My Time at Sandrock

Open-world life sim centered on crafting and rebuilding a desert town

Pathea Games · Published by Pathea Games, Focus Entertainment, PM Studios, Inc., DMM Games · Released Nov 2, 2023

Adventure Casual Indie RPG Simulation

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 29K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 83% of 102 in 30 days
Playing now: 796; peak 24h 958
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 year ago; Jan 23, 2025

Free demo available, 7 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)

What is My Time at Sandrock?

An open-world life sim and RPG set in a post-apocalyptic desert. As Sandrock’s new Builder, you gather resources, expand a workshop, craft machines and structures, complete community requests, explore ruins, fight monsters, farm, and build relationships with residents.

For you if...

+you prefer crafting and production to farming
+you want a long, quest-driven life sim
+you enjoy town relationships alongside gathering and combat

Not for you if...

−you want farming to be the main activity
−you expect co-op to include the single-player story
−you prefer short games with brisk story pacing

What players say

88% of 29,070 reviews are positive · 83% of 102 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the characters, story, world-building, and crafting-focused progression. The main complaint is that multiplayer is a separate, reduced sandbox without the single-player story; players also report lingering bugs, crashes, and worsening performance in longer saves, while some find the lengthy campaign poorly paced.

Screenshots and trailer

My Time at Sandrock system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Win 10
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 | AMD FX-6300
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX760 | AMD Radeon 7950
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 50 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Recommend installing Sandrock on SSD ; Minimum System Requirements might change in the future

OS: Win 10
Processor: Intel Core i7-9700K | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX1060 | AMD Radeon RX 580
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 50 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Recommend installing Sandrock on SSD ; Recommended System Requirements might change in the future

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 60
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean.