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Games like Our Life: Beginnings & Always

  • 12 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Our Life: Beginnings & Always also play

The closest matches to Our Life: Beginnings & Always: A Date with Death, Bewitching Sinners, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Arcade Spirits, and Arcadia Fallen. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares relationship building and character customization with Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • Free
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares choice driven narrative and relationship building with Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • $17.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  1. Rank 04

    Arcade Spirits

    Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Dating Sim, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2019
  2. Rank 05

    Arcadia Fallen

    Why this: Also Otome and LGBTQ+, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2021
  3. Rank 06

    Charming Hearts

    Why this: Also Dating Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  4. Rank 07

    ERROR143

    Why this: Shares dlc expansion with Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • Free
    • Deck Playable
    • 2022

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Our Life: Beginnings & Always

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    A Date with Death

    Shares relationship building and character customization with Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 98% of 10,133 reviews
  2. 2
    Bewitching Sinners

    Shares choice driven narrative and relationship building with Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 98% of 281 reviews
  3. 3
    I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

    Shares choice driven narrative with Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 96% of 3,777 reviews
  4. 4
    Arcade Spirits

    Also LGBTQ+ and Dating Sim, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 95% of 392 reviews
  5. 5
    Arcadia Fallen

    Also Otome and LGBTQ+, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 95% of 364 reviews
  6. 6
    Charming Hearts

    Also Dating Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 89% of 84 reviews
  7. 7
    ERROR143

    Shares dlc expansion with Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 90% of 2,291 reviews
  8. 8
    Love Is All Around

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 1,505 reviews
  9. 9
    Cabernet

    Shares relationship building with Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 95% of 1,198 reviews
  10. 10
    Always Remember Me

    Also Otome and Dating Sim, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 59% of 113 reviews
  11. 11
    Growing Up

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 2,227 reviews
  12. 12
    Five Hearts Under One Roof

    Shares relationship building and replayability with Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 94% of 2,046 reviews
  13. 13
    Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 92% of 4,623 reviews
  14. 14
    Hustle Cat

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 94% of 937 reviews
  15. 15
    定制女友

    Genres: Simulation, RPG

    • 90% of 52 reviews
  16. 16
    Mission: It's Complicated

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 94% of 187 reviews
  17. 17
    Trivia About You

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 96% of 53 reviews
  18. 18
    Haven

    Also LGBTQ+ and Interactive Fiction, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 89% of 2,543 reviews
  19. 19
    Winds of Change

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 96% of 476 reviews
  20. 20
    CLANNAD

    Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 97% of 1,961 reviews
  21. 21
    Doodle Date

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 72% of 259 reviews
  22. 22
    Fields of Asphodel

    Also LGBTQ+ and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 86% of 63 reviews
  23. 23
    Hello Love: 18 Again

    Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • 94% of 143 reviews
  24. 24
    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 97% of 10,428 reviews
Our Life: Beginnings & Always — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2020
  • Developer: GB Patch Games
  • Price: Free to play
  • 99% of 11,334 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Free To Play, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows, Linux

Players highlight

  • Cozy heartwarming atmosphere
  • Customize your protagonists identity and life path
  • Dlcs add meaningful depth and replay value
  • Cozy
  • Emotional
  • Nostalgic

More games like Our Life: Beginnings & Always, sliced differently

More from GB Patch Games

Other recommendable Steam games by GB Patch Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  • A Foretold Affair

    Why this: Also Otome and LGBTQ+, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • $12.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • 2017
  • XOXO Droplets

    Why this: Also Otome and Dating Sim, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • Free
    • 2017
  • XOXO Blood Droplets

    Why this: Shares choice driven narrative with Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • Free
    • 2019
  • Lake of Voices

    Why this: Also Otome and Romance, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always.

    • Free
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018

About Our Life: Beginnings & Always

The closest matches to Our Life: Beginnings & Always: A Date with Death, Bewitching Sinners, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Arcade Spirits, and Arcadia Fallen. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Our Life: Beginnings & Always is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Date with Death, Bewitching Sinners and I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as cozy, emotional and nostalgic, and single out its character customization and choice driven narrative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Our Life: Beginnings & Always is a free-to-play visual novel released in 2020 by GB Patch Games. Set across childhood to adulthood, the game tasks players with shaping their custom protagonist's identity and life path alongside a longtime neighbor through choice-driven narrative and relationship-building. Reviewers highlight the romance routes as organic and inclusive, and players describe the experience as cozy, emotional, nostalgic, and whimsical. The base game supports substantial character customization, while DLC expansions add meaningful depth and replay value according to players. The game holds a 99% positive rating from over 11,000 Steam reviews.

About Our Life: Beginnings & Always: A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

Is Our Life: Beginnings & Always worth buying?

  • 99% of 11,334 Steam reviews are positive.
  • Last 30 days: 98% positive across 86 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 35 h when they wrote their review.
  • Not supported on Steam Deck.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: A Date with Death, Bewitching Sinners, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

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Frequently asked about Our Life: Beginnings & Always

Can I run it?

Does Our Life: Beginnings & Always work on Steam Deck?

Our Life: Beginnings & Always is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.

Is Our Life: Beginnings & Always free to play?

Yes — Our Life: Beginnings & Always is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to Our Life: Beginnings & Always?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Our Life: Beginnings & Always are A Date with Death, Bewitching Sinners, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

Who developed Our Life: Beginnings & Always?

Our Life: Beginnings & Always was developed by GB Patch Games.