My Time at Sandrock delights crafting and farming enthusiasts alike — Hands-on Preview

gamepur.com:

Crafting and building simulators present a problematic puzzle of learning how to best optimize your time, forcing you to manage it at every turn. My Time at Sandrock, a sequel to My Time at Portia, walks this delicate line with not only crafting but with farming management alongside it, encouraging you to also contend with livestock and crops alongside your many building requests. All the while, you’ll be developing relationships with the citizens of Sandrock to create a home for yourself in the sweeping desert.

Our days spent playing My Time at Sandrock have been an enjoyable experience, and developer Pathea Games let us share a slight hint of what’s waiting for eager fans ahead of the official release.

When you take your first few steps in the town of Sandrock, the many citizens are eager to greet you and address the many problems stacking up within the town. These lead to the tutorials of the basic mechanics you’ll be handling while playing My Time at Sandrock, from collecting resources to battling angry animals wandering around the desert.

Each moment you spend harvesting resources, combating wildlife, or fishing is precious as it slowly eats away at your character’s stamina. Without any stamina, you’ll have to wait until the sunsets, and you can rest to prepare for the next day. How you go about your business each day is critical, making the first few weeks in the game precious, and the number of things you can do slowly stack up with more activities becoming available.

There’s never too much going on to where you’re left feeling you missed out on a day. There’s always just enough time to complete everything, so long as you’re on top of your daily routine and keep to a schedule.

There’s a rich