It may be a small town stadium, but those friday night lights are BIG! 🏈 In Step 2, you'll head to the big Homecoming game (a classic American high school event, typically preceding a dance 👀). You'll also see this cut-in!

Ah, the rush of a Friday school day! The weekend is THIS close. 🤏 Take a peek at the Step 2 high school front steps. Riverview Peak is certainly rich in leaves this time of the year. 🍂

OooOOoOoOooooh... The scariest time of all has arrived. Hello, October! 👻 [Nate Lawson under a red moon? Sounds perfect. Thank you to @wym_lawson on Twitter for this haunting XOXO Droplets-themed animated portrait! 🩸]

Are you one of our Patreon Patrons? We have an important notice for you. 🚨 Patreon is restructuring its subscription system — the update will change how the GB Patch Games tiers work. GB has put together an explanation here and highly recommends you check it out! ⬇️ www.patreon.com/gbpatch/post...

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How did September treat you, GB Patch-er? 🍂 We hope you had a lovely start to fall (if applicable where you are) and can't wait to share what happened on our end. Click here for our checked off to-do list, September 2026 version! ⬇️ www.patreon.com/gbpatch/post...

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DEREK'S BAAAAAAACK 🗣️ (FOR HIS BIRTHDAY! 🎂) Happy birthday to the one and only Derek Suárez! As kind as he is beautiful, we can't say enough good things about this guy. Was Derek your first choice as a love interest? Second? (Third? 🫣) Spill!

Apples, activities, and acres of farm land to explore. Here's a scene from the Step 2 Moment, Field Trip! 🌾 (Poor Qiu. Maybe the "rest and relaxation" field trip is up next 😅)

She's back in action. GB will host her public Q&A this Sunday, the 27th! 💪 Rescheduled from earlier this month due to her recovery, GB will return to Tumblr to answer your questions about game development, lore, and more.

We’re hiring guest artists! 🗣️ GB Patch Games is looking for artists (who specialize in digital art) for: 🎨 Our monthly guest art 🎨 Upcoming celebrations for the Early Access release of Our Life: Now & Forever

Welcome to autumn, folks! 🎉 🍂 Today is the first day of fall for the citizens of Golden Grove — they would argue that the best season has finally arrived. Most importantly, we'll be celebrating the Early Access release of Our Life: Now and Forever in roughly two months! WE LOVE YOU, FALL! 🍁

All good things come to an end. This time, it's Summer 2026. 👋 😭 Today, September 21st, is the official last day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Sunset Bird's tourist season is wrapping up, but Cove's still out there for one more wave. While we wait for him... How was YOUR summer? 🥰

Take a walk with us while we tell you about this brand new background! 🚶 🍂 Another look at the infamous Step 2 Field Trip is here. This is the second background you'll see on your adventure. We've released so many clues (with more to come), and I'm wondering... Does anyone know where we're going?!

Today is GB's birthday! 🎉 Happy birthday to our fearless leader, who brought the characters we know and love into our lives. Where would we be without Cove, Qiu, Tamarack, Derek, Everett, Baxter... (the list really goes on and on!) We wish you a fabulous upcoming year! 🎊

The first two weeks of September, gone like THAT! 🫰 The GB Patch team continues to work toward our November Early Access release. Our mid-month update is here with the details. ✨

Today marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month! 🥳 We are very proud to celebrate our Hispanic characters and players. It's an honor to have you here. We hope this month brings you comfort and joy!

Monday, again. 😭 Turn that frown upside down, because... WE HAVE THESE PUPPIES FOR YOU!! 🐾 Here's an in-game art piece you'll see during Step 2. While they are not real puppies, they are real in our hearts, and we love them.

DELIVERY FROM HEADQUARTERS 📦 How's it going, community?! I'm here with the transcript to August's Patreon Q&A (the public version). tinyurl.com/August26QA

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Attention, students ‼️ There's a presentation, lecture, announcement, or secret fourth thing happening in the Step 2 school auditorium! Any guesses? 🤔

Just one day left of the 2026 #FallInLoveFestival! 💕 If you've been eyeing the OLBA DLCs, this is a great time to check them out! You can also peek around at tons of other outstanding romance-based games.

To start your week off, how about... A never before seen image of Ren's neighborhood?! 😱 You'll see this background during Step 2, in the daytime. I wonder why you're there. So cozy!

Okay, so this looks like the best Halloween ever. 🎃 Take a gander at Main Street, all dressed up for the town Halloween party! There's cider, decorations, and some good ol' small town fun. What's your favorite tiny detail in this picture? 👻

WE JUST COULDN'T GET ENOUGH HUMBLE BUNDLE! 😎 The Handsome Husbandos pack has been EXTENDED to September 9th, at 9pm PST. Come grab the OLBA DLCs and tons of other incredible visual novels on sale, for a limited time! 🏃💨

The #FallInLoveFestival is back! We're honored to be featured in it once again. 💕 Both Our Life titles have a spot in the festival and the OLBA DLCs are on sale!

And in the blink of an eye, September is here! 🍁 Here’s our ocean boy in a new season: Autumn! Comfortably cozy Cove is brought to you by the outstanding @allieozs.bsky.social 🍂

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, XOXO! 🎂 Nine years ago today, GB released XOXO Droplets. Seeing the community's love for it after all these years makes our hearts so happy! 😭 We are so very grateful for each of you. Let's hear it for the squad! Who's your all time favorite XOXO character?!

The last full month of Summer 2026 is just about wrapped up! 🌞 This August, we surfed with Cove, went to the boardwalk with Derek, and sat on the beach in a three piece suit with Baxter. But most importantly, we worked hard on Our Life: Now & Forever! 💕

Three new items have just flown in via paper airplane! 💨 Well, one of them is the paper airplane. 😅 It’s a Moment Icon, while the pins and phone case are event cut-ins. Let's hear it for that stationary! It's just so whimsical.

This field trip just keeps getting more dreamy! 🌅 🌾 Here's the latest background for the Step 2 Moment, Field Trip. This one arrives during sunset — you must be there for a quite a while. And look, there are cups and a container on the table now. What’s about to happen here? 🍎

One of our Patrons, Kira, has re-created the Baumann's front entryway in The Sims! How extremely adorable. We studied up on Simlish to say, "Sul sul, Kira! Blarffle wibba flibbertigibbet, mibbsy wibba dag dag."

You thought you'd get out of running the mile in our cute immersive interactive fiction game?! WRONG ❌ Pick your favorite mid 2000s bop, grab your headphones, and get to jogging. It's only three laps, right? 😭