Our Life: Beginnings & Always

Choice-heavy visual novel about growing up with the boy next door

GB Patch Games · Released Nov 16, 2020

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 99% of 14K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 98% of 102 in 30 days
Playing now: 75; peak 24h 136
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 2 years ago; Oct 31, 2023

Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Our Life: Beginnings & Always?

A single-player, free-to-play visual novel set near the beach. You customize the protagonist, make dialogue and relationship choices, and follow four stages of life from childhood to adulthood alongside your neighbor Cove, who can become a friend or romantic partner.

For you if...

+you want a gentle, low-conflict slice-of-life story
+you value detailed character and relationship customization
+you enjoy replaying choices across childhood and adulthood

Not for you if...

−you need high stakes, conflict, or a plot-driven pace
−you dislike reading long stretches of visual novel dialogue
−you expect most small choices to change the main story

What players say

99% of 13,776 reviews are positive · 98% of 102 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the protagonist customization, freedom to define feelings and relationships, and gentle growing-up story. Common complaints include the lack of tension, slow or repetitive dialogue, and numerous small choices that seem to have little effect on the larger story.