Our Life: Beginnings & Always - Step 1 DLC
A downloadable project for Android
Enjoy the summer of childhood even more by doubling the amount of Moments available in Step 1! This is an optional DLC for the free game Our Life: Beginnings & Always.
- Unlocks 5 new Moments: Library, Ghost, Barbecue, Runaway, & Sleepover
- Includes new character sprite art, background locations, and 1 new CG image
- Provides even more options for adding custom qualities to your character. Is your protagonist scared of the dark or brave in the face of the unknown?
- Unlocks bonus scenes in the original Step 1 Moments, Step 2 Moments, and Step 3 Moments where what happened in these events is referenced and reflected on
- Increases the overall playtime by multiple hours
To use these files you'll need to have the free base version of Our Life. It can be download HERE.
WINDOWS/LINUX/MAC:
1. Download the zip file after purchase and extract the zip to get a folder
2. Open the folder of your current Our Life Build and find the "game" folder inside. To view folders on Mac you might have to right click the application launcher and select "view package contents" and you may have to open a couple different folders before you find the "game" folder tucked away inside
3. Move or copy/paste the rpa file into the Our Life "game" folder
After that, the build you already had will now include all the extra content this DLC gives.
ANDROID:
1. Download the apk file after purchase.
2. Locate the file in your file manager and install it. You may have to give your file manager additional permissions to install from external sources.
3. Open the app after installation. You should see a message confirming you've successfully installed the DLC.
4. If you have any more DLC to install, repeat steps 1-3 with any other DLC you're installing.
5. Download and install the base Our Life game (the voice or no voice version). When you open the app, any DLC you installed through steps 1-4 should be available.
You can click the "DLC Info" button on the main menu to check if your content has been successfully installed, or for troubleshooting advice.
Purchase
In order to download this project you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $3.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Comments
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If I buy the game will the locked chapters (on the summer break and every step) will unlocked??? I download the game but I only download the free one sooo I can't play the other ones that locked so I'm planning to buy it
In order to unlock the extra Moments, you will need to buy the DLCs, yes. Thank you so much for playing the game!
are the DLCs available for apple users? I see the android marking but no apple,
Yes, the DLCs do work on Mac! Sorry for the lateness of this reply. If you need help adding them to the base game, let me know, and thank you so much for playing!
I see the character DLCs available but id really Really love to play the step 1,2 and 3 DLCs. id get it on steam but unfortunately its not available for mac
The Steps 1-3 DLCs also work on Mac. The file you get when you access the download here on itch.io works on all of the different operating systems. If you need any help getting it set up, just let me know!
I need help i tried to add the DLCs to the game but it's not working does anyone know how to do it? Btw I am on windows
I'm sorry for the lateness of this reply! If you're still having trouble with adding the DLCs, I can walk you through the steps. It's very simple: you just need to add the DLC files to the "game" folder in the larger Our Life folder you got when you downloaded the free version of the game. Hopefully that works, and let me know if you need even more help. Thank you very much for playing!
Hey there thank you for the reply. Did get it to work after asking some of my friends who had the DLC'S 😅 btw you did an amazing job on the game!
Thank you! We're so glad you enjoyed it.
Can we pay in another method then card and paypal?,I don't have PayPal nor do I have a bank account?.I do have an online balance though but there's no other choice but to pay those two way
I don't think there is another way. You might be able to get a temporary credit card, sort of like a gift card, and pay that way. But otherwise, I think it's just those two methods. Sorry about that, but thank you for being interested in the game!
hi! i put the dlc in the game but for some reason it isnt working? im so sorry to bother
oh my gosh nvm i just realized i put it in the wrong game lmao
I'm on ChromeOS and I downloaded the base game through Itch.io and I've bought all the DLC's yet I cant seem to download any of them, everytime I've tried all it says is; An error occurred during installation. No manager for installer unknown. Can someone please help?
I'm sorry they're not working. Can you try downloading them through the Itch app if you're using the webpage or using the normal webpage if you're using the app? Sometimes switching where you download them from can solve the problem.
I have a question about buying the DLC !! i originally had our life downloaded on steam first, i was wondering if i could still buy and use the dlc versions if i didn't download the base game on itch.io? it's because i don't want to reset all my saves and saved photos haha 😭 thank youu
Yeah, your data can be in the game whether you open the Itch or Steam version. Save files can be moved. And you can move the DLC files from the Steam OL folder to the Itch OL folder and it will work just fine!
Hello! I loveeee the game so I went and bought the DLC's :) but when I added them and opened the game, the gallery was empty even though I've already played it once and gathered a few images :( Is this normal?
Thanks in advance <3
I'm really sorry that happened! Sometimes updating the gallery pictures to glitch and lock again. But they should unlock if you see them again.
Okay, thank you! Now I have an excuse to play it even more haha <3
Hi! Awhile back on Steam I got all of the DLC's and was using them non-stop pretty much, but recently I switched over to a MacBook and i'm not able to access any of my DLC's due to the game not being available on steam for Mac. Is there a way to avoid paying for all of the DLC's again so I can use it on my MacBook as well?
I'm sorry for the trouble with that. The game isn't officially approved by Apple, it's a third party app. You can still download it for Mac if you want to, but getting it to work can be annoying because Apple tries to stop people from using third party apps. But either way, the DLC files are exactly the same on Itch and Steam. So you can download it from Steam, look in the local files for the DLC rpa files, and then move those rpa files into the Itch Mac version.
Hi, I would really like someone to help me!
First of all, if this text is strange, I'm sorry, I'm using a translator since I don't know English. I also use a translator to play this game because it's worth talking 🙈💓.
But seriously, if anyone can help me I'll be very happy. I have the step 1,2 and the wedding DLCs. I play on Android. I followed the step by step of a comment I saw on some DLCs. Regarding how to download on Android, I did exactly as they said, only through Windows since I couldn't use the folders on my cell phone, so I had to use a USB cable. I downloaded the DLCs, extracted them, and copied them to the game folder, went into the files folder, created the "game" folder and placed the DLCs inside. I followed exactly these steps as I saw in a comment, and the person who followed said that it worked. But for some reason, even though I have put all the DLCs in the game folder, when I enter it it is still blocked! I really feel very frustrated, because I absolutely LOVE this game and I'm obsessed with trying to unlock the DLCs but I just can't! If you can help me or someone who also plays on Android can help me, I will be immensely grateful. Please, I'm seriously in tears here, Is it too much to ask for me to be able to plan my wedding with Cove? 😩😖
I'm sorry it's not working! You don't need to use folders anymore, that was replaced with a new method. Now what you have to do is uninstall the base game, install the DLC, launch the DLC and see the pop up that the DLC has been unlocked, and uninstall the DLC. After that you either install the main game again or repeat the process for any other DLCs you own. The main game shouldn't be downloaded again until you've unlocked your DLCs.
But then, instead of using folders, I use these RPA files? For me they appear as separate sheets, do I have to open these sheets? On PC I managed to unlock the DLCs and even played some on PC. But I also wanted to unlock it on my cell phone, since I don't always have my PC on me and it would be easier on my cell phone. The issue of files on my cell phone is confusing for me 😿
I think you might be downloading the PC version of the DLCs and not the Android version. The Android builds don't come with rpa files, they're an apk specially for Android. This is what yo need Our Life - Step 1 DLC (Android)
So maybe that was it and I was downloading it wrong. I managed to unlock steps 1,2, and 3 of the game. But the marriage one, even though it was the one I wanted most, is not unlocking. I managed to get the others, but this one in particular doesn't appear for me, it remains as not installed
Try uninstalling the base game, downloading the wedding DLC first, opening the wedding DLC, see if it says it is installed, and then repeat the process with the other DLCs. Download the base game last.
Hopefully I can get a reply here. So my windows laptop died and I switched to a MacBook. Thing is, I bought and downloaded all of Cove's Step 1 to 3 DLC on Steam on my Windows laptop. However, since OL:B&A isn't available on Mac version of Steam, I've essentially lost it all.
Is there anything that can be done to recover my lost DLCs?
The DLC files are exactly the same for Windows and Mac and between Itch and Steam. If you download the free Mac base game from Itch and download the Steam version of OL with DLCs, you can move the DLC rpa files into the Itch version and play that on your Mac!
I’ll give it a try. Thank you for your help!
hi, I'm having a similar problem, did you ever figure this out? I understand what GBPatch suggested, but how do I download the dlc files to get them onto my mac?
sorry, I hadn’t gotten around to it because I’ve been busy with work. I’ll let you know if I figure it out?
Ok, I figured it out! I hope you have access to your old laptop...(or another windows device w your steam account and the game downloaded probably works too)
From my windows laptop:
1) Steam app > Library > Our Life: Beginning and Always > Manage (gear button on the right side of the screen) > Manage > Browse Local Files > Game (folder) > You'll see dlc_step_1/2/3.rpa.
2) Copy these three rpa files and put them into google drive.
From my macbook:
3) Download these three rpa files into macbook
4) Finders > Left click OurLife.app > Show Package Contents > Contents > Resource > autorun > game
5) Copy downloaded dlc rpa files into the game folder
6) Close and open Our Life game. Check the DLC menu on the main menu and everything should be installed.
Hope this helps!
ahhh i also never got around to this but thank you soso much!! <3<3<3
Hope there's another way to purchase I don't have PayPal sadly only maya:'0
do you an cashapp card
No only Maya app, cashapp is not available in my country🥹
oh i got all of the dlcs here on itch io on my phone, now i got a notebook and i dont really want to spend money on all of them again, do i have to pay for it again?
You can download the DLCs onto whatever device you want through your purchased game library on Itch, as long as it's a device the game works on at least.
thank you for answering!
Not Mom making fun of me at the barbeque for NOT being a picky eater!!! "Oh. Do you want the kitchen sink too?" And then Mommy being like, "It's great that you like so many different foods." I'm insecure... MOTHER PLEASE!!!
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May i know if i need to buy the dlc for android again even though i have bought the dlc for pc on steam?
Yes. Buying the DLCs on one platform can only get you the content on that platform. Steam doesn't allow that kind of key trading.
i see...thank you for answering
Hey, I couldn’t help but to try to reach out about it, but is Step 1’s DLC updated to 1.7.0 as well? I ask because I got an email about it updating for android, but not for PC, as well as every other DLC receiving an update for 1.7.0. I’d noticed this even prior to the email coming in but still, I wanted to know if this was mistake, or did it not require updating on the PC side of things, and everything’s okay?
Step 1 doesn't require an update for PC and Mac! Android did need an update because of how the whole install process works, though.
Okay, I just wanted to be sure since everything else including the other Step DLCs needed it, thank you very much for all of Our Life, it’s a really great game, story, and overall world! 😁
No problem! Thank you for playing :D
Strangest thing i noticed that there's only desktop and no mac dlc ?
The DLC file works with PC or Mac. It's not device exclusive! 'Desktop' just means any computer, not PC only.
I've downloaded all the DLC's yet I can't install the rpa file or move them into the actual game. I do need help, please respond!
This is a wonderful game that is ruined by the nightmare of trying to figure out the way to download and run the DLC's. Such a waste...
Having a hard time installing with Android, used to have all dlcs on my old phone back when they're all in APK format. Now I can't for the life of me figure out how to install the rpa files on my new phone. I go to internal storage/Android/Data and there's nothing there.. no our life folder to make a new folder and move the files to. I already have the base game installed too..
did you ever download a file manager, like x-plore? im on android and that works for me.
I am having so much struggle to use the DLC, for me the instructions are completed and I am so confused, if you know how to add the DLC please tell me {I am on Mac}
I accidentally put this in notes instead of putting it in the game and I don’t know how to fix it, if you know how to fix it pls tell me
I think it'd be best to delete the Our Life files, redownload it all, and start the DLC install process over. You won't lose your saves or progress by deleting the files and redownloading them!
Ok thanks I will try that
sadly it still takes me to notes
for anyone who uses android and can't get the dlcs to work, your system data folder is blocked in their newest update. you cannot access OurLifes game folder anymore. you can either:
1) wait for then to change how they release DLCS [which they should do]
2) download a 3rd party management app (I use File Management + on Google play store). there's lots of tutorials online just search "moving files with 3rd party app android". it's incredibly simple and I got the dlcs to work in 2 minutes
3) get everything on steam where it's the easiest
hope this helps a lot of you
I recommend the app amaze, works really easily and whatnot. Takes less than a minute to put it into the game.
Hello! I bought the dlc for step 3 and I'm having a little trouble! Maybe its cause I'm not familiar with rpa files but I try to open the file and it doesnt let me? it keeps telling me the file cannot be opened. I'm on Andriod btw!
you can't open it. there's instructions above in their post. the file needs to be moved to another folder. check my comment above too i go into more detail
Oh, thank you! Very sorry I'm not familiar with Rpa files and such
I don't really understand the problem so many people here have with the DLCs. I've downloaded the game, installed it, downloaded the DLC, it asked me if it should update the game, I said yes, it installed and it works.
Edit: I just saw they changed the way you install the DLCs in one of the newer versions of the game. I followed the instructions on how to install the DLC and it worked perfectly fine.
So here are (hopefully) better understandable instructions for Android:
1. Klick the download button and download the rpa file after your purchase
2. Go into a file manager on your phone, navigate to the folder Android/data/ourlife.demo.apk/files/ in your internal storage and create a folder called "game" there (without the "") if one does not already exist.
3. Move or copy/paste the rpa file to the folder you just created. The path to the DLC file should look something like this: Android/data/ourlife.demo.apk/files/game/[whichever_dlc_it_is].rpa (the name of the rpa file will be different depending on the DLC it is)
4. Fully close the Our Life: Beginnings & Always application and re-launch it.
thats not the issue. the issue is Android has blocked all access to your phones system data folder in the android 11 update. you cannot install these DLCs without a 3rd party file management app
Could you please release a full game version? No dlc everything unlocked. Sell it for 20bucks idc. I just want this dlc to work and i lt won't. I've really enjoyed this game and im not mad im just really really sad. I want more!
no matter what i try i am unable to have the DLC installed on my computer and my android phone nothing is working is there any way to fix this?
I'm having the same problem.
i want a refund
The discord has a really well put together tutorial.on how to download the dlc to Android.
i dont want to get angry man but why are your dlcs so unusable? youve made a great game and its amazing that youve made it free. but it seems that for over a year your dlcs have been glitched and undownloadable. especially after paying like 16 pounds for it. whats the deal
im really confused. ive seen lots of comments saying the dlcs dont work so, but i bought it anyway. it downloads but i cant open it and if i do anything to it, it says removed and it wont transfer to the game folder? got any ideas?
I managed to move it to the game folder when I changed to the Firefox browser but then I opened the game and it was installed, closed the game and got a error file saying that one of the steps was missing, went back to the game file and they were all gone.
I’m not sure if I can’t get a refund but I really want this to work.
do you use android? if so you can't move stuff to the data folder without a 3rd party app. its blocked by your phone
Quick question! So I recently bought the DLC's but haven't been able to download them , so then I updated the game since it needed to be updated anyways and I thought it would fix the issue (so after looking in the comments a bit) I eventually downloaded Our Life from the itch.io website version of it but I still can't install the DLC's (keep in mind i bought them from the actual itch.io app not the website) so i'm not sure if i'm messing up somewhere specific or not but please help!
Never mind I fixed it!
how man?
Can you please explain how because i don't now how to fix it and I've tried everything i could think of
I was alerted to updates to both the base game and all the dlc, so I set them to download, only for all the expansions (Step 1, 2, and 3, and Voiced name) to fail with the message:
"An error occurred during installation No manager for installer unknown"
Can someone please help? I've got no idea what this means, or what to do.
Uh oh, I just got the Wedding dlc through the patreon link, and it's doing the same thing.
So, this happened to me as well. I just downloaded the base game through the app, then downloaded the DLC from the website and installed them manually (just put the .rpa files in the game folder, that's it). You can still launch the game from the app and the DLC will work. I've never tried it through the app before, so idk if the DLC used to work correctly or not, but this is how i've gotten it to work lol.
Yeah, in the app it used to let you download the files, then you could insert them into the game folder manually. Doesn't seem to work in the app anymore. I'll give it a try from the website the way you said. Thanks.
And...now the game won't open. The app tells me it's running when I try to launch it, but it isn't showing up. It's not even appearing in Task Manager. Which is funny, since the base version worked fine until I placed the dlc rpa files in the game folder.
Okay, it seems to be all fixed and working now. I uninstalled and reinstalled everything, and it seems to have done the trick. Yippee
Hi, I'm trying to redownload all the dlcs I had but it's been virtually impossible on my android. I can't extract the file from the rpa
Hi, I bought all the DLC but it’s not working for me i’m on a Mac, I follow the instruction but it still won’t work. Can you help me?
Can you give me a screenshot of the inside of your OL game folder? I can check for any issues if I have that.
Are the DLCs in the Our Life game folder? I'm afraid I can't tell with what's being shown. It's meant to go like this-
No it doesn’t look like that for me.
Can you try to move the files into the Our Life game folder by going through these other folders to get to it?
So, I ran into a little problem with the new update, I even uninstalled and reinstalled. Somehow when I start from the very beginning on the game it skips all the other steps and I end up in step 3. I think I found a bug.
I had the same issue and it persisted after uninstalling/re-installing. I deleted all my Our Life persistent data and I only installed the rpy's from the dlcs (not the rpyc's) and it seems to be working now. I was able to get through Step 1 and 2 just fine.
Thank you for the report! Can you try uninstalling, reinstalling, and starting a new file? It shouldn't happen again.
I made a mistake,, I bought all DLCs through stream so I bought it again here but when playing OF here, all my saves from steam came here.. does that mean I bought all the DLC twice?? T.T
This game is amazing theres no words to describe anything like it,
all the options and choices and it all depends on what you decide, i love it so much ive recommended to two of my friends as soon as i finished the game, i would tell anyone to play it, its so heart warming and you can see the effort and time this must of took and i am so grateful.
i finished it yesterday and i bawled my eyes out the only thing is that i dont want it to end xD but im glad theres another stage coming out.
for the people that had any part in making this, i love you and hope you have a great life, i mean it lol
Hi, I recently just played through the entire free game so I bought the bundle to add as well. I'm on windows and have been able to extract the dlc files and put them into the folder 'game' or even in a folder next to it. But when I re-enter the game it doesn't show the dlc?
Is it that I have to replay through the entire start to get the added dlcs or did I do something wrong? I'm cursed with technology lol
It should look something like this for PC. I hope that helps! And are you using the Itch App? Sometimes that causes problems and downloading the files directly helps.
Hi! I've been using the website to actually download the dlcs, I didn't know there was an app but I've done as you have said. My files look like this now,
So I skipped through a new file to the first step moments area but the dlc packs still have a little lock image on them and when I click them it does nothing.
Thanks for all the assistance by the way much appreciated :)
Thank you! Do you have any older files of Our Life on your computer? It's possible that's causing a problem with unlocking. I can't see all the Step 3 files in that screenshot so that could be it, but they're likely further down the list so focusing on checking for out-dated builds/files could be more helpful.
Also, have you ever played a beta or old demo or did you only get the game when it was complete? Sometimes data gets stored from way in the past before it was possible to unlock the Moments, so the game doesn't end up unlocking them now.
No, I only have the completed game that I downloaded a couple of days ago from Itchio, so I don't know if that could be the case. Additionally yes I have all the step 3 files in that list.
I'll attempt to re-download the game and then add the files before I play any of the actual game! Many thanks :)
(p.s I've already played the full game so I won't be missing my old files too much lol)
LADY'S, GENTS AND NONBINE FRENS-
WE GOTEM!!!!!!
Thank you so much for all your help!!!!! eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
ok so i bought both of the dlcs but I have no idea how to get them to work.
These are the introductions, depending on the device you're using---
To use these files you'll need to have the free base version of Our Life. It can be download HERE.
Windows, Linux, & Mac Instructions:
After that, the build you already had will now include all the extra content this DLC gives.
Android Instructions:
Download the .apk file and install it to your device. It will update your current game version to have all the new info. Or, if you haven't downloaded Our Life before, the complete game (with DLC included) will be installed. The file size is large, but only the files you don't already have will be kept. It won't double the amount of memory used if you already have the game installed.