My Time at Sandrock

 is a confirmed continuation of the universe. It was initially considered as downloadable content (DLC) for My Time at Portia, but was later decided to be a new, separate game and sets out to improve on and includes many quality of life improvements. The game will be set in the desert city of Sandrock, another member of the Alliance of Free Cities and an active trade partner with the city of Portia. The Kickstarter launched on October 26, 2020, 6am EST, was live until November 22, 2020 7am EST, and can be viewed here.

Though not explicitly confirmed, it is possible that  may not be the only new game related to Portia in the future, as Pathea Games is open to the idea of expanding the universe and exploring its lore. One such possible game is My Time with Peach. Additionally, My Time in Duvos was teased, though only as an April Fools' joke.

Appearance
The first visual of the game was released on August 13, 2020, depicting a young character with short black hair overlooking a foggy, moody scene. The foremost ground consists of fairly smooth dirt and/or sand, with small gray rocks peeking out of it in sporadic spots. Wide, low-lying shrubbery and small trees can be seen near and on the craggy mountain in the distance, which may indicate that Sandrock is set in a chapparal and/or desert biome. Some type of tracks are installed on the ground and manmade lights are dimly visible in the mountainous area through the fog. Not much else is clearly discernible and further details about the character and area depicted are not yet known.

History


A Sandrock DLC for was one of My Time at Portia's Kickstarter's goals in 2017, though it was not reached. Despite the Kickstarter goal not being reached, a multiplayer Sandrock DLC had been mentioned since early 2018 in various developer comments on Steam. No official news about it was announced, however, and few details were given.

In October 2019, the purported Sandrock DLC was confirmed to not be a DLC at all, but rather a new game. It was not specified if the new game would be limited to Sandrock, if any characters might return, or if any content from a My Time at Portia player's save files might be included in the new game.

On December 3, 2019, new information was unveiled: "As many have heard, we have planned an extension to My Time at Portia, called Sandrock. (It'll actually be a different game, but is of the MTAP world). For Sandrock, we are designing it with a multiplayer feature in mind. It'll likely be a bit different than MTAP, but should maintain the same atmospheric and gameplay feel. We still have some things to work out, and are always listening to the community's suggestions and feedback :)"

- Loah (developer)

Prior to Loah's confirmation of possible multiplayer gameplay in the  game, there were various accounts of developer comments about the consideration of adding multiplayer to the unconfirmed Sandrock DLC. Multiplayer and/or co-op are features that have long been requested by players for My Time at Portia, but the game was designed with singleplayer in mind, as Pathea did not yet have experience with making a game with My Time at Portia's concept and did not want to risk "throw[ing] too many unknowns into the mix."

On August 13, 2020, the first Steam announcement formally recognizing  was posted, though it did not name the game, opting instead to state "The next #MyTimeGame is under development (we have a picture to prove it)..." This announcement was also the first time that imagery from Sandrock itself was shown.

A first story demo is open to public on Steam, from June 16 to June 22, 2021.

Characters


Few characters from My Time at Portia will appear in My Time at Sandrock. Mint was briefly shown napping next to a character from Sandrock playing a guitar, and Ginger and her family will be visitors as the reward for a successful Kickstarter stretch goal.

Very little information is currently published about , though some information about Sandrock was published in the Portia Times after the version update, revealing that the mayor of Sandrock is a tough lady named. More details about Cooper, the rancher quoted in the article, are currently unknown.