[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 this month! 🎃
In October, GB will attempt to compl...
2025-10-01 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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 has stayed booked and busy, checking tasks off her list left and right. While we...
Hey, everyone! Here's this month's Q&A. I recorded it before I left on my trip. This was a long one, haha. The community here has been growing, likely because of all the Step 2 progress.
Claire will be sharing the Q&A in the month start post soon, excluding the questions peo...
2025-09-29 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Look at them, agreeing on something! Even though it's a technicality. 🥈
2025-09-28 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We got as much done as we could this month with how busy it was in the team's personal lives and getting the new programmer, Wind Chimes, set up with the system. You can now play the final section of the Step 2 prologue! These prologues are always such a massive undertaking. It's great to finally have it checked off.
If you're at the highest tier, you can leave your suggestions for additio...
2025-09-26 18:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Now the details are much clearer! And we can see all of Qiu's cute expressions for this CG 😄
Artist: redridingheart
2025-09-25 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostHey 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 they can continue their development without interruption, and I'll be programming/testing scenes, too.
So, at least half of the usual work is still going to be happening. But because th...
2025-09-24 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Qiu's turn for a voice sample! They're so precious at this age 💞. The VA did a great job with such a lively character.
VA: Emily Sun
And that's the last sample from our first round of casting! Thanks again to the game's VAs. We won't have more voice actors come on board until Step 2 is fully written, which isn't that far off in the grand scheme of things.
2025-09-22 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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.
2025-09-21 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Look at how cozy they are 🥺️!!
Artist: redridingheart
2025-09-19 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
The Baumann house in Step 2. The plants continue growing 💕!
Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)
2025-09-18 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
The many possibilities of a humble leaf pile 😌.
“And, eventually, [she’d/you’d] gathered a nice big pile at the center of the Baumann lawn. Tamarack wiped her brow. “Mount Chore” came up past her knees.” #if not helping or are
tam “Phew.”
if mc amused at her struggle and not helping:
tam “See that? I’m done.”
if mc just hanging out
tam “Good.”
if mc helped:
tam “We did good.”
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2025-09-17 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostI usually don't post on Tuesday, but since running the Patreon I've posted on my birthday to let people know I wasn't working that day and there wouldn't be a normal preview. I thought about not mentioning it since this year there wouldn't be an update today anyways, but I felt like I should keep the birthday post tradition going. So, today is my birthday! 🥳️
Edit: Thank you, everybody!!
2025-09-16 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
The next batch of Moment icons are still in-progress. Here's the current step of the process, lineart! You can see a lot more of the details now.
Cut-In Artist: talentlesshuman
2025-09-15 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Haha, the MC's got jokes. And finally we get to see Yusuf in the digital flesh 😄
2025-09-14 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Qiu's turn! These are the four different hairstyles they can have with the gym outfit. Whether they're hair is long or short is determined at the very start of Step 2. Whether the style is messy or neat depends on which Moment you're doing in Step 2. But they're gonna be looking cool either way.
Artist: redridingheart
2025-09-12 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Things have changed a bit in Golden Grove over the years! However, it remains a very charming place 😁
Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)
2025-09-11 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody! We're getting to vote on another new emote for the GB Patch Patreon discord server. This time, I'm thinking we'll add an emote of a character laying on the ground and crying in a humorous yet pitiful way. It could be tears of defeat or of amazement, depending on how you see it.
You can vote for what game the character is from and leave a comment to name a specific person who would fit with this!
This poll closes after the 16th.
2025-09-10 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Tamarack's gym class look is now also ready to go with her alternate pose 😄. Each hairstyle is adorable! It'd be hard to pick a favorite.
Artist: redridingheart
2025-09-08 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
These each represent a Moment from Step 2. One is fully written, one is almost fully written, and one is fully drafted but not yet with a proper script. However, it brings us up to eight whole Moments that are at a point to have a Moment Icon made!
Emote Artist: talentlesshuman
2025-09-07 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostHi, everyone! Thanks for all the support last time with the Q&A changing to be semi-public. That's gonna continue on for this, and future, Q&As.
Here you can ask me things you're wondering about for our games or company and they'll be answered at the end of the month an an audio recording (with a text transcript too). Just make sure the questions long follow the guidelines!
The transcript of the question answers will be public! We'll automatically remove q...
2025-09-05 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAlright! Tamarack had her turn getting a cute school-y kid guest art. Now we'll be voting on a concept for Qiu. Also, feel free to comment on which hairstyle should be used and if any of Qiu's extra accessories are added.
The poll will close on September 9th.
Happy voting!
2025-09-04 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
[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, the heat dwindling down, and where Beginnings & Always ends, Now &a...
2025-09-01 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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 WILL BE HERE‼️
Let’s take a peek at what GB and the team accomplished in August, an...
2025-08-31 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Agreed, Qiu!
Another beta has arrived. I do want to say right away that playtime-wise this is shorter than we usually do. Things have been developing, though. There's fundamental fixes and QoL improvements in this build. We're also at point where things are stable enough for us to hire a new programmer to help implement scripts! Nobody new has joined the team just yet, but going forward we'll hopefully have even bigger updates than usual.
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 the diner for their annual tradition 😄
2025-08-28 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostAnother Q&A is here! This time though, we'll be sharing the text transcript David made with everyone rather than only Patreon supporters. The actual audio recording and the option to ask a question in the Q&A remain exclusive for backers.
Claire will be sharing the Q&A i...
2025-08-27 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Class time! Everybody get to their seat. I thought it'd be fun if the school had a bunch of random looking chairs instead of a uniform set. It adds some color to the otherwise plain room, too.
Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)
2025-08-25 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Even more emotes! We now have over one hundred of these little cuties. Such a wide expanse of emotions is experienced in this game.
Emote Artist: talentlesshuman
2025-08-24 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Borrowing the jacket 😳.
It's a rainy day and Qiu has no umbrella cover, so their sprite has a dampness effect. I was gonna show those assets on their own as an art preview, but screenshots are also a fun way to see new visuals. Here's a wet and dry comparison-
Artist: redridingheart
2025-08-22 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post