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My Time at Sandrock^[1] is a confirmed^[2]^[3] continuation of the My Time at Portia 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 My Time at Portia 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 My Time at Sandrock 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.^[4] One such possible game is My Time with Peach.^[5] 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^[6], 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[]

My Time at Sandrock - teaser image August 2020 — Teaser image posted August 2020^[6]

My Time at Sandrock - teaser image September 2020 — Teaser image posted September 2020^[7]

Sandrock - Teaser image October 2020 — Teaser image posted October 2020

Sandrock - riders teaser image October 2020 — Teaser image posted October 2020

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A Sandrock DLC for My Time at Portia was one of My Time at Portia's Kickstarter's goals in 2017, though it was not reached.^[8] Despite the Kickstarter goal not being reached, a multiplayer Sandrock DLC had been mentioned since early 2018 in various developer comments on Steam.^[9]^[10] 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.^[2]

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)^[3]

Prior to Loah's confirmation of possible multiplayer gameplay in the My Time at Sandrock 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."^[3]

On August 13, 2020, the first_[ verify ] Steam announcement formally recognizing My Time at Sandrock 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)..."^[6] This announcement was also the first time that imagery from Sandrock itself was shown.

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

The early access of the game was released on Steam on May 25, 2022.

My Time at Sandrock was fully released on PC on November 2, 2023.

Characters[]

Sandrock - Female NPC — Amirah, a Sandrock pottery artist

Sandrock - Male NPC — Burgess, a local member of the Church of the Light, in charge of the water tower

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 was published about My Time at Sandrock, though some information about Sandrock was published in the Portia Times after the version Steam 2.0.141082 update, revealing that the mayor of Sandrock is a tough lady named Trudy. More details about Cooper, the rancher quoted in the article, are currently unknown.

Buses to Sandrock Now Road-worthy

Reported by Mei

Information supplied by Mayor Trudy of Sandrock

Travelers rejoice! Tourists, gamers, and people who just love sand for some reason, your time has come! With affordable round-trips available every day of the week, traveling to Sandrock has never been easier. Try your luck at the fabulous Sandrock Gaming Center! Or have a glass of milk at the famous Sandrock Saloon! Ride one of the curious fuzzy creatures of the desert, a Yakmel! The possibilities are endless! Or, well, maybe not endless, but there are a lot of things to do.

"Y'all can come down and have yerself a lark just so longs as ye stay off my property!" - Local disgruntled rancher, Cooper

The Sandrock Board of Tourism has stated that reports of attacks by rampant bandit gangs have been greatly exaggerated, so bring the kids along, and enjoy fabulous, sunny Sandrock!

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System requirements[]

Minimum	Recommended
OS: Win 10 Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 \| AMD FX-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX760 \| AMD Radeon 7950 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space	OS: Win 10 Processor: Intel Core i7-9700K \| AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX1060 \| AMD Radeon RX 580 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space

Videos[]

My Time at Sandrock on Kickstarter

My Time at Sandrock Official Announcement Trailer

References[]

↑ Developer Loah's Steam profile: "My Time at Sandrock - TBA"
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Developer Aaron Deng's response on the My Time at Other Places?? Portia 2? Steam forum thread: "Not DLC, but a totally new game, we will announce more details when we are ready，there are so many places were not done well in portia, we are going to improve them."^(sic) October 13, 2019.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Developer Loah's response on the More QoL!! Steam forum thread. December 3, 2019.
↑ Developer Loah's response in the Whats up with the white filter/haze that washes out the colours? Steam forum thread: "We'll keep this in mind for our future Portia related games." December 3, 2019.
↑ Developer zede05's response in the To Answer Some Questions Steam forum thread: "If we do other cities, it'll be in sequels. We plan to change up our game play a bit for each game in this world. We're really interested in doing My Time with Peach. :)" January 17, 2019.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Announcement on Steam, August 13, 2020
↑ Announcement on Steam, September 29, 2020
↑ My Time at Portia kickstarter extension
↑ Developer zede05's response in the My 3 hours in My Time in Portia.... Steam forum thread: "Here's a nugget, we will seriously consider adding in coop for the DLC of Portia (Sandrock), but that's far away, after we're done with this game first. :)" January 26, 2018.
↑ Developer AaronDeng's response in the More updates after full release? Steam forum thread: "... if we did a good job about optimization and finished the main story we will consider about to make DLC base on another city in this post-apocalyptic world.'" August 7, 2018.

Game basics

Games

My Time at Portia (Console • Mobile) • My Time at Sandrock • My Time in Duvos

Achievements • Changelist (PC) • Changelist (console) • Collaborations • DLC • Kickstarter • Save files • Splash screens • Steam Trading Cards

Developers and publishers

Pathea Games • Pingle Studio • Team17

Menu

Options • Controls • Inventory • Storage

[Loah's_profile-1] Developer Loah's Steam profile: "My Time at Sandrock - TBA"

[not_DLC-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Developer Aaron Deng's response on the My Time at Other Places?? Portia 2? Steam forum thread: "Not DLC, but a totally new game, we will announce more details when we are ready，there are so many places were not done well in portia, we are going to improve them."^(sic) October 13, 2019.

[Loah_Dec_3-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Developer Loah's response on the More QoL!! Steam forum thread. December 3, 2019.

[4] Developer Loah's response in the Whats up with the white filter/haze that washes out the colours? Steam forum thread: "We'll keep this in mind for our future Portia related games." December 3, 2019.

[MTwP-5] Developer zede05's response in the To Answer Some Questions Steam forum thread: "If we do other cities, it'll be in sequels. We plan to change up our game play a bit for each game in this world. We're really interested in doing My Time with Peach. :)" January 17, 2019.

[#mytimegame-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Announcement on Steam, August 13, 2020

[September2020-7] Announcement on Steam, September 29, 2020

[8] My Time at Portia kickstarter extension

[9] Developer zede05's response in the My 3 hours in My Time in Portia.... Steam forum thread: "Here's a nugget, we will seriously consider adding in coop for the DLC of Portia (Sandrock), but that's far away, after we're done with this game first. :)" January 26, 2018.

[10] Developer AaronDeng's response in the More updates after full release? Steam forum thread: "... if we did a good job about optimization and finished the main story we will consider about to make DLC base on another city in this post-apocalyptic world.'" August 7, 2018.

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-'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''<ref name="Loah's profile" /> is a confirmed<ref name="not DLC" /><ref name="Loah Dec 3">Developer [https://steamcommunity.com/app/666140/discussions/0/1742260701257705531/ Loah's response] on the ''More QoL!!'' Steam forum thread. December 3, 2019.</ref> continuation of the {{MTaP}} universe, though details are currently sparse and no release date is known<ref name="Loah's profile">Developer [https://steamcommunity.com/id/loahnorth Loah's Steam profile]: "''My Time at Sandrock - TBA''"</ref>. It was initially considered as [[downloadable content]] (DLC) for ''My Time at Portia'', but was later decided to be a new, separate game. 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''', is currently live until '''November 22, 020 1am EST''', and can be viewed [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1757963851/my-time-at-sandrock-us here].
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''<ref name="Loah's profile">Developer [https://steamcommunity.com/id/loahnorth Loah's Steam profile]: "''My Time at Sandrock - TBA''"</ref> is a confirmed<ref name="not DLC" /><ref name="Loah Dec 3">Developer [https://steamcommunity.com/app/666140/discussions/0/1742260701257705531/ Loah's response] on the ''More QoL!!'' Steam forum thread. December 3, 2019.</ref> continuation of the {{MTaP}} 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 {{MTaP|nl}} 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 [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1757963851/my-time-at-sandrock-us here].
-The first visual of the game was released on August 13, 2020<ref name="#mytimegame" />, 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 [[wikipedia:chapparal|chapparal]] and/or [[wikipedia:desert|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.
 Though not explicitly confirmed, it is possible that ''{{PAGENAME}}'' 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.<ref>Developer [https://steamcommunity.com/app/666140/discussions/0/1742260701258284079/#c1742260767351795822 Loah's response] in the ''Whats up with the white filter/haze that washes out the colours?'' Steam forum thread: "''We'll keep this in mind for our future Portia related games.''" December 3, 2019.</ref><!--Note the "games," plural.--> One such possible game is ''My Time with [[Peach]]''.<ref name="MTwP">Developer [https://steamcommunity.com/app/666140/discussions/0/1742231705655251223/#c1742231705655364550 zede05's response] in the ''To Answer Some Questions'' Steam forum thread: "''If we do other cities, it'll be in sequels. We plan to change up our game play a bit for each game in this world. We're really interested in doing My Time with Peach. :)''" January 17, 2019.</ref> Additionally, ''[[My Time in Duvos]]'' was teased, though only as an [[wikipedia:April Fools' Day|April Fools' joke]].
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+==Appearance==
+<!--can change header later-->
+The first visual of the game was released on August 13, 2020<ref name="#mytimegame" />, 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 [[wikipedia:chapparal|chapparal]] and/or [[wikipedia:desert|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==
 [[File:My Time at Sandrock - teaser image August 2020.jpg|thumb|Teaser image posted August 2020<ref name="#mytimegame">[https://steamcommunity.com/games/666140/announcements/detail/5382318210051216516 Announcement on Steam], August 13, 2020</ref>]]
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-A Sandrock DLC for {{MTaP}} was one of ''My Time at Portia's'' [[Kickstarter]]'s goals in 2017, though it was not reached.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171126060538/http://portia.pathea.net/kickstarter_extension My Time at Portia kickstarter extension]</ref> Despite the Kickstarter goal not being reached, a multiplayer Sandrock DLC had been mentioned since early 2018 in various [[Pathea Games|developer]] and player comments on Steam.<ref>Developer [https://steamcommunity.com/app/666140/discussions/0/1693785669853701134/#c1693785669854175720 zede05's response] in the ''My 3 hours in My Time in Portia....'' Steam forum thread: "''Here's a nugget, we will seriously consider adding in coop for the DLC of Portia (Sandrock), but that's far away, after we're done with this game first. :)''" January 26, 2018.</ref><ref>Developer [https://steamcommunity.com/app/666140/discussions/0/1741090847738469611/#c1741090847749195626 AaronDeng's response] in the ''More updates after full release?'' Steam forum thread: "''... if we did a good job about optimization and finished the main story we will consider about to make DLC base on another city in this  post-apocalyptic world.'" August 7, 2018.</ref> No official news about it was announced, however, and few details were given.
+A Sandrock DLC for {{MTaP|nl}} was one of ''My Time at Portia's'' [[Kickstarter]]'s goals in 2017, though it was not reached.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171126060538/http://portia.pathea.net/kickstarter_extension My Time at Portia kickstarter extension]</ref> Despite the Kickstarter goal not being reached, a multiplayer Sandrock DLC had been mentioned since early 2018 in various [[Pathea Games|developer]] comments on Steam.<ref>Developer [https://steamcommunity.com/app/666140/discussions/0/1693785669853701134/#c1693785669854175720 zede05's response] in the ''My 3 hours in My Time in Portia....'' Steam forum thread: "''Here's a nugget, we will seriously consider adding in coop for the DLC of Portia (Sandrock), but that's far away, after we're done with this game first. :)''" January 26, 2018.</ref><ref>Developer [https://steamcommunity.com/app/666140/discussions/0/1741090847738469611/#c1741090847749195626 AaronDeng's response] in the ''More updates after full release?'' Steam forum thread: "''... if we did a good job about optimization and finished the main story we will consider about to make DLC base on another city in this  post-apocalyptic world.'" August 7, 2018.</ref> 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.<ref name="not DLC">Developer [https://steamcommunity.com/app/666140/discussions/0/3166519278505875409/#c3166519278507442534 Aaron Deng's response] on the ''My Time at Other Places?? Portia 2?'' Steam forum thread: "''Not DLC, but a totally new game, we will announce more details when we are ready，there are so many places were not done well in portia, we are going to improve them.''"{{sic}} October 13, 2019.</ref>
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 On August 13, 2020, the first{{Verify}} Steam announcement formally recognizing ''{{PAGENAME}}'' 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)..."<ref name="#mytimegame" /> This announcement was also the first time that imagery from Sandrock itself was shown.
+A first story demo was open to public on Steam, from June 16 to June 22, 2021.
+The early access of the game was released on Steam on May 25, 2022.
+''My Time at Sandrock'' was fully released on PC on November 2, 2023.
 ==Characters==
-[[File:Sandrock - Female NPC.jpg|thumb|Female NPC]]
+[[File:Sandrock - Female NPC.jpg|thumb|Amirah, a Sandrock pottery artist]]
-[[File:Sandrock - Male NPC.jpg|thumb|Male NPC]]
+[[File:Sandrock - Male NPC.jpg|thumb|Burgess, a local member of the Church of the Light, in charge of the water tower]]
-<!--add links to places and characters mentioned below after more info is released-->
-It is currently unknown what characters from ''My Time at Portia'' may appear in ''My Time at Sandrock'', if any.
+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 ''{{PAGENAME}}'', though some information about Sandrock was published in the ''[[Portia Times]]'' after the version {{v|2.0.141082}} update, revealing that the mayor of Sandrock is a tough lady named [[Trudy]]. More details about Cooper, the rancher quoted in the article, are currently unknown.
+Very little information was published about ''{{PAGENAME}}'', though some information about Sandrock was published in the ''[[Portia Times]]'' after the version {{v|2.0.141082}} update, revealing that the mayor of Sandrock is a tough lady named {{mtaslink|Trudy}}. More details about Cooper, the rancher quoted in the article, are currently unknown.
 {{newspaper|Buses to Sandrock Now Road-worthy|Information supplied by Mayor Trudy of Sandrock
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+File:Promo April 2022 - view of Sandrock.jpg|The desert town of Sandrock
-Sandrock - Chinese Logo.png|My Time at Sandrock - Chinese Logo
+File:Promo April 2022 - quarrying scrap.jpg|Recycling scrap from the old world
-Vehicle from Pathea's Next Update Preview video.png|A vehicle shown in [https://youtu.be/wqRNWtO5SBk an update preview] video on Youtube that may be related to a new ''My Time at Portia'' character from Sandrock
+File:Promo April 2022 - photography.jpg|Photography
-Alliance of Free Cities map.jpg|Map of the [[Free Cities]]
+File:Promo April 2022 - medical experiment.jpg|Medical experiment
+File:Promo April 2022 - machines.jpg|Create a great workshop
+File:Promo April 2022 - Lucy on a date.jpg|Lucy on a date
+File:Promo April 2022 - lantern festival.jpg|Lantern festival
+File:Promo April 2022 - jumping horse.jpg
+File:Promo April 2022 - fighting a hauler.jpg|Fighting a hauler
+File:Promo April 2022 - fighting the Geegler President.jpg|Fighting a Geegler
+File:Promo April 2022 - field.jpg|Field
+File:Promo April 2022 - dance off.jpg|Dance competition
+File:Promo April 2022 - assembly diagram.jpg|Crafting
+File:Sandrock - riders teaser image October 2020.jpg
+MTaS - kickstarter pet.png|Kickstarter Exclusive Pet
+MTaS - kickstarter clothing.png|Kickstarter Exclusive Wedding Clothes
+Yakmel concept art.jpg|Yakmel Concept Art
 </gallery>