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[Nate Lawson under a red moon? Sounds perfect. Thank you to @wym_lawson on Twitter for this haunting XOXO Droplets-themed portrait! ] Did you… hear that? 😰 Could it have been a ghost (of a monochrome man)? A snake? (Anyone have eyes on Shiloh?) Maybe it was just a branch hitting our window. Or, may

There’s something in the air… Maybe it’s the first leaf to ~fall~ or possibly Omi’s cooking — either way, we’re absolutely living for everything seasonal. 🍂 Welcome to our September 2026 Month End blog! The team is creating an autumn game and it is now autumn, so things are getting VERY real around

Hey everybody! There’s a major update coming to Patreon as a whole that’s going to change how GB Patch’s tiers work as well. Patreon is retiring the model of subscribing for a specific month. Instead, future memberships will exclusively charge people on the day they joined, whatever that day is. If

[Here’s our ocean boy in a new season: Autumn! Comfortably cozy Cove is brought to you by the outstanding allieozs on Bluesky 🍂] Here comes September! 🌞 We say a tearful goodbye to summer and VERY excited hello to fall this month. It’s the perfect time to transition into Our Life: Now & Forever mo

Residents of GB-land! Fall is right around the corner. Let’s say goodbye to August (and summer, I weep!) in style 👋 I’m here with the scoop on our team’s achievements this month. Things have been a bit different as GB recovers from her surgery, but each team member remains hard at work. Read on for

[Step 3 Yusuf is looking gorgeous (and relaxed!) in this month’s art, created by the outstanding zerotosiki on Twitter.] Here comes August! ☀️ During this last full month of summer 2026, we’ll be soaking up the sun, building Our Life: Now & Forever, and preparing for the Early Access release this No

Is it hot in here or WHAT?! 🔥It could be the weather, but it’s probably just GB programming at the speed of light. Her keyboard is on fire, and so is development on Our Life: Now and Forever! (In a good way, to be clear.) Welcome to our end of July 2026 recap blog! I’m here with the team’s “I did t

[July's guest piece has Serenity catching some sun! It was created by the wonderdul tbyeolh] JULY, ALREADY? Welcome to the first full month of summer. We’d bring Cove over to say hi, but he has been in the ocean for the last two weeks straight, and there’s no end in sight. We’re five months away unt

☀️ SUMMER IS HERE! ☀️ You know what else is here? Our end of month recap! Welcome to our June blog, where we dish out what the team has been up to recently. Grab your beach towel and a cute drink, because we’re about to soak up the sun. And by “the sun”, I mean development progress on your favorite

[May's guest art is a show-stopping piece of Step 3 Vianca, in the heat of a tennis match! It was created by the very talented astrovvitch_.] Welcome to June, Pride Month, and another 30 days full of GB-led development! 🥰 We are now roughly 6 months away from Our Life: Now & Forever’s early access

How’s it hangin’ fellow kids? 😎 It’s been a fabulous month over here in GB-land. The team has been working hard, dipping their toes into Step 3, and starting our next merch run along the way! We’ve got the scoop on May’s achievements here for you. Grab a dolphin balloon or your crunchiest leaf and

[Welcome to this month’s dreamy tea party, created by theo.twofold.page on bluesky!] Hello, May! 💐 This month is full of plans of all types: Starting the hiring process for a new artist, onboarding new programmers, celebrating Baxter’s birthday… You name it, the team is working on it. (Also, it’s m

Dear residents of Golden Grove, For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, spring continues to be sprung! 💐 Can you imagine the colors on the trees in our little Oregon town right now? I supposed it would be similar to the fall that we know and love, but more green-ish. And pink-ish? Definitely so

[Stunning S3 Qiu art by zerotosiki on Twitter] Welcome to the first day of April! We are so excited to announce that we’ve taken a hard pivot and Our Life: Now & Forever will now be an MMORPG zombie adventure. We’re also changing the name to Zombie Life: Now Undead Forever. …. Do I even need to say

SPRING HAS SPRUNG! 💐 Welcome to a new season, full of blooming progress on Our Life: Now & Forever. We have our monthly update here for you and we hope you enjoy it. A small caveat: This month’s blog is more condensed than usual, because I am currently moving across the country! I will be out of of

[Step 2 Qiu and Tamarack are, incredibly, getting along in this month's art — created by the fantastic orirising on Twitter.] Top of the March to ya, Golden Grove residents! 🎩 Spring begins in just a few weeks, and we’ll continue working away, no matter how loud the blooming poppy field calls out t

It’s the end of February, love birds! I hope you had a splendid month, full of affection (or spite, I’m not judging). We’ve got a lovely monthly wrap up for you here — it includes our usual progress and some news about the new job opening at the one, the only… GB Patch Games ‼️ Grab a discounted box

This month’s art is a portrait of Step 1 Opal in a warm glow (like a great hug from mom!), created by the very talented Kuni-Cheesecake on Twitter. Intro Hello, February: The month of love! 💕 So much of the GB Patch library involves a hand held, a kiss here or there, and the ancient practice of str

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s freezing outside. The ground is cold, the air is cold, everything is cold. But the development inside GB Patch Games… Nothing but heat, baby. 😎 Welcome to our January end of month wrap up! The team has been hard at work on Our Life: Now & Forever dev

[The dazzling guest image is an alternate version of the art used in the month start post by caffeinana on Twitter!] Happy belated new year! I’m gonna let everybody know what’s going on with the project and our new plans for releasing Our Life: Now & Forever. I’ll start with what people most want to

This month’s art was created by caffeinana on Twitter and features Noelani, Liz, and Pam in their New Year’s best! Day 1 of 2026 is here, everyone! 🎊 We couldn’t ask for a better crew to spend it with. If you celebrate, we hope you had a restful holiday season, and that you’re excited for what this

Well, the moment has arrived. Let’s all wave a collective “goodbye” to 2025! *slow wave from everyone* *Tamarack waving unbelievably fast* *Baxter too cool to wave, offers a scoff instead* As the clock ticks down on the last few hours of this year, we hope you can look back with a full heart. Whethe

[Here’s Ren, popping over the fence to say hello, in this incredibly sweet portrait from choombie on Twitter.] It’s all come down to this! Here we are, in the last month of 2025, braving the cold (or warm, if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere) together. Almost a full year of development on Our Life:

I bet you’re wondering why I’ve gathered you all here today. There’s an extremely lucrative business opportunity called growing up next to your two best friends and living out your youth with days full of wonder and piles full of leaves. Interested? Call 1-800-QIU-TAMA NOW!! 💰 *end scene* Welcome t

It's here! Our Life: Now & Forever has gotten a significant update to its free demo. More childhood wonder and teenage angst await 😄. This might be only a demo, but it has a massive script of 256,000 words (the version before was 161,000 words). Of course, it's not 256k straight through. There are

Hello! GB Patch Games is looking for another background artist for our upcoming commercial visual novel project. Our Life: Now & Forever is a wholesome LGBTQ+ story set in a forested mountain town during fall. The game already has an existing art style, and the new artist will be required to match t

[This beautiful Tamarack and Qiu piece was created by October's guest artist, tbyeolh on Twitter!] Just two months left in 2025, and we’re so grateful you’re spending them with us. Welcome to November! 🍁 We have several new events and goals planned for this month, so sit back, grab a cup of tea fro

Today’s the last day of October! Leaves are finally falling, there’s a chill in the air, and Tamarack is throwing a paper airplane at your head. Some may call it autumn in Golden Grove, but I call it paradise. We had a few bumps as a team this month – GB was out of office and, unfortunately, came do

[This month's art is an outrageously adorable Qiu portrait, created by Ariisuni on Twitter!] And just like that, it’s October 1st! My MC is definitely a pumpkin-spice girl (as am I, shamefully), so we are ready to embrace all that fall has to offer. Let’s take a look at what the team is brewing up t

Whenever I start writing these blog entries, I say to myself “it simply cannot be one whole month later.” And yet, here we are! It’s the last day of September 2025. 👋 Summer is out of here, and fall has burst through our door – bringing leaves, warm meals, and chilly weather with it. This month, GB

Hey everybody! Today I'm travelling. I'll be on a trip for the next two weeks-ish. I'm calling it a semi-vacation because I won't be doing any script writing or drafting until I come back. However, there will still be posts on Patreon, I'll be answering messages, working with the team to make sure t

[This enchanting Tamarack portrait is by dreamtydraw on Tumblr!] Welcome to September! The first day of fall is incoming (mark your calendars – the 23rd!), and Qiu’s namesake will be here before we know it. September brings so much in the Our Life world: getting into the swing of the school year, th

August is just about wrapped up, and for the Northern-hemisphere-inhabitants, we’re weeks away from the first day of fall! We are about to be in full-swing Now & Forever mode, so make sure to soak up the sun while you still can. Soon, leaves will be falling, sweaters will be worn, and SOUP SEASON WI

[This mesmerizing work of art is by aidenofwolves on Twitter!] August is here, and we’re settling into it like a quiet evening in Golden Grove: a night at the diner, some heart-warming tunes, and a quick chat about bugs (an ideal night for Cove and Tammy!) There’s a lot to look forward to this month

The last day of July is here, and August is knocking on our door! (It’s asking if you want to have a tea party. Also if you have any milk and honey. For…no reason at all. 👀) Take a dip in the cool waters of this month’s wrap up blog – we’ve got a ton of exciting updates to share! 🏊💦 Monthly Conte

[This month’s art is soooo precious, and is from FernandaMarArts on Twitter! 💕💤] Who’s that at the door? Is it Cove Holden finally using the correct way to enter someone’s house? As usual, no! It’s JULY 1ST, knocking away! Welcome to July, a month full of sun, heat, and updates from the GB Patch t

Summer may have just arrived, but it’s already time to give June a good ol’ Golden Grove goodbye! (The infamous GGG involves throwing a paper airplane at the departee’s head and gifting them a handful of Omi’s candy.) Let’s take a look at what went down in June! From development, to art, to communit

[This lovely guest art is by moonfloat_ on Twitter!] Happy June, everyone! ☀️We’re heading into a brand new month (where summer will officially start!) – which means it’s time for another peek behind the GB Patch curtain. The team is hard at work on Our Life 2, with major progress across the writing

Well, well, well… What do we have here? Another month has flown by like Baxter sprinting from a heartfelt conversation. (What? Who said that?) May was packed with updates, celebrations, and tons of behind-the-scenes magic. We celebrated birthdays, cast our first round of voice actors, and built a co

[The lovely guest art is by _marshiyan on Twitter!] May is here, everyone! 🗣️This month, we’ll continue to push through development, writing, art, and in general – prepping for the next demo update, coming this fall! We’ll also be celebrating Baxter’s birthday (May 19th), of course. 🎉 But let’s ge

How does that saying go? April showers bring… Dev hours? Cove flowers? Qiu powers? One of those has to be right. It’s the end of the month! We’re here to catch you up on all of the progress and activities that our team has been working on. So sit back, relax, and take a gander at the GB Patch Games

Hello everyone! Since the demo updates are gonna be different going forward, I wanted to make a whole post about what to expect. Typically, we'd make little updates to round out what's in the demo better while still keeping it (somewhat) demo-sized. Now though, we're going over the top. We want to u

[This month’s stunning guest artist is _mon_mamon on Twitter!] WELCOME TO APRIL! We are officially in full-blown (bloom?) SPRING! In the Our Life universe, this means that Cove has decided it’s warm enough to surf again (even though the waters of Sunset Bird are definitely still chilly 😅) Keep read

March has come to an end, folks. 🌷 This month, we saw tons of new content for the GB world: new merch, a guest artist call, March Madness, and more! Read on for all of the juicy details. Monthly Content Summary: We started the month off with the launch of our latest merch item: a Cove Holden pin se

[Beautiful guest art by allie_ozS on twitter!] HELLO, MARCH! 💐 The weather is getting warmer, flowers are just starting to bloom, and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the beach! (And maybe an ice cream cup with a wooden spoon?) March holds dev plans, merch surprises, demo announcements, an

The end of February is upon us, my friends! It may be the shortest month of the year, but that doesn’t mean our team worked any less. We’ve got a ton of updates to share about what went down this month and what you can expect in March. Read on, fellow Valentines! 💕 Monthly Content Summary: On the c

Hello again everyone, GB here! The release structure poll for Our Life: Now & Forever has closed. Nearly 10,000 people voted, and we got hundreds and hundreds of thoughts people left about the idea. I want to say thank you so much for the supportive and understanding messages. It made me pretty emot

Hello! It’s me, GB. I’ve been doing some thinking and have an important poll for all of you. I’ve gone on record to say there was something I didn’t ever plan on, but I’m reconsidering it. I want to know what players think of Our Life: Now & Forever releasing Step by Step instead of waiting for Step

[Extraordinary guest art by orirising on twitter!] And just like that, it’s February! 💐 This month brings Valentine’s Day, all things pink, a little love in the air, and… what’s that? Our plans for the next 28 days? Read on, Patreon fam! 💕 Monthly Content Plans: February will be spent writing the

January 31st ALREADY? 😳Whether you can believe it or not, we’re here to say… 🗣 Welcome to the first End of Month Update for 2025! 🎉In this edition, we’ll be covering script, programming, and art progress, as well as events that took place this month. GB has started the new year off with hard work