My Time at Portia ▶ Trailer
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AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulationLife SimOpen WorldFarming SimCraftingSingleplayer

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 402

Peak in the last 7 days: 500

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Game description

Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!

Basic info

DeveloperPathea Games
PublisherFocus Entertainment
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJan 15, 2019
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7+ / 8.1 / 10 64 bit
ProcessorIntel i3 Processor
Memory6 GB
GraphicsATI 7770, Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Storage6 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 412 reviews from the past 1 year

78.1/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Metacritic: 73 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 23, 2026)

Running a workshop in a gentle post apocalyptic town is the core of My Time at Portia, which scores 78.1 across 412 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

157 reviews say it is fun and easy to love, and some enjoy that it lets them play at their own pace with no violence and a kind tone. 42 praise the world, describing a cozy, colorful town whose residents feel like a big family, and Story & World ranks 660th of 1096. 32 like the visuals, pointing to a bright, warm art style that some call cute. Content Volume ranks 430th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

43 reviews describe slow progression, with many calling it grindy and some saying crafting timers and stamina limits drag out simple jobs. 33 report stability problems, many of them describing frequent crashes, and a few say sparse saving means losing a whole day of progress. Tech & Support ranks 1042nd of 1399. 27 find the daily loop repetitive, with many noting that fetch quests, dungeon runs and crafting checklists repeat in the second half. Gameplay ranks 874th of 1396, and Visuals & Sound ranks 1068th of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“addicted to playing it, surprised by the game, white moonlight farming game” · 157 reviews
“cozy post-apocalyptic setting with heart and ambition” · 42 reviews
“distinctive art style, bright colors, warm aesthetic appeal” · 32 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -1.87 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “controls are janky and clunky compared to sequel” · 22 reviews
Positive “good gameplay loop and storage navigation makes the experience better” · 4 reviews

Progression 34% · Difficulty 9% · Onboarding 12% · Freedom 17% · Strategy 9%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.97 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “cozy post-apocalyptic setting with heart and ambition” · 42 reviews
Negative “surface-level and confusing compared to similar games” · 1 review

Story 24% · Characters 32%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.99 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “many diverse activities and large skill tree” · 24 reviews
Negative “endgame content becomes sparse after unlocking all facilities” · 10 reviews

Variety 19% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.49 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “distinctive art style, bright colors, warm aesthetic appeal” · 32 reviews
Negative “character models terrible, NPCs look like toads” · 14 reviews

Audio 10%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +0.94 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.04 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “feels like pay-to-win mobile city builder shoved into farming sim” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.39 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “crashes nearly every other play session, freezes frequently” · 33 reviews
Positive “game looks crisp and doesn't crash on Steam” · 1 review

Performance 6% · Developer support 4%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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