GB Patch

This month I'm working on preparing the storefronts for the Early Access release in November! You can go to Steam or Itch right now to see it had a bit of an update. Some of the store page screenshots were replaced with new ones from other parts of the free base game. It was very Step 1 focused befo

The Murray parents are so supportive of the young ladies in town 🤭.

Are you prepared for the challenge? What do you think the prize is 🤔?

Now that is nice to see! A full set. The September beta will add a seventh and eighth Moment to play, but me and the team are working on programming all four of the remaining Moments right now. They're each about halfway done or even more.

Friend spotted! I wonder if Serenity has a secret to share with you and Tamarack. Could be 🤔.

The more the wearier.

To quote my old game, XOXO Droplets, "Don't make me run.". But there's no avoiding it on test day.

Hanging with Miss V 😌

That's so nice 🥰️. I hope things go well for these kids.

Who has more Halloween spirit than death itself?

Oooooooo, it's a Halloween mystery! What do you think MC and Tamarack will discover?

This is a snippet of a dramatic day in gym class, with a brand-new cut-in image added! I usually post multiple cut-ins at a time, so since this was only one in the batch I thought showing it in-game instead would be nice. Cut-In Artist: talentlesshuman

Sigh, another day, another situation where you have to choose between Tamarack and Qiu. You'll see them both on Halloween, but only one (or neither) is with you from start to end.

Here's one of the many potential alterations that can happen in gym class. It requires both of them being jealous and for the MC to be comfortable with physical touching from the leads, as well as other things unique to this specific scene!

Oh, young love. The beta with more content from PJ Day will be coming out this month! We're working on the programming still, but it's coming along.

Texting in Step 2 is so fun! Especially with all these cute emotes.

They're being cute! 😫💞

Look at them, agreeing on something! Even though it's a technicality. 🥈

There he is. You don't see Baxter much in Step 2. He's already on the gradual journey that leads to him ending up in Sunset Bird.

Haha, the MC's got jokes. And finally we get to see Yusuf in the digital flesh 😄

Well, you can't see it in a static screenshot, but now if you're texting two people at once there's a dissolve transition between the chats to make it a smoother change. And the phone will also slide up onto the screen instead of appearing at the center right away. And yes, the gang is about to go t

Now that there's some finished school backgrounds, we can share some proper school screenshots. We revealed through a script preview that it's random whether a lead is in your homeroom or not. And it turns out, them having a nearby locker is also randomly determined! This shows a happy outcome where

Oh boy, rain the first day of school! Probably not that surprising, haha. This is the constant risk of walking places in Golden Grove.

If you don't walk to school with Tam on the first day 😔.

The private office... 😳

I'm excited to announce that Our Life: Now & Forever has a new feature! Shawna has created a system that tracks choices you've made in prior playthroughs and shows which character made that choice! It's super cool and convenient. You just turn it on in the new settings screen (I showed a preview of

Last month's beta build launched with more than new scenes. One of the updates was an overhaul of the preference settings! Shawna gave the options more space and added a tooltip section to explain what each slider/button does. (There's not much in the audio section for now, Shawna has left room for

The color of the leaf for you can change if you have certain favorite colors 🥰️

The kiddos went leaf collecting 🥰️🍂

Noooo! It happened! It's just as we feared 😭.

Give that woman a break! She's trying. But Tamarack is right, this is a serious moment 😡

Here's a look at a scene most people won't get- what happens if you end Step 1 after only doing one of the two linked Moments? The answer is, a friend/neighbor won't be pleased with you. [Also, I'm back from my trip 😁]

Cool, Mr. Lin. That's great. Qiu really did take after their parents, haha.

'Cause you had a bad day. You're taking one down. You sing a sad song just to turn it around. Life is hard for a ten-year-old 😔

Hooray! You can have some fun in the rain before childhood is over.

Qiu remembered in the end, that's what counts! But I wonder what's up 🤔

You can't fool this kid!

So, who's gonna take the actual pop quiz in this game, haha?

The kids are fighting 😬

The phone is real! The UI screen for texting conversation works. Plus, Shawna has made it possible for you to change the name of the contact and even pick between different color schemes by clicking the gear icon 😄

So, how do we all feel about business names in this town, haha?

Well, it's another situation where you have to choose between Tamarack and Qiu, or being by yourself. Both afternoon activities sound like a lot of fun. Which one are you gonna pick? At least first. You can always replay the Moment to do the other, haha.

Qiu 🥺️

Tamarack wants to trick or treat forever, Qiu is excited for future fun. And then Step 2 happens and it didn't work out how either of them expected... Happy Halloween 🥺️💔

As the years go by, you and Tamarack continue to share happy days together 🥰️ And yeah, that is the Step 1 version of the background. The Step 2 look hasn't been made yet, aha.

There's a lot more you'll get to do with your own character once the full Step 2 prologue exists. One example is getting to come out about a change in your gender or pronouns within the story itself!

What are you gonna go as? Or does your MC not wanna get dressed up?

The Lin parents have their own fun on Halloween, ahah.

What's your Halloween spirit? And man, I love the pumpkin patch background by Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter). It looks so autumnal and chilly!

She's a sleep talker 🤭