My Time at Sandrock

Item: My Time at Sandrock
Rating: 82
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-06-30

Summary

Engaging, content-rich gameplay with significant improvements
Compelling characters and narrative
Diverse core gameplay with flexible pacing
Weak and padded story
Tedious and repetitive gameplay
Poor performance and persistent bugs

Emotions

Satisfaction30%Frustration11%Joy10%Disappointment9%Excitement8%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 77%
Unhelpful reviews: 21%
Protest reviews: 2%

82%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
18%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 5404
Negative points: 2676
Gameplay points: 1211
Perf. points: 95
Rec. points: 909
Misc points: 424

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging & Content-Rich Gameplay Description The game offers hundreds of hours of immersive and addictive gameplay, filled with a vast array of activities and quests that prevent boredom and provide significant replay value. Both single-player and multiplayer modes contribute to the extensive content. Importance 99%	The game offers hundreds of hours of immersive and addictive gameplay, filled with a vast array of activities and quests that prevent boredom and provide significant replay value. Both single-player and multiplayer modes contribute to the extensive content.	99%
Compelling Characters & Narrative Description The game features a rich, evolving storyline with unexpected twists and turns, complemented by a diverse cast of deeply developed, fully voiced characters. Players develop strong attachments to the distinct townsfolk and their individual stories, feeling a genuine impact on the community's transformation. Importance 70%	The game features a rich, evolving storyline with unexpected twists and turns, complemented by a diverse cast of deeply developed, fully voiced characters. Players develop strong attachments to the distinct townsfolk and their individual stories, feeling a genuine impact on the community's transformation.	70%
Significant Improvements Over Portia Description The game is widely praised as a substantial upgrade from its predecessor, My Time at Portia, with notable enhancements in graphics, combat, quality-of-life features, and overall gameplay mechanics. It builds upon the original's strengths while addressing its weaknesses. Importance 40%	The game is widely praised as a substantial upgrade from its predecessor, My Time at Portia, with notable enhancements in graphics, combat, quality-of-life features, and overall gameplay mechanics. It builds upon the original's strengths while addressing its weaknesses.	40%
Unique Genre Blend Description The game successfully blends elements of life simulation, crafting, farming, RPG, and adventure genres, offering a distinct experience that stands out from typical farm sims like Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon. This unique combination provides diverse gameplay. Importance 21%	The game successfully blends elements of life simulation, crafting, farming, RPG, and adventure genres, offering a distinct experience that stands out from typical farm sims like Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon. This unique combination provides diverse gameplay.	21%
Beloved My Time Series & Setting Description Players express deep affection for the My Time franchise and the Sandrock setting, appreciating the consistent quality, unique world-building, and the sense of community it fosters. The game is seen as a worthy and beloved continuation of the series. Importance 19%	Players express deep affection for the My Time franchise and the Sandrock setting, appreciating the consistent quality, unique world-building, and the sense of community it fosters. The game is seen as a worthy and beloved continuation of the series.	19%
Immersive World & Aesthetics Description The game features a captivating open world with a warm, colorful art style and pleasant soundtrack, drawing players into its unique atmosphere. Exploration is rewarding, with stunning locations and a strong sense of place. Importance 11%	The game features a captivating open world with a warm, colorful art style and pleasant soundtrack, drawing players into its unique atmosphere. Exploration is rewarding, with stunning locations and a strong sense of place.	11%
Enjoyable Combat & Mechanics Description The combat system is simple, fun, and well-balanced, offering a refreshing diversion without being overly challenging. General gameplay mechanics and controls are convenient and contribute to an overall smooth experience. Importance 10%	The combat system is simple, fun, and well-balanced, offering a refreshing diversion without being overly challenging. General gameplay mechanics and controls are convenient and contribute to an overall smooth experience.	10%
Deep Relationships & Romance Description The game features an engaging relationship system, allowing players to befriend and romance a wide cast of characters. These interactions are well-written, lead to unique quests and cutscenes, and provide a strong driver for continued play. Importance 10%	The game features an engaging relationship system, allowing players to befriend and romance a wide cast of characters. These interactions are well-written, lead to unique quests and cutscenes, and provide a strong driver for continued play.	10%
Relaxed Pacing & Accessibility Description The game offers a chill, no-pressure play style, allowing players to progress at their own pace without feeling rushed. It is easy for beginners to pick up, and adjustable in-game time settings enhance the casual and relaxing experience. Importance 9%	The game offers a chill, no-pressure play style, allowing players to progress at their own pace without feeling rushed. It is easy for beginners to pick up, and adjustable in-game time settings enhance the casual and relaxing experience.	9%
Player Choice & Replayability Description The game encourages multiple playthroughs through meaningful player choices that can lead to different outcomes and character interactions. Dynamic questlines and diverse romance options add to its high replay value. Importance 9%	The game encourages multiple playthroughs through meaningful player choices that can lead to different outcomes and character interactions. Dynamic questlines and diverse romance options add to its high replay value.	9%
Satisfying Building Mechanics Description The game's building mechanics are a core and enjoyable aspect, offering satisfying progression and a refreshing focus compared to traditional farming. The system is intuitive, allowing players to customize their workshop and contribute to town transformation. Importance 8%	The game's building mechanics are a core and enjoyable aspect, offering satisfying progression and a refreshing focus compared to traditional farming. The system is intuitive, allowing players to customize their workshop and contribute to town transformation.	8%
Balanced Activities, Less Grind Description The game successfully balances various activities like farming, crafting, combat, and exploration, ensuring that no single activity feels overly grindy. Resources are accessible, and the overall grind is manageable, allowing for diverse engagement. Importance 8%	The game successfully balances various activities like farming, crafting, combat, and exploration, ensuring that no single activity feels overly grindy. Resources are accessible, and the overall grind is manageable, allowing for diverse engagement.	8%
Refined Crafting System Description The crafting and workshop systems are highly refined, offering intuitive interfaces, greater customization, and satisfying progression. The ability to automate parts of the crafting process enhances the overall experience. Importance 8%	The crafting and workshop systems are highly refined, offering intuitive interfaces, greater customization, and satisfying progression. The ability to automate parts of the crafting process enhances the overall experience.	8%
Unique Desert Setting & Lore Description The game's post-apocalyptic desert town setting is highly unique and well-integrated into the lore and gameplay mechanics. Its distinct aesthetic and the theme of revitalizing a struggling community contribute significantly to the immersive experience. Importance 7%	The game's post-apocalyptic desert town setting is highly unique and well-integrated into the lore and gameplay mechanics. Its distinct aesthetic and the theme of revitalizing a struggling community contribute significantly to the immersive experience.	7%