to be so fluffy. I absolutely cannot wait for the full game ^^
How are you trying to download it? If you're on a computer, you can try to download the game through the Itch app instead of the website. Or Itch might just be having server problems that will go away after a while.
I love this game sm. Its so cute and I love the slight flirting in the preview for Step 2 (I made my character and Qui have a crush on eachother) and its the cutest thing ever. I also get to start out as a boy, unlike irl which I came out in 7th grade (trans guy) ik it isnt far from 5th grade, but still. I also really like how I get a mom. Irl I cut my mom off for personal reasons, and didnt see her throughout 5th grade except maybe once at the hospital. But yea enough of my slight venting, I absolutely love it and cant wait till the full thing is out.
don't know why but I like that you have the option of changing your feelings in the Moments instead of the prelude of step 1. Again it just feels so much more realistic to me because, of course, you would be wary and indifferent when you meet someone new but your feelings would change over time based on how much time you spend and get to know the other person. I created my MC to be apprehensive and shy towards Qiu, because he reminds him of the bullies who had picked on him in his old school but his behavior changed when he saw how Qiu stood up against Darren's sexism and made MC acted friendly towards Qiu as oppose cold and indifferent. There is also a point where Qiu tells my MC how cool he is even though my MC came in last place in the race and there is an option in the dialogue box for the MC to have a gay panic moment of self-realization "Wait, I think I have a crush on him now?! Why is this happening??"There is so much room for improvisation and complexity in this game.
Honestly, the game is too good. I have been sleep-deprived for the past week because I keep playing this game at 3:00 AM in the morning. At this point, I think I know all the dialouge.
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will there ever be an IOS version?
I'm not certain, but maybe.
nice! I would love to play this on phone because my pc is always laggy
This is literally the best thing in the history of gaming and literature. The diversity of personality you can choose from for both yourself and the characters is insane. I love how the characters comment on our appearances and personality, it makes my heart skip a beat each time. Literally have to take breaks to squeal and roll around in bed for a while. Words can't express my gratitude for the existence of this game. I'm so desperately waiting for the full version. Literally wanting to cry because I can't have more of this (already played the game with cove)
LITERALLY OMG (i keep coming back to check the devlog daily)
Oh my god, I thought I was the only one doing this! So you guys are the same!!
I'm literally SO obsessed - I keep impulsively checking for updates every few hours even tho I know it's not gonna change (yet) ｡ﾟ･ (>﹏<) ･ﾟ｡
I desperately wanna play through the demo again but I don't b/c I want the experience to feel new for me again when this releases omg
Having been a very shy and quiet kid, I made my MC the same. The way the other characters noticed this and began behaving accordingly was so cool, especially one particular part in the store scene. It had come around to my character's turn to buy the snack she'd picked out, and just as I, irl, was thinking about how much kid me hated having to interact with cashiers and the like, Tamarack came over and offered to do that for me so I didn't have to. It was so sweet it basically killed me instantly. This game is dangerously wholesome, and I can't wait to get the full release and buy every single DLC.
I am in love with this already! The general vibe is amazingly cozy, with the fall setting and the adorable characters and dialogue options. And getting to customize so freely is a huge bonus! I look forward to all things OL:N&F to come!
Unfortunately after months of trying to figure out how to open this, my little walnut brain realized that I literally have no clue how to work this. Can someone please help me? I've been wasting time for months T0T
I will add: I'm being serious, I have no idea how to open this.
What are you playing on? Are you playing on an apple computer cause I can possibly help.
Pretty sure Apple, yeah.
so download the game file for apple. once the game is done downloading right click it and choose the open option. It is going to say that you can't open it. ignore that message and close it. right click it again and choose the open option. This time it will ask you if you are sure you want to open it. Click open and then you can open the game normally without right clicking it. It's been sometime since I did it, but I'm pretty sure this is how I did it. Let me know if you have any troubles or any questions.
Did it work?
Thank you so much, but I think I got the platform wrong, haha. Thank you anyways, I'm so sorry for wasting your time... Have a good day/night/morning/whatever time of day it is!
Please don't worry about it. I'm more than happy to help. I hope you'll get to play the game soon.
I absolutely LOVE this. I've played it multiple times - including the first game. It's an incredible game and I can never get tired of it. Question, though. When is the next update?
Thank you very much. The demo will likely be get a new Moment and some feature improvements in May!
alright!! Thank you for answering my question. Keep up the good work!! :)
I love how everything just reminds me of what I did as a child in my small hill town. I like how I reconized baxter from first glance. in the first couple of minutes of step two made me sad because they werent friends anymory Once i save up enough im being a paytryeon or whatevery its spelled
All thats left now is sims for winter and spring
The game after that will definitely amaze us😮😮Can I look forward to it✨✨
I LOVE IT, I JUST— AAAAAH- IT'S SOOO BEAUTIFUL~
OMG I LOVE THIS GAME IM SO OBSESSED
the artstyle is SO PRETTY the story is so creative AND THE CHARACTER CREATOR????? its just perfect I CANT WAIT FOR THE FULL GAME TO BE RELASED!!!! im so happy that its for free!!! THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!! qiu i love you with all my heart <33
If you like this game a lot you should play our life: beginnings and always if you haven't already! Its by the same developer and has all of the same features. It came out before this one and is fully completed. its very similar but takes place in the beach! Its really one of my favorite games and I would totally recommend it if you haven't already played it lol.
How do i download the game on linux?
pls help
Try in steam
I don't know if someone has already asked this question yet, but will there be a way to lessen the strain on Qiu and Tamarack's relationship in step two? or will it always be that way no matter what you do in step one?
GB Lady most likely will make a way to lessen the strain on Qiu and Tamarack's relationship, esp considering the polyamory route!
:} thank you for your reply it helps a lot.
There is no way to change. You can't fix someone else's relationship and it's not your fault for doing the wrong things that they are the way they are. It's always going to be that way. But that is only Step 2 out of four, there's plenty of time for them to rebuild a friendship.
what if i dont want them to become friends again? 😈
You can't impact that either, ahah
Hey just a thought. Would it be possible to have a feature where you can export your avatar as a .png? I know screen clipping would suffice but the image quality is not great.
I'm afraid I'm not entirely sure, but it's not likely. Taking a screenshot in the camera mode is the best way to get an image of the avatar!
*not out yet
I'm confused. so am I right when I say the whole game isn't out yet? I was only able to play when they were 10 the when they were walking to school as 14. am I able to go farther? or is step 2 now out yet?
The 14 yo part of the demo is just a preview. Step 2 is still in development.
Why is the personal pronoun for qui is they? And is she a boy? She really looks like a girl and is very cute.
Qiu is genderfluid with they/them and he/him pronouns. Though as a child, Qiu is assigned male at birth. It's never appropriate to call Qiu a girl or use she/her pronouns for them.
isn't genderfluid when you're a boy and a girl? (no offense I'm just curious since idk a lot about this stuff)
That's not what it means. All it describes is that your sense of identity shifts and changes instead of being a consistent aspect of yourself. Being genderfluid can mean many things because there are more gender identities than male and female. And Qiu doesn't identify as either of those.
I feel like alot of us would pay or put money on a patreon to help with costs to get this out faster. been waiting forever ;_;
there is a patreon
do you know how much work they put in or how much work coding, and designing is?
Everytime I try to download it, the Google says it's forbidden.
Does anyone know when the full game will be released???
There’s no confirmed release date- but we can assume it will be middle or end of this year.
Highly unlikely, as they stated in their recent Steam update:
"Specifically, Step 1 will be fully completed in 2024 and I'll make as much headway into Step 2 as possible. There will be two updates to the public demo, one probably in May and another sometime in Fall/Third Quarter 2024. Those will focus on Step 1 scenes still."
At this rate, with 1 full Step per year, the full game is expected to be somewhere in 2027 or late 2026.
Right now Step 1 is already half done. So 2024 will be the rest of Step 1, a lot of Step 2, and 2025 will be the rest of Step 2 and Step 3. That's the whole base game. But the Step 4 epilogue will be added to the game later on and won't be done until 2026.
This is only for the 5 Moments per Step right? With the 5 extra Moments DLCs being added much later after Step 4?
The Step 1 base content and Step 1 DLC will be written, then Step 2 and its DLC, then Step 3 and that DLC, and only after those will I be able to work on Step 4. I don't write things that much out of order. The content has to be done linearly so it can properly be referenced in later time periods.
Thanks for the info! Makes more sense since how complex coding, art, storybuilding is. :)
The game is intended to come out in late 2025!
Hi GBPatch, I would like to know, Is there any chance of having official translations of this game? I'm Brazilian and I would really love to see this game grow and be in Portuguese, anyway, much success to this game, the characters are cute and very well developed, I love you 💕
I'm really sorry, we can't have the game translated to other languages. It's just too large of a script. Thank you for the kind words, though!
Very sad, regardless I will love to see the game updates, don't give up on this incredible game 🥰
would you accept volunteer translators?
No, we don't let people do work for us for free. But if people make fan translations entirely on their own, we wouldn't stop them,
ah sorry, that's what i meant, thanks
No problem!
The comments here are so chaotic. Tbh same guys.. cant wait for new demo update
people calm down
No
I JUST FINISHED THE GAME NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ToT IM GONNA CRY
I BELIEVE IN TAMARACK SUPREMACYYYYY !!!
QUEEN TAMARACK !!!!!
Falling for Qiu rn (beautiful game btw, patiently waiting for the full release to come out. Still can't believe its free until end, thank you so much :''') But like seriously it's such a good game, from the fact that Qiu and maybe Tamarack? had something to say about our characters accessories (bandages and headbands). Because I wasn't expecting Qiu to ask me about my bandages, which I thought were just for character customization. Overall just amazing 👍🏻
I love this game sooo much. Sometimes I hope that I can find a time machine somehow and travel into the future, just so I can play the full game...
Does anyone know similar games likes this? Because I need recommendations or else I will die here..
u should try the first game from the our life series which is our life beginnings and always!! its SUPER DUPER GOOD!!
Thank you so much, but I already played it yesterday out of my strong need of more stories... now I'm convinced I'll die here!
I just finished the updated demo- Act 2 shy Tamarack when she has a crush and is also jealous is the cutest thing in the world, I just know her romance is going to be so fluffy. I absolutely cannot wait for the full game ^^
i love this game im literally gonna be losing my mind till it fully comes out 😭😭
I can't download this :(
It says "file is not available on the site" to me, but maybe it's me being silly, I don't deny it-
How are you trying to download it? If you're on a computer, you can try to download the game through the Itch app instead of the website. Or Itch might just be having server problems that will go away after a while.
Yeah, I downloaded it through the website
Thanks for the tips, I'll give it a try! <3
ADORE THIS GAME
CANT WAIT FOR IT TO COME OUT
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS GAME SMM
OMG HAPPY NEW YEAR. THIS IS THE BEST GAME I'VE EVER PLAYED AND ITS NOT FINISHED YET... thanks for this piece of art.
So excited for the full game ! ( I've been following this game since 2022 and I've been loving this game ever since )
Yo, Happy New year, I know I am late as hell but It's still good.
By the way, where's my thanks?
I love this game sm. Its so cute and I love the slight flirting in the preview for Step 2 (I made my character and Qui have a crush on eachother) and its the cutest thing ever. I also get to start out as a boy, unlike irl which I came out in 7th grade (trans guy) ik it isnt far from 5th grade, but still. I also really like how I get a mom. Irl I cut my mom off for personal reasons, and didnt see her throughout 5th grade except maybe once at the hospital. But yea enough of my slight venting, I absolutely love it and cant wait till the full thing is out.
I jolted up in my seat when I realized this game takes place in Oregon because like
THAT'S WHERE I AM :O
Envy you living under the same sky as them! You're lucky enough✨✨
don't know why but I like that you have the option of changing your feelings in the Moments instead of the prelude of step 1. Again it just feels so much more realistic to me because, of course, you would be wary and indifferent when you meet someone new but your feelings would change over time based on how much time you spend and get to know the other person. I created my MC to be apprehensive and shy towards Qiu, because he reminds him of the bullies who had picked on him in his old school but his behavior changed when he saw how Qiu stood up against Darren's sexism and made MC acted friendly towards Qiu as oppose cold and indifferent. There is also a point where Qiu tells my MC how cool he is even though my MC came in last place in the race and there is an option in the dialogue box for the MC to have a gay panic moment of self-realization "Wait, I think I have a crush on him now?! Why is this happening??" There is so much room for improvisation and complexity in this game.
Really? When does the race, and that choice pop up, i think i missed something?
Honestly, the game is too good. I have been sleep-deprived for the past week because I keep playing this game at 3:00 AM in the morning. At this point, I think I know all the dialouge.
keep it up, please
literally though, this game is my life now
this game pays my school fees