These steps worked for me and at least one other user on here (I have a samsung s10. Also, I know there are a lot of steps, but it took me less than 5 minutes):
1. Download the base game (this is an .apk file)
2. Download the DLC(s) you purchased or the voice name one (these are .rpa files)
3. Download and install Amaze File Manager from the Play Store
4. Install the base game by clicking on the .apk file and following the prompts to install
5. Open the Amaze app and follow the prompts to allow access to your files, as well as grant "All files access" (clicking Grant will take you to the Settings location, but you'll have to find Amaze in the list, click on its name, and toggle "Allow access to all files" on)
6. Once that setting is toggled on, go back to Amaze and find your Downloads folder there. Inside should be all your .rpa files.
7. Long press on the first .rpa file you want to install and then click on the rest. All of them should be highlighted before the next step.
8. Once highlighted, click on the copy button (an icon of two rectangles in front of each other) at the top of the app
9. Navigate to your Android folder within the Amaze app, then the data folder inside of it. You might have to allow another access prompt here.
10. Scroll down to the "ourlife.demo.apk" file and click on it, then the "files" file inside.
11. At the top of the app, there should be a new folder button (picture of a folder with a +). Click that and make a new folder called "game".
12. Click on the "game" folder, and then click the "Use This Folder" button at the bottom of the app. You will again need to grant access through a prompt.
13. Finally, click the "Paste" button at the bottom of the app, and you should be all set! Open the Our Life app, and enjoy your time with the best boy!!!
can someone help me? i've played this game a lot of times but i cant seem to find the CG for step 1. it's the second one from the top. a lot of guides says i should play the moment 'long day' and just choose anything from the choices, but i keep doing it again and again and there's still no CG for it. it's the only one i'm missing :(
You have to be fond or crushing with Cove to get the CG in long day, it happens when you're on the hill at sunset. But maybe it's being mixed up with the CG for Sandcastle, for that one you have to choose to tell Cove about the money deal and a lot of players prefer to wait for later in the story to do that so it's often missed.
Hello! I played it earlier and it showed up! Tho, i was confused why i only got it now since i've always been at Fond or Crush on step 1. Anyway, thank u! ♡
when you are on itch here, click the settings icon for "our life: beginning & always" then go to manage and click "show in finder" you'll find your folders there. then click the game "our life" inside the folder (the picture with the two feet) and click the drop down with three dots. click "show package contents" ---> "contents" ---> "resources" ---> "autorun" ---> "game". once you're there, drag the our life rpa file (you have to download it from the website and not the desktop app of itch) into the game folder. re-launch "our life beginning & always" and then it will be there!
the feelings i feel for cove is so strong i dont think ill ever be able to put this game down, its honestly so good i couldnt get over how good the art is, i played this on steam instead.
So, this is a bit of an awkward workaround for this issue, but look in the Google Play store for an app called JoiPlay. Install it, and then look for Renpy for Joiplay module, also on the play store (I don't know why it's separate). Download the WINDOWS version of Our Life and extract it (doesn't matter where, just remember where it is). Open Joiplay (not the Renpy for Joiplay icon, if it pops up. That's just a mod for the app), there'll be a big + icon on the bottom, click that and set the exe to the OurLife.exe which is in the game folder that you extracted. You can put the game's name and the icon, if you want. Then there's an accept or save button. Then, the game will be on the Joiplay app. Just hit it and you'll be able to play it. I can't attest to how well it'll work, since I never actually sat and played it this way, but it definitely opens, I remember that. If you buy the DLC, you can just move them into the game folder like you would on a PC.
I did play a couple other Renpy games this way and they worked, for the most part, so it might at least let you play it, lol.
Joiplay doesn't work for me too. And the windows version, idk why, won't work with my device despite being brand new. Sadly, might just watch a gameplay..
whenever i try to install/update any of the dlc I've bought while on the itchio app I get the message " an error occurred during installation no manager for installation unknown. And When trying to download/install through the website i just get a blank file.
The files you download from the website are .rpa files. Move them into the game folder (the folder within the OurLife folder that's actually called "game") and then the DLC will show up. You can still launch the game through the itchio app and it'll work, but it's not downloading DLC for some reason.
When you open the game, look at the bottom left corner and it'll say what version you're playing. It confused me, too, bc when I opened it, it showed the big update notice for 1.4, but I looked in the corner and it was 1.5.1
Deleted all the DLCs i had but I downloaded everything back including the game but now I can't open or use any of the DLCs. Feels like a part of my soul/heart has been stripped from me. ;^;
That's generally something that happens if there's some kind of graphics cards incompatibility. Either the settings should be changed or they need to be updated or something along those lines.
So, my solution to getting the files on Android is the following:
1) Download the Game (1.5 version) and DLCs.
2) Install the Game.
3) Go into the files app (usually called My Files) and either search for a file called "ourlife.demo.apk" or go to the "internal storage" tab and then the "Android" tab in that and then the "data" tab in that to find it.
4) Once in "ourlife.demo.apk", go to the files tab (should be the only option) and then create a folder within that (just name it "game").
5) Finally, move each of the DLCs/Voice Pack .rpa files into this file ONE AT A TIME (doesn't work when you do it all at once, for some reason). Once you do that, just start up the game and it should all be installed. (I recommend checking the app as you do each one to ensure that it is installed).
The desktop app won't update the base game or any of the DLCs, it giving me the message 'An error occurred during installation. No manager for installer unknown'
Yes the game was able to update when I reopened the app, then I redownloaded the updated versions off all the dlcs and cope-pasted the rpa files in the 'game' folder like the instructions.
Here's what the Android programmer says about that: to help add the DLC you can download an external file management app like Amaze File Manager (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amaze.filemanager) or to connect your phone to a computer to move/update the files.
You'll need to redownload and install the base game and any other DLCs you own to have them be up-to-date as well. I'm sorry for the trouble!
Here's what the Android programmer says about that: to help add the DLC you can download an external file management app like Amaze File Manager (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amaze.filemanager) or to connect your phone to a computer to move/update the files.
You'll need to redownload and install the base game and any other DLCs you own to have them be up-to-date as well. I'm sorry for the trouble!
Hey theres a user on here who explained it to me and i got it downloaded within a few minutes, you just need to follow the steps step by step. If you click into my profile and see my most recent reply, youll find it written out there
Here's what the Android programmer says about that: to help add the DLC you can download an external file management app like Amaze File Manager (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amaze.filemanager) or to connect your phone to a computer to move/update the files.
You'll need to redownload and install the base game and any other DLCs you own to have them be up-to-date as well. I'm sorry for the trouble!
Hi, I came across an unexpected exception during Step 4, where Cove changed into his formal wear for the mom's anniversary. The exception said it couldn't load the image and was wondering how I can fix it or if it was a bug.
I've never been so happy to get lost on Twitter because it allowed me to find this amazing game like omg I've literally played until 3AM or something. I'm so attached to this game you have no idea it just, left such a big impression on me, amazing job really <3
I played this and I fricken love it I love cove so much that boy had my heart squeezing. I wish Shiloh remembered us though,,, it's just a part of real-life anyway sometimes it's not how we want. I still want to be reunited with Shiloh he's so adorable
I played this through steam last year when step 3 wasn't yet released and it was so fun ! Out of all the games I've played this one sticks out in my mind. The art is beautiful the characters are well developed its just a great game !
This was an amazing concept and outcome for a nicely paced romance visual novel. Our Life is one of my favorite games in general because you developed a connection with every single character (yes even Jeremy). The amount of customization in this game was definitely a part of why I love it. The initiative options are so thoughtful and I never thought a game would ever need those there but I appreciate it very much after playing OL. The way you wrote the character Liz was amazing because I'm a big sister and I often acted mean to my younger sister, but as I got older, we both got closer and now we are each other's best friends. Cove was an amazing character all around, the fact that he was on the autistic spectrum was so nice because it got inclusion without it being based on stereotypes. Thank you for this wonderful wonderful game and I look forward to playing more of them :)
hey i have a mac and id like to be able to play both our life games on steam but its not available for mac on steam but it's available here(itch.io) for mac?
Yeah, Steam requires special approval from Apple to post Mac versions on their storefront. Itch doesn't, ahah. It'd be great if we could get that notarization but I can't say when that'd happen or if it even will. We'll try our best!
I've been livestreaming the game (you've liked my tweets announcing my streams) and I had to say that I *love* that you give the players the opportunity to choose their gender identity, whether they're on the ace or aro spectrum, and who they're attracted to. I literally clapped when I got to that part of the game. Thank you so much for giving players those options!
I love this game so much. I felt so emotional watching the characters grow up, IF ONLY ALL THIS WAS REAL AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
This is the best game I ever played, I now have an answer if someone asks me what my favourite game is. Every character is honestly the best, thank you so much GBPatch for making this <33
I loved every single aspect of this game, it feels like "game" isn't even a good word to describe it. It's a masterpiece. I cried, laughed, and felt happy while playing it. Thank you so, so much! I'm so sad to have finished it, but it was a wonderful experience <3
It depends. Most of the time beta testing simply gets you the beta build for the month you're a Patreon. You can't use Patreon to pre-order unreleased content for the future, unfortunately. But if you're beta testing during the month the DLC is released than you will get a game key once that's available.
A very wholesome and cute visual novel. The choices are very open and the options for interactability are surprisingly varied. I never felt that my choices were ignored during the game, and the way the characters acted felt like I had realistic influence on them. Very enjoyable. I hope to replay it soon.
ugh I adore this game. I think I played every possible route but I'm probably gonna keep playing tbh. I wish I could go back to the day I played it for the first time cause it was such an experience and it genuinely had me crying at the end. are we gonna get the romance other characters like Derek or baxter? also, Derek x baxter maybe? idk can't wait till I can get the dlcs.
I have never written a review for a game until now. I downloaded this game back in March and was really excited to play it. I had been waiting for the addition of Step 4 since then and only today did I decide to play through it. There really is no way for me to fully express my feelings for this game and how amazing it really is. All I can really say is thank you. Thank you for making this game. There's a lot of memorable moments and quotes from this game and I'm sure I won't ever forget my experience with it. I'm not sure if the developers will see this comment but if so, I have to thank you once again.
I've played this through two times now and some how the second play through was even more emotional to me. This game is so soft with such gentle feelings about real things. I'll never get over this game- thank you so much for sharing it!!
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~android users - dlc installation help~
These steps worked for me and at least one other user on here (I have a samsung s10. Also, I know there are a lot of steps, but it took me less than 5 minutes):
1. Download the base game (this is an .apk file)
2. Download the DLC(s) you purchased or the voice name one (these are .rpa files)
3. Download and install Amaze File Manager from the Play Store
4. Install the base game by clicking on the .apk file and following the prompts to install
5. Open the Amaze app and follow the prompts to allow access to your files, as well as grant "All files access" (clicking Grant will take you to the Settings location, but you'll have to find Amaze in the list, click on its name, and toggle "Allow access to all files" on)
6. Once that setting is toggled on, go back to Amaze and find your Downloads folder there. Inside should be all your .rpa files.
7. Long press on the first .rpa file you want to install and then click on the rest. All of them should be highlighted before the next step.
8. Once highlighted, click on the copy button (an icon of two rectangles in front of each other) at the top of the app
9. Navigate to your Android folder within the Amaze app, then the data folder inside of it. You might have to allow another access prompt here.
10. Scroll down to the "ourlife.demo.apk" file and click on it, then the "files" file inside.
11. At the top of the app, there should be a new folder button (picture of a folder with a +). Click that and make a new folder called "game".
12. Click on the "game" folder, and then click the "Use This Folder" button at the bottom of the app. You will again need to grant access through a prompt.
13. Finally, click the "Paste" button at the bottom of the app, and you should be all set! Open the Our Life app, and enjoy your time with the best boy!!!
YOU ARE THE BEST HONESTY THANK YOU SO MUCH🥰😅🤣🥳 your way was really simple for a dummie like me
💖💖💖
You are an absolute angel 😇
💖💖💖
Thank you for the explanation
Thank you so much for writing out your process!
OMG thank you so much for this step by step. I was about to get really sad and give up!!!
YOU'RE A GENIUS!!!!!!!! TYSM!!!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! YOU ARE THE BEST!!
can someone help me? i've played this game a lot of times but i cant seem to find the CG for step 1. it's the second one from the top. a lot of guides says i should play the moment 'long day' and just choose anything from the choices, but i keep doing it again and again and there's still no CG for it. it's the only one i'm missing :(
You have to be fond or crushing with Cove to get the CG in long day, it happens when you're on the hill at sunset. But maybe it's being mixed up with the CG for Sandcastle, for that one you have to choose to tell Cove about the money deal and a lot of players prefer to wait for later in the story to do that so it's often missed.
Are you Indifferent during Step 1 with Cove? The CG happens when you go to the hill with Cove, Shiloh, and Lizzie.
Hello! I played it earlier and it showed up! Tho, i was confused why i only got it now since i've always been at Fond or Crush on step 1. Anyway, thank u! ♡
Glad you got it in the end!
Hi there can you please tell me who can I open step 1-3
I already told him but it didn't work what should i do can you help me please?
I'm sorry, I don't know what you need help with. Finding a CG?
no problem at all my big brother helpe me and it's worked Thanks for your attention
I'm glad it worked out!
I GOT IT TO WORK FOR MAC USERS !!!
when you are on itch here, click the settings icon for "our life: beginning & always" then go to manage and click "show in finder" you'll find your folders there. then click the game "our life" inside the folder (the picture with the two feet) and click the drop down with three dots. click "show package contents" ---> "contents" ---> "resources" ---> "autorun" ---> "game". once you're there, drag the our life rpa file (you have to download it from the website and not the desktop app of itch) into the game folder. re-launch "our life beginning & always" and then it will be there!
the feelings i feel for cove is so strong i dont think ill ever be able to put this game down, its honestly so good i couldnt get over how good the art is, i played this on steam instead.
I really, really want to play this game on my Android device but I can't because the app isn't compatible with Android 11.
So, this is a bit of an awkward workaround for this issue, but look in the Google Play store for an app called JoiPlay. Install it, and then look for Renpy for Joiplay module, also on the play store (I don't know why it's separate). Download the WINDOWS version of Our Life and extract it (doesn't matter where, just remember where it is). Open Joiplay (not the Renpy for Joiplay icon, if it pops up. That's just a mod for the app), there'll be a big + icon on the bottom, click that and set the exe to the OurLife.exe which is in the game folder that you extracted. You can put the game's name and the icon, if you want. Then there's an accept or save button. Then, the game will be on the Joiplay app. Just hit it and you'll be able to play it. I can't attest to how well it'll work, since I never actually sat and played it this way, but it definitely opens, I remember that. If you buy the DLC, you can just move them into the game folder like you would on a PC.
I did play a couple other Renpy games this way and they worked, for the most part, so it might at least let you play it, lol.
Joiplay doesn't work for me too. And the windows version, idk why, won't work with my device despite being brand new. Sadly, might just watch a gameplay..
whenever i try to install/update any of the dlc I've bought while on the itchio app I get the message " an error occurred during installation no manager for installation unknown. And When trying to download/install through the website i just get a blank file.
The files you download from the website are .rpa files. Move them into the game folder (the folder within the OurLife folder that's actually called "game") and then the DLC will show up. You can still launch the game through the itchio app and it'll work, but it's not downloading DLC for some reason.
where is everyone finding the 1.5 version? for the life of me, all I can get is 1.4
I uninstalled it and downloaded it again
When you open the game, look at the bottom left corner and it'll say what version you're playing. It confused me, too, bc when I opened it, it showed the big update notice for 1.4, but I looked in the corner and it was 1.5.1
I figured it out! Thank you :)
Deleted all the DLCs i had but I downloaded everything back including the game but now I can't open or use any of the DLCs. Feels like a part of my soul/heart has been stripped from me. ;^;
Hi! :)
Random question but it seems like the background of the game tends to glitch while playing. Is there a fix to this?
Thanks!
That's generally something that happens if there's some kind of graphics cards incompatibility. Either the settings should be changed or they need to be updated or something along those lines.
So, my solution to getting the files on Android is the following:
1) Download the Game (1.5 version) and DLCs.
2) Install the Game.
3) Go into the files app (usually called My Files) and either search for a file called "ourlife.demo.apk" or go to the "internal storage" tab and then the "Android" tab in that and then the "data" tab in that to find it.
4) Once in "ourlife.demo.apk", go to the files tab (should be the only option) and then create a folder within that (just name it "game").
5) Finally, move each of the DLCs/Voice Pack .rpa files into this file ONE AT A TIME (doesn't work when you do it all at once, for some reason). Once you do that, just start up the game and it should all be installed. (I recommend checking the app as you do each one to ensure that it is installed).
The desktop app won't update the base game or any of the DLCs, it giving me the message 'An error occurred during installation. No manager for installer unknown'
same :( no matter what i do it doesn't work
I tried completely closing/quitting the desktop app and opening it again, it's updating now =D
did the game work for you?
Yes the game was able to update when I reopened the app, then I redownloaded the updated versions off all the dlcs and cope-pasted the rpa files in the 'game' folder like the instructions.
I can't open the file to install the game 😕 might be an issue with the android version
Here's what the Android programmer says about that: to help add the DLC you can download an external file management app like Amaze File Manager (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amaze.filemanager) or to connect your phone to a computer to move/update the files.
You'll need to redownload and install the base game and any other DLCs you own to have them be up-to-date as well. I'm sorry for the trouble!
I'm thinking the old way you used to install these was better, at least for android. I'm not download a bunch of separate file managers to use this.
I am in love with everything about this, but I am so confused on how to attach/add the wedding DCL to my game on android
Here's what the Android programmer says about that: to help add the DLC you can download an external file management app like Amaze File Manager (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amaze.filemanager) or to connect your phone to a computer to move/update the files.
You'll need to redownload and install the base game and any other DLCs you own to have them be up-to-date as well. I'm sorry for the trouble!
thank you
did it work for you?
No
Hey theres a user on here who explained it to me and i got it downloaded within a few minutes, you just need to follow the steps step by step. If you click into my profile and see my most recent reply, youll find it written out there
Okay so I got the game on Android and I don't get it as I looked in internal storage, android and in data but the data one is empty
Same issue for me.
Here's what the Android programmer says about that: to help add the DLC you can download an external file management app like Amaze File Manager (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amaze.filemanager) or to connect your phone to a computer to move/update the files.
You'll need to redownload and install the base game and any other DLCs you own to have them be up-to-date as well. I'm sorry for the trouble!
So thanks to a person called omniastarr who commented how to do it I got all the dlc installed now
That's great!
Hi, I came across an unexpected exception during Step 4, where Cove changed into his formal wear for the mom's anniversary. The exception said it couldn't load the image and was wondering how I can fix it or if it was a bug.
You can hit ignore to move past it, but we'll be releasing an update to fix that soon!
I've never been so happy to get lost on Twitter because it allowed me to find this amazing game like omg I've literally played until 3AM or something. I'm so attached to this game you have no idea it just, left such a big impression on me, amazing job really <3
I played this and I fricken love it I love cove so much that boy had my heart squeezing. I wish Shiloh remembered us though,,, it's just a part of real-life anyway sometimes it's not how we want. I still want to be reunited with Shiloh he's so adorable
and i will play with all the possibilities :)
i want to create a discord server for anyone who like this game, so we can all chat and talk about the game. Is it ok or not? Does anyone wanna join?
there already is one but i have no idea how to invite u im so sorry i literally dont know how to use discord
If you look at the top of the page you will find a Discord logo, it's the invite for the official fandom discord server :D
oh I didn't know, I'm so sorry
It's fine, don't worry :)
I played this through steam last year when step 3 wasn't yet released and it was so fun ! Out of all the games I've played this one sticks out in my mind. The art is beautiful the characters are well developed its just a great game !
WEll, i fell in love with Cove Holdem. Why is he so cute? >\\\<
Yess! That's so close to my birthday! I get a nice gift for myself 😂
I'm in love with this game <3 I think I've played it more than 3 times. Thank you GBPatch for creating such an awesome game!
how do i download this.. i clicked download for windows and it only shows a zipped file
Yeah, you've gotta unzip the file with whichever extracting program you prefer and then you'll get a folder with the icon to launch the game inside!
TYSM <3
This was an amazing concept and outcome for a nicely paced romance visual novel. Our Life is one of my favorite games in general because you developed a connection with every single character (yes even Jeremy). The amount of customization in this game was definitely a part of why I love it. The initiative options are so thoughtful and I never thought a game would ever need those there but I appreciate it very much after playing OL. The way you wrote the character Liz was amazing because I'm a big sister and I often acted mean to my younger sister, but as I got older, we both got closer and now we are each other's best friends. Cove was an amazing character all around, the fact that he was on the autistic spectrum was so nice because it got inclusion without it being based on stereotypes. Thank you for this wonderful wonderful game and I look forward to playing more of them :)
heyo ! just wondering where i should post about bugs ? i keep running into a renpy exception.
hey i have a mac and id like to be able to play both our life games on steam but its not available for mac on steam but it's available here(itch.io) for mac?
Yeah, Steam requires special approval from Apple to post Mac versions on their storefront. Itch doesn't, ahah. It'd be great if we could get that notarization but I can't say when that'd happen or if it even will. We'll try our best!
I've been livestreaming the game (you've liked my tweets announcing my streams) and I had to say that I *love* that you give the players the opportunity to choose their gender identity, whether they're on the ace or aro spectrum, and who they're attracted to. I literally clapped when I got to that part of the game. Thank you so much for giving players those options!
I love this game so much. I felt so emotional watching the characters grow up, IF ONLY ALL THIS WAS REAL AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
This is the best game I ever played, I now have an answer if someone asks me what my favourite game is. Every character is honestly the best, thank you so much GBPatch for making this <33
I loved every single aspect of this game, it feels like "game" isn't even a good word to describe it. It's a masterpiece. I cried, laughed, and felt happy while playing it. Thank you so, so much!
I'm so sad to have finished it, but it was a wonderful experience <3
Game: "1 love interest"
Me: *somehow gets on Derek's non-route*
Game: "What-"
this is so good i'm gonna cry. i couldn't believe it was done
Question! If I pay to test the beta build do I have to pay for the dlc when it comes out?
sorry for double posting the question I just wasn't sure where you would answer it or if you would see it in the other post
It depends. Most of the time beta testing simply gets you the beta build for the month you're a Patreon. You can't use Patreon to pre-order unreleased content for the future, unfortunately. But if you're beta testing during the month the DLC is released than you will get a game key once that's available.
A very wholesome and cute visual novel. The choices are very open and the options for interactability are surprisingly varied. I never felt that my choices were ignored during the game, and the way the characters acted felt like I had realistic influence on them. Very enjoyable. I hope to replay it soon.
ugh I adore this game. I think I played every possible route but I'm probably gonna keep playing tbh. I wish I could go back to the day I played it for the first time cause it was such an experience and it genuinely had me crying at the end. are we gonna get the romance other characters like Derek or baxter? also, Derek x baxter maybe? idk can't wait till I can get the dlcs.
I enjoyed this game, it was fun!
The only thing I'm sad about is that I reached the ending.
has Derek's dlc already been released if now when will it come out
"Cove picked up something that you identified as a smooth rock... he reared his arm back and threw it into the ocean"
My years of training, finally, I'm prepared for this.
also can I just say that I LOVE that MC has two moms?! I NEVER see that, and I absolutely love the dynamic between the two!
I have never written a review for a game until now. I downloaded this game back in March and was really excited to play it. I had been waiting for the addition of Step 4 since then and only today did I decide to play through it. There really is no way for me to fully express my feelings for this game and how amazing it really is. All I can really say is thank you. Thank you for making this game. There's a lot of memorable moments and quotes from this game and I'm sure I won't ever forget my experience with it. I'm not sure if the developers will see this comment but if so, I have to thank you once again.
Life takes another step forward...
I've played this through two times now and some how the second play through was even more emotional to me. This game is so soft with such gentle feelings about real things. I'll never get over this game- thank you so much for sharing it!!