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Our Life: Beginnings & Always

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

GB Patch Games · Released Nov 16, 2020

CasualIndieFree To Play

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
99% of 15K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
97% of 81 in 30 days
Players
114
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jul 26, 2024
Minimum PC
DirectX
1 GB RAM
Full requirements

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 15,373 reviews are positive · 97% of 81 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.

Players over time

▼ -18% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 154 players on Sep 26, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026114
Nov 6, 202696
Nov 5, 2026101
Nov 4, 2026107
Nov 3, 2026122
Nov 2, 2026118
Nov 1, 202678
Oct 31, 202684
Oct 30, 202684
Oct 29, 202694
Oct 28, 2026107
Oct 27, 2026124
Oct 26, 2026134
Oct 25, 2026131
Oct 24, 2026102
Oct 23, 2026120
Oct 22, 2026123
Oct 21, 2026114
Oct 20, 2026112
Oct 18, 2026113
Oct 17, 2026122
Oct 16, 2026122
Oct 15, 2026107
Oct 14, 2026138
Oct 13, 2026128
Oct 11, 2026108
Oct 10, 2026110
Oct 9, 2026106
Oct 8, 2026114
Oct 7, 2026133
Oct 6, 2026141
Oct 4, 2026138
Oct 3, 2026117
Oct 2, 2026126
Oct 1, 2026127
Sep 30, 2026134
Sep 29, 2026130
Sep 27, 2026121
Sep 26, 2026154
Sep 25, 2026138
Sep 24, 2026130
Sep 23, 202675
Sep 23, 2026136
Sep 22, 2026122
Sep 21, 2026123

How many players finish Our Life: Beginnings & Always?

34% of Steam players have unlocked «Our Life», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Our Life: Beginnings & Always system requirements

Minimum: DirectX, 1 GB RAM.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista and newer
Processor
2Ghz
Graphics
DirectX or OpenGL compatible card
Memory
1 GB RAM

Does Our Life: Beginnings & Always have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Our Life: Beginnings & Always run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Achievements
22
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Our Life: Beginnings & Always use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

9 DLC available.

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