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    Our Life: Now & Forever [v1.4.17 Beta] – Free Download | GBPatch

    Our Life: Now & Forever– Free Download | (Windows, Mac, Android) | GBPatch

    🕹️ Game Overview:
    Our Life: Beginnings & Always is a deeply emotional, narrative-driven visual novel by GBPatch, focused on the bonds we form as we grow. The story begins when Jamie Last (a nameable and fully customizable protagonist) is just eight years old, enjoying the carefree summer days of childhood. One evening, Jamie meets Mr. Holden, a man looking for someone to befriend his only child, Cove — a quiet, introverted boy who has just moved into the neighborhood. Whether Jamie accepts this unusual request or not, Cove quickly becomes a central figure in Jamie’s life.

    The game beautifully follows Jamie and Cove through three distinct life stages: childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. As you progress, you’ll make impactful decisions that shape Jamie’s personality, identity, and future — and these choices ripple through every part of the game, affecting how characters see and remember you. At the heart of the story is your evolving connection with Cove. Whether you become best friends, lovers, or remain acquaintances is entirely up to you.

    With over 320,000 words of interactive narrative, multiple DLC expansions, and an inclusive design that supports a wide range of identities, this is a story designed to reflect your choices, your feelings, and your pace.

    🔥 Key Features:
    🔥 A heartfelt coming-of-age story spanning from age 8 to your early 20s
    🔥 Choose Jamie’s name, gender identity (he, she, they), personality, and appearance
    🔥 Modify your character throughout the game — including transitioning, changing names/pronouns, and adapting your style as you grow
    🔥 Shape your relationship with Cove Holden: be just friends, fall in love early, develop feelings slowly over the years, or confess at the very last moment
    🔥 Cove’s own personality, appearance, and growth are influenced by your choices and how you treat him across the game
    🔥 A narrative that adapts deeply to your decisions — characters remember who you are and change accordingly
    🔥 Inclusive romance mechanics with LGBTQ+ representation at the core
    🔥 Optional DLCs expand the story with even more events, memories, and custom content
    🔥 Soothing background music, gentle art style, and emotional writing that immerses you in Jamie’s world
    🔥 Multiple endings, high replay value, and a peaceful, low-stress experience focused on emotions over drama


    📅 Updated: 2025-05-01
    📥 Release Date: 2025-05-01
    👨‍💻 Developer: GBPatch –Patreon – Itch.io – Steam – Discord – Twitter
    🔞 Censorship: No
    🧩 Version: v1.4.16 Beta
    💻 OS: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android
    🗣️ Language: English
    🏷️ Genre: 2dcg, No sexual content, Female protagonist, Character customization, Dating sim, LGBT, Multiple endings, Romance, Slice of life, Yuri, Mobile game

    Changelog
    1.4.17 Beta

    • Fall Ended Part 1
    • Fall Ended Part 2
    • Overhauled settings screen
    • Added a system to track choices made in prior playthroughs!
    • Fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

    V1.4.16 Beta

    • Home Part 3
    • The first third of Fall Ended Part 1
    • Added a bunch of missing BGs
    • Fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

    v1.4.14 Beta

    • Second Half of Home Part 1
    • Home Part 2
    • First Third of Home Part 3
    • Sound Effects Added to some of Mixed Up
    • Fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

     

    v1.4.13 Beta

    • Colorful Class Part 2
    • Half of Home Part 1
    • Fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

    v1.4.12 Beta

    • Colorful Class Part 1
    • Math test feature
    • Fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

    v1.4.11 Beta

    • Mixed Up Part 2 & 3
    • Step 2 Prologue Additional Scene
    • The Reworked/Edited Step 2 Preview Scenes
    • A Texting Feature
    • Fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

    v1.4.10 Beta

    • Mixed Up Part 1
    • Tamarack Step 1 DLC CG
    • Small fixes and improvements to the Step 2 prologue scenes
    • Fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

    v1.4.9 Beta

    • Qiu’s Step 2 Intro
    • Qiu’s Step 2 CG
    • Fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

    v1.4.7 Beta

    • Step 1 Trick or Treat Part 2
    • Tamarack’s completed CG in the new Step 2 preview
    • Fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

    v1.4.7 Beta
    Loading screen issue fixed.

    v1.4.6 Beta

    • Step 2 Prologue Day 1 Part 1
    • The option to choose Tamarack’s and Qiu’s Step 2 hair/accessories
    • Fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

    v1.4.5 Beta

    • Trick or Treat Part 1
    • A lot of new art assets
    • Fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

    v1.4.4 Beta
    New Content:

    • Slumber Party Part 2 + added alterations to Part 1
    • Sound effects added throughout, though not all of them
    • Fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

    v1.4.3 Beta

    • Slumber Party Part 1
    • Small fixes to typos/errors from the prior build
    • New sprite alterations and background alterations
    • New full-sized CG!

    v1.3.13 Beta

    • Magic Part 2
    • Small fixes to typos/errors from the prior build
    • Sound effects added through new and older scenes
    • New music tracks added

    v1.3.12 Beta

    • Magic Part 1
    • Small fixes to typos/errors from the prior build
    • Sound effects added through new and older scenes
    • Extra alterations/choices added through older scenes
    • New Cut-In images added to older scenes

    v1.3.11 Beta

    • Hide & Seek Part 2
    • Small fixes to typos/errors from the prior build
    • Three new music tracks
    • Sound effects added through new and older scenes
    • New rain animation effects
    • Alterations to character sprite
    • Player suggestions add throughout older scenes
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    REVIEW

    This game is wonderful. I love the amount of nuance and customization you can add to your character with how you can set the base attitude your character has like whether they go with the flow, like to be the leader, have a teasing personality, or a doting one. You don't have control over the other characters personalities in Step 1 but it looks like you can set them how you want going into Step 2. I especially liked how sometimes there's more than the usual 3 or 4 choices in dialogue like most other games usually give you. Really a nice feeling if you're the type of person that usually thinks the options given don't fully describe how you actually want to react.

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    This game is wonderful. I love the amount of nuance and customization you can add to your character with how you can set the base attitude your character has like whether they go with the flow, like to be the leader, have a teasing personality, or a doting one. You don't have control over the other characters personalities in Step 1 but it looks like you can set them how you want going into Step 2. I especially liked how sometimes there's more than the usual 3 or 4 choices in dialogue like most other games usually give you. Really a nice feeling if you're the type of person that usually thinks the options given don't fully describe how you actually want to react.Our Life: Now & Forever [v1.4.17 Beta] – Free Download | GBPatch