November 16, 2022

Happy Anniversary Our Life: Beginnings & Always! πŸŽ‰

[Guest art by kanincooker on Twitter]

Our Life: Beginnings & Always launched two years ago today πŸ₯³οΈ. It originally went live with Steps 1-3 and two DLCs, an expansion for Step 1 and one for Step 2. In the past couple years we've released the Step 4 epilogue, three more DLCs (Step 3 expansion, Wedding, and Derek's Story), and made that little Cove bonus Moment for the Patreon. 

It's amazing to me how long it's been and how much has happened in that time. But I think the most incredible thing is that, even after two years, interest in Our Life hasn't really dwindled at all! Every time we've released new content or even just previews, people have been excited for it. I'm so grateful players have continued to enjoy what we're creating with this story. Thank you so much to everyone who has made a life for themselves in Sunset Bird πŸ’•. And I'm looking forward to what comes for the Our Life universe in the future!

Comments (50)

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Kyle T-J Β· January 8, 2023

Happy Anniversary! This is my favorite comfort game, and I’m so happy to have discovered it! πŸ’›

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Alvin Davis Β· December 9, 2022

Question do I need to be on your $10.00 tier to get adult content?

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Alvin Davis Β· November 21, 2022

Happy Anniversary Our Life

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LΓ­via Β· November 18, 2022

Happy anniversary! <3

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Finn Β· November 18, 2022

thank you for your hard work :D cannot wait to see what yall have in store for the future!

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LawOfUs Β· November 17, 2022

Happy 2nd anniversary!! Time flies when you’re having a good time. Thanks to OL1 I got to begin a new chapter in my life a happier person and will always owe it to the amazing dev! You were the beginningto a new me and will always be the game I come back to OL1 <3

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Itachun Β· November 17, 2022

Huh, didn't realize it had been 2 years already. Still love it though.

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deerSkullz Β· November 17, 2022

Happy Anniversary!! πŸ–€πŸ–€ I've only recently gotten into your games but ths is so sweet 'n cool πŸ–€πŸ–€ congratzz<33

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el_dritchknight Β· November 17, 2022

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !!! πŸ₯ΊπŸ’œ THE ARTS SO PRETTY!!! LITERALLY CRIED BECAUSE I MISS COVE AND DEREK SO MUCH!!! CANT WAIT FOR MORE OF THE OUR LIFE CINEMATIC UNIVERSE (BAXTER, QIU AND TAMARACK WILL RETURN)- ILY GB PATCH GAMES

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VerlysGamingLife Β· November 17, 2022

Congratulations on the 2nd anniversary of this wonderful game. I'm so glad I've been here for the whole ride. :) It's been amazing seeing the progress your small company has made in such a short amount of time. I've said before that I supported you because I've played all your games and I liked that they were all different but your unique voice was there and it was something that I liked. who knew that this game- which was your big project when I joined- would turn out to be such a raving success? I didn't but I trusted that I'd love it. and watched and supplied all the feedback I could managed. I know I couldn't have been as exited as you when the game was launched as you were, but I just *needed* everyone to see and play the game I was beta testing for so long. and now two years later the response from others is just as thrilling to see. I cannot wait to see what you will do with OL 2.

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ian Β· November 17, 2022

so sweet! congrats on the anniversary :D

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Konoi Kurozora Β· November 17, 2022

Happy anniversary! And wow this art is so cute!

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0704 Β· November 17, 2022

Happy anniversary!thank you for you maked the such a wonderful game !

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Sunshine Β· November 17, 2022

Happy anniversary!! There's a reason why people haven't lost interest, multiple actually - because of how interactive the community is, how well thought-out and developed every aspect of the game is, etc. Ou Life has brought me and so many other players joy and comfort by just existing <3 Cheers to everyone who's worked so hard on this game and cheers to a bright future for any and all other projects 🌼

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aki Β· November 16, 2022

Happy 2nd anniversary!!! ✨. I love the illustration with the smiling faces of Cove, Baxter and Derek. It's adorableβ™‘ I don't know any other game that is so comfortable and soothing. Thank you for creating OurLifeπŸ₯°

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Lyiden Β· November 16, 2022

Omg! Happy Anniversary! I literally cannot express how much this game has became my comfort game. I'm constantly replaying the game (even though I refuse to ever stay indifferent towards after Step 1, I REFUSE I TELL YOU!) I have streamed this game for my discord server, it has lowkey made me jealous of the MCs life and friends, and I feel like I can truthful about stuff I didn't even realize I wasn't being fully honest about at first. So from the bottom of my little gay heart, thank you for making this incredible game and I look forward to the future of this game

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Hannah Β· November 16, 2022

Happy anniversary to the game I continue to gush about to my friends!!! I remember finding the blog for this game on tumblr back in the day and I'm so glad I found it again when it came out :')))) honestly I don't tend to spend money on game dlcs usually but Our Life is truly something special, I just had to experience everything! :D And I'm so glad I exist in the same time period as this game and the people who work on it and the people who enjoy it :'))))

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Kami Β· November 16, 2022

Happy Anniversary! Can't believe it's been two years.

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Seahorse Β· November 16, 2022

Ooohh they all look so cute!! πŸ’• The artwork is lovely!

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Adam Snider Β· November 16, 2022

the games have so much replayability and i'm sure once Our Life 2 fully releases..it'll consume my free time just like the first one did..heck! i play the mobile version of Our Life 1 during my breaks at work πŸ˜„

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TortoiseGuy28 Β· November 16, 2022

Happy 2nd Anniversary! I'm glad I discovered my new favorite game back in January 2022 and I love it more than Life Is Strange.

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BRG Β· November 16, 2022

Happy Anniversary!!!! Looking forward to another year!

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Sam Β· November 16, 2022

happy anniversary! I can't wait to see more will be coming soon! I am happy to be involved with the current project and future ones!!

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Zilarey Β· November 16, 2022

Happy anniversary!! I'm so happy to be celebrating such occasions with all of you, this year I approach this game totally blind but in the end it got me so inversed! I love all the characters so far in this beautiful game...so thank you for creating such a masterpiece for all of us! I'm looking forward for the future projects ahead πŸ₯°

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Rai Β· November 16, 2022

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. I’m glad I got to experience our life, albeit late but still lol. I look forward in new developments! :3

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BlueSquirrels Β· November 16, 2022

Happy anniversary and grats. Looking forward to seeing more

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Lily Β· November 16, 2022

Happy anniversary! I haven’t been here long (arrived just as step 3 released) but I love your visual novels so much! Keep up the good work! πŸ’œ

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Gatewaytono Β· November 16, 2022

Happy anniversary and congratulations! You've all made incredible progress in the last 2 years. I'm so glad I randomly saw the game's demo on by chance being promoted on a random tumblr post. The game was fully released during such a difficult time in my life, and I'll forever be grateful to it and you. Here's to many more games!! πŸ₯‚

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Lonely_Mermaid Β· November 16, 2022

Happy Anniversary to my Comfort Game!!! Thank you so much for everything you've done for me, you've helped me bringing a smile to my face when I was going through some really dark times. I'm so very grateful!! πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™

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Maha Karie Β· November 16, 2022

Happy anniversary πŸŽ‰ πŸ’•

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Emi K Β· November 16, 2022

It's mind blowing to think about how much has happened in just 2 years. You've put in so much fantastic work and crafted such a compelling world, I'm so excited for what's next. I have gone back to Our Life time and time again, and with Baxter's DLC in the works and Dereks DLC release it opens up so many more paths and experiences. It truly feels like home. Congratulations on the 2 years and many more to come! ❀️❀️❀️

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Rose Kessler Β· November 16, 2022

Happy 2-year anniversary!!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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Courtney Lai Β· November 16, 2022

Happy Anniversary! πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³

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TiredMatt Β· November 16, 2022

What a bunch of cuties. Congratulations and can't wait to see more awesome stuff!

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Joonie Β· November 16, 2022

Happy anniversary! Thanks for the hard work and love you've put into Our Life these past 2 years!! I look forward to the future Baxter DLC and Our Life 2 πŸπŸ‚

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Samson LaRue Β· November 16, 2022

When you put that much work into the games of course were always excited. The quality of content has if anything improved which i genuinely did not think was possible, amazing as always!

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Emma Β· November 16, 2022

Happy anniversary!!!! This game has become so important to me for the past couple years and I can't wait to see what more yall doπŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š

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Psykes Β· November 16, 2022

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chloedoesntread Β· November 16, 2022

whaaa i cant believe that its been two years! this game has truly impacted my life in such a positive way and made me feel so loved! thank you for all your hard work and all you do!

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SCP Chloe Β· November 16, 2022

Congratulations on the anniversary!!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚πŸŽŠ

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Anna Bia Β· November 16, 2022

Yay! Happy anniversary! You deserve all the sucess and more! Our life is the best visual novel eveeer πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

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Agnieszka Β· November 16, 2022

Happy anniversary! πŸ’–πŸŽ‰

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A Β· November 16, 2022

I can't believe it's been two years already!! Happy Anniversary, here's to many more <3

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UnusualCreature Β· November 16, 2022

Happy 2 years πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰

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Jenna Jenks Β· November 16, 2022

Woot! Congrats πŸ‘ πŸ’“

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Azou Β· November 16, 2022

Congratulations on the anniversary! πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰

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mia Β· November 16, 2022

happy anniversary to the best visual novel out there ! you deserve all this success and more β™‘

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Teyovio Β· November 16, 2022

Couldnt Agree more!

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elyelysia Β· November 16, 2022

happy 2 year anniversary!!

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Lily the Litten Β· November 16, 2022

Happy anniversary! πŸ₯³