Have we really come to the end of Step 1?! Dear reader, the answer is yes. Take a peek at the closing scenes of your Golden Grove childhood and brace yourself as you head straight into the adolescent life of Step 2! Check out Our Life: Now & Forever, Step 1 Ending ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRMp...

🗣️ Calling all background artists! GB Patch Games is looking for a new team member – a background artist who is able to match the pre-existing style of Our Life: Now & Forever. Interested? Check out the details here ⬇️ bit.ly/4nJZS5E #videogamejobs #gamingjobs

Come one, come all to this Sunday's GB Q&A! 🤌 The second Sunday of the month is upon us, and that means GB's monthly Q&A is as well. Details are below – have fun, everyone!

OUR LIFE INCEPTION 🫵 #olnf #visualnovel #indiegame

It's your best friend's (or something... more? 👀) house, Step 2 version! Here's a peek at the Baumann residence, in the midst of autumn, just a few years older than what you now know it to be. Any new changes catch your eye? 🍂 #Ourlifenowandforever #visualnovel

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COVE! 🎂 Cove Holden is the heart of the Our Life community, and he'd like to spend today with you. He's provided you with this handy selection of options. Pick your Morning, Afternoon, and Evening activity, and let us know what your birthday plans are! #olba #visualnovel

🗣️ 🔊 IT'S NOVEMBER!! 🍂 We are deep into leaves-falling, pumpkin-eating, football-watching territory. But more than anything, we can't wait to share our plans for the last full month of fall! [This beautiful Tamarack and Qiu piece was created by October's guest artist, tbyeolh on Twitter.]

If you're still trying to figure out what to wear for Halloween, may we suggest one of the four brand new Our Life: Now & Forever costumes? 👻

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 It's the last day of October and we've got a blog to share 🫡 Our report covers what each team accomplished this month, and you can find that link below. Whatever your plans are for today, we hope you have a fun, safe, and cozy 31st! www.patreon.com/posts/month-...

Starting XOXO Droplets for the first time! Tell me something I won't understand until later 👀 (Let's just pretend, okay 😅) #visualnovel #xoxodroplets

🚨 NEW OUR LIFE MERCH!! 🚨 GB here, with an announcement ✨ The newest GB Patch Games merch made by Makeship is coming near the end of November! (Specifically, November 21, 9:00am EST.) Here's the coming soon page: www.makeship.com/products/our...

An announcement from GB has arrived 💌 Hey! I'm now able to share what should be the finalized voiced name list for OL2. It's 1,657 options in total, haha. I hope everybody finds an option that works for them! 🧵

yikes. unfollowing now. was a huge fan of his childhood marriage pact. was unaware he abandoned us in step 3.

Another day, another slice of pie at The Diner Table. 🥧 Here's a Step 2 Prologue scene with Yusuf, the owner of your favorite neighborhood restaurant. (And yes, please put the deluxe sundae on Opal's tab 🙏)

Here's a sneak peek of the 10th and final Moment ("Magic" 🪄) from Step 1 of Our Life: Now & Forever! In this Moment, you'll craft a spell and share your greatest wishes Qiu and Tamarack. It's emotional, adorable, and a throwback to the ~magic~ of childhood! 🥹 youtu.be/WhTMLdT4J64

🚨 INCOMING GB Q&A!! 🚨 Here's your monthly reminder that this Sunday, GB will be hosting another Q&A via our Tumblr inbox! She'll spend a few hours answering your questions and will get to as many as she can.

Welcome to Golden Grove's Main Street – Step 2 version! 🎉 Plenty has changed here, including the bakery that Qiu was spotted at last month. Are there any updates that catch your eye? 👀 #visualnovel #interactivefiction #ourlife

Hey there, GB community 👋 Today is normally the day for our mid-month update, but we've had a few setbacks this month. GB was out of office recently, and unfortunately caught covid upon her return. She is recovering well and thanks you for your appreciation and patience as she bounces back.

Fits so iconic you don't even need to see their faces 😎

There's so much to break down in these brand new Step 2 phone screenshots! ✨ The heart emoji from Qiu 💞 ✨ "Don't tell my mom this happened" ??? ✨ "Oh really" from Tamarack 😭 YES REALLY 😭

Howdy all, and happy Friday! 🎉 Normally, this Sunday would be our Tumblr Q&A day, but GB has been very under the weather since returning from her trip. So, this month's Q&A will be pushed to next Sunday, the 19th. We appreciate your patience, and look forward to seeing your questions then!

Golden Grove is having another infamously rainy day! ☔️ In the Step 1 DLC Moment "Home", you'll tour the Lin house, including the fascinating (and off limits) hobby room. Here's a sneak peek of the latest Our Life: Now & Forever teaser! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGgM...

In the spirit of our latest Now & Forever school sneak peeks, here's a question for you: It's lunchtime! WHERE ARE YOU SITTING?! 🤨

The school sneak peeks continue! 📚 We've taken a look at lockers, hallways, and now… Here's a Step 2 High School classroom background. I love the variety of types and colors of chairs – where is your MC sitting?

Another Step 2 school background has arrived! Lockers, announcement boards, benches to chat with your besties... It's all coming together. 🥰 #ourlifenowandforever #visualnovel #indiegames

BOO ‼️ 👻 IT'S OCTOBER! This month will be full of pumpkin puns (pun-kins?), Halloween-themed Our Life content, and tons of team work that you can read about below. 🎃 [This month's art is an outrageously adorable Qiu portrait, created by Ariisuni on Twitter!]

Tomorrow's the last day of @vnstudioelan.com's #FallinLoveFestival! If you haven't already, come check out their outstanding collection of romance games. 💕 And while you're there, perhaps a peek at the 30% off Our Life DLCs! 🥰 Festival page ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...

This month, we said goodbye to summer and hello to fall! 🍂 September's almost over and we're here to update you on the behind-the-scenes projects the team has been working on. ✨ Take a peek at our September End of Month blog below! ⬇️ www.patreon.com/posts/month-...

🗣️ 🔊 DEREK'S BAAAAAAAAACK (FOR HIS BIRTHDAY!) Once a year, #OurLife fans from around the world gather to celebrate a day so glorious, so heart-stopping, so...athletic. And that day is today.

We have a very sweet surprise for you today... 🍪 Here are the first-shown Step 2 CGs of Step 2 Qiu! They're lounging in the new bakery that replaced the Golden Grove barber shop. 🍰 Hands up if you would join Qiu for a macaron here!

The #FallinLoveFestival begins today! 💕 We are honored to be included in @vnstudioelan.com's visual novel celebration, which features both #OurLife titles. To celebrate, all Our Life: Beginnings and Always DLCs are 30% off! 💰

WELCOME TO FALL! 🍂 Soon, leaves will be tumbling down, soup will be on the stove, and your childhood best friends will be knocking on your door. Let's shake up the comments a little. To celebrate the new season, please tell me the soup your MC(s) is/are claiming this fall! 🍲 😂

Just one day left of Summer 2025! 🌞 In the Our Life world, that means we're saying goodbye to Sunset Bird and hello to Golden Grove 👋 Before we celebrate the start of fall, we want to hear about your summer! What was your favorite part of the last three months?

It's Saturday, and we're baking cookie bars with Tamarack and Omi! 🧑‍🍳 So let's get to it – grab an apron, a mixing bowl, and your sweet tooth as you dig into this delicious Step 1 DLC Moment from Our Life: Now & Forever! 🍪 youtu.be/Ci9Jf0vnizg

We interrupt your regularly scheduled GB Patch posts to bring you this breaking news... Our YouTube channel has reached 20K subscribers ‼️ 🎉 Thank you to our amazing community, who continues to astound us with your support.

Both Our Life titles have been accepted into the first ever Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival! 💕 Hosted by Studio Élan via Steam, this event runs from 9/24–10/1, starting at 12pm CDT. Over 200 romance-themed visual novels will be featured, and we're honored to be one of them.

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Two weeks into September, and the team has been hard at work! 💪 We're back again with our mid-month update: ⬇️ • GB is DONE with the Step 2 linked Moments! She's moved on to other Step 2 content now. • A brand new CG has been started!

Do you have questions about Now & Forever development, the Our Life games, or GB Patch titles in general? It's almost your time to shine. This Sunday, September 14th, GB will be hosting the second event in her new Tumblr Q&A series! 🎉

Pillow? ✅ Sleeping bag? ✅ Core memory with your childhood best friends? ✅ The latest sneak peek into Our Life: Now & Forever is here! This time, we're diving into the Step 1 DLC Moment, Slumber Party. 💤 youtu.be/qVw9EHvSwL0

The concept of being able to see Tamarack and Qiu in-between every class 😭 We're off to a great start this school year, in this Step 2 prologue scene! #ourlifenowandforever #visualnovel

There's the lunch bell! 🔔 The hallways are about to be stormed in this new Step 2 school hallway background, so please, everyone, take cover! 🫣

Sure, it's a little gloomy outside, but that won't stop us from returning to our usual spot! Introducing: The Step 2 park background 🎉 What shenanigans would you get up to here? 🚲

And just like that, IT'S SEPTEMBER! 🔥 22 days left of summer, and we can feel the Now & Forever memes creeping up like Qiu about to throw a paper airplane at your head. 🧵 [This enchanting Tamarack portrait is by dreamtydraw on Tumblr!]

There's one day left of August 2025! ☀️ We'd love for you to spend a moment of it by checking out our End of Month recap blog. Take a peek at this month's accomplishments in art, programming, and writing! (And keep an eye out for something new in tomorrow's blog, too 👀)

Whew, it's chillier than normal in Golden Grove! ❄️ The leaves are still falling, but so is the snow, in this Step 1 "End of Fall" background. Goodbye, autumn! ⛄️ (The season, not the icon)

Close your eyes and picture it: The sun is setting and you're on the way home in the backseat. Smooth jazz is on the radio, the leaves are falling, and everything is perfect in this moment. Now, open your eyes, and take a peek at these new Step 1 sunset background variants! 🌅

I am both on any given day ❤️ 🙏

Brace yourselves, because you're about to experience the ultimate rush. 😎 After all this time, you've finally been granted access to... OPA'S OFFICE! 🎉