My Time at Portia - Nintendo Switch [Digital]

The game takes place long after civilization has been destroyed, where humans have emerged from underground and begun rebuilding society. The goal of the game is to expand the city of Portia and become the best builder.

This is a great game. In the same vein as Harvest Moon (now Story of Seasons) and Animal Crossing. Probably more so Story of Seasons. It is open world. Not sure if it is technically a farm sim game though it does have some aspects of them such as crops, raising animals, mining, and fishing, but it has a lot more to offer. There is an over arching mystery about what this world is and how it came to be what it is. I will say that the loading times are a bit long, but I will give it some slack because it isn't exactly super action packed where it would totally ruin your flow. And it was funded through Kickstarter so it isn't some big super popular game. But if you like farm sim type games, I would suggest you check it out.

I'll start of by getting this out of the way, the switch version suffers frequent lag when chopping trees and fairly long load times. That said the overall experience has been fun, basically being a 3D Stardew Valley with an emphasis on crafting rather than farming since the story is themed around it. If you are unfamiliar with the gameplay style it mainly consists of supporting yourself with odd-jobs while building relationships with the villagers. One of my favorite elements has been the runs diving which consists of tunneling for relics while occasionally fighting monsters.

If you like open world game with building your game world this is a must have to try. Similar to BoTW but your building in the game and adventuring at the same time.

This game is the PHYSICAL copy of My Time At Portia. Pros: Harvest Moon/Stardew Valley Type Calm Game Ok for Kids. Massive Depth. Cute Graphics. Cons: The game has longer than average loading times. Physical copy is more expensive than digital.