# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [A Date with Death](https://imho.run/games/2415010/a-date-with-death) — Shares relationship building and character customization with Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 10,133 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2415010/)
2. [Bewitching Sinners](https://imho.run/games/2615670/bewitching-sinners) — Shares choice driven narrative and relationship building with Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 281 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2615670/)
3. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Shares choice driven narrative with Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
4. [Arcade Spirits](https://imho.run/games/910630/arcade-spirits) — Also LGBTQ+ and Dating Sim, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 392 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/910630/)
5. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — Also Otome and LGBTQ+, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
6. [Charming Hearts](https://imho.run/games/2817140/charming-hearts) — Also Dating Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 84 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2817140/)
7. [ERROR143](https://imho.run/games/2066550/error143) — Shares dlc expansion with Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 2,291 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2066550/)
8. [Love Is All Around](https://imho.run/games/2322560/love-is-all-around) — A frequent pick in Our Life: Beginnings & Always players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,505 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322560/)
9. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares relationship building with Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
10. [Always Remember Me](https://imho.run/games/291030/always-remember-me) — Also Otome and Dating Sim, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 113 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291030/)
11. [Growing Up](https://imho.run/games/1191120/growing-up) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 2,227 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1191120/)
12. [Five Hearts Under One Roof](https://imho.run/games/3021100/five-hearts-under-one-roof) — Shares relationship building and replayability with Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 2,046 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3021100/)
13. [Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator](https://imho.run/games/654880/dream-daddy-a-dad-dating-simulator) — A frequent pick in Our Life: Beginnings & Always players' libraries, and another Indie. 4,623 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654880/)
14. [Hustle Cat](https://imho.run/games/453340/hustle-cat) — Also Otome and LGBTQ+, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 937 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/453340/)
15. [定制女友](https://imho.run/games/2791020/game) — A frequent pick in Our Life: Beginnings & Always players' libraries, and another RPG. 52 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2791020/)
16. [Mission: It's Complicated](https://imho.run/games/1041210/mission-it-s-complicated) — Shares relationship building with Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 187 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041210/)
17. [Trivia About You](https://imho.run/games/3196180/trivia-about-you) — Shares relationship building with Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 53 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3196180/)
18. [Haven](https://imho.run/games/983970/haven) — Also LGBTQ+ and Interactive Fiction, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 2,543 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/983970/)
19. [Winds of Change](https://imho.run/games/594130/winds-of-change) — Also LGBTQ+ and Dating Sim, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 476 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594130/)
20. [CLANNAD](https://imho.run/games/324160/clannad) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 1,961 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324160/)
21. [Doodle Date](https://imho.run/games/830980/doodle-date) — Shares choice driven narrative with Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 259 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/830980/)
22. [Fields of Asphodel](https://imho.run/games/3013740/fields-of-asphodel) — Also LGBTQ+ and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 63 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3013740/)
23. [Hello Love: 18 Again](https://imho.run/games/3167180/hello-love-18-again) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 143 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3167180/)
24. [Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://imho.run/games/1388880/doki-doki-literature-club-plus) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Our Life: Beginnings & Always. 10,428 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1129190&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1129190&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1129190&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1129190
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1129190
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Our Life: Beginnings & Always

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1129190
- **Developer:** GB Patch Games
- **Publisher:** GB Patch Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Free To Play, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements
- **Released:** Nov 16, 2020
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1129190/our-life-beginnings-always)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1129190&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129190/)
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