My Time at Portia similar games & best alternatives

My Time at Portia

Mac, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, iOS • 2019

Should you play it?

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!

What works
  • Immersive and relaxing gameplay
  • Deep crafting and building systems
  • Engaging story and characters
  • Large open world with exploration
  • Meaningful social and relationship mechanics
Things to keep in mind
  • Some bugs and technical issues
  • Combat is basic and clunky
  • Grindy resource gathering
  • Some ui and quality-of-life limitations
  • Voice acting and cutscene inconsistencies

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Hidden Gems

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  • Cornucopia®

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

My Time at Portia: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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