My Time at Portia

Open-world life sim about crafting and rebuilding a workshop

Pathea Games · Published by Focus Entertainment · Released Jan 15, 2019

Adventure Casual Indie RPG Simulation

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 44K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 46 in 30 days
Playing now: 283; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 4 years ago; Jul 22, 2022

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)

What is My Time at Portia?

A single-player, open-world life sim and RPG set in the post-apocalyptic town of Portia. You restore your father's workshop by gathering and mining resources, crafting items, completing commissions, farming, exploring ruins, fighting monsters, and building relationships with townspeople.

For you if...

+you enjoy crafting-focused progression and workshop management
+you want farming, exploration, combat, and relationships together
+you prefer single-player life sims with daily planning

Not for you if...

−you want farming to be the main activity
−you dislike resource grinding and timed crafting queues
−you prefer fast progress without stamina or time management

What players say

91% of 44,316 reviews are positive · 73% of 46 in the last 30 days

Players praise the crafting and workshop progression, colorful world, and mix of exploration, relationships, farming, and quests. Common complaints include repetitive resource grinding, long crafting waits, clunky combat and inventory management, and the lack of manual saving. Several recent players report frequent crashes, especially on macOS, which can erase an entire in-game day's progress.

Screenshots and trailer

My Time at Portia system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7+ / 8.1 / 10 64 bit
Processor: Intel i3 Processor
Graphics: ATI 7770, Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 6 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 91
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
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

Single-player

Languages

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