My Time at Portia releases April 16!

Well finally!! The console version of My Time at Portia is coming to the Switch, PS4 and Xbox on April 16!

I’ve been one of the backers of this game in the Kickstarter campaign, and have followed it closely since then. It left Early Access on Steam and has been available as a full game now on the PC since January 15. But if, like me, you’ve been waiting for it to come to a gaming console, we don’t have long to wait anymore.

The game will be available both digitally and physically. When you pre-order the game you will receive the “Housewarming gift set” to help you get started.

A little bit more about the game

You inherit a workshop at the start of the game, and by collecting resources and completing commissions for the townspeople you try to grow your workshop. It’s your home too, and can be upgraded into a bigger house, adding more rooms to hold all the furniture you manage to collect. The key to succeeding will be your relationship to the townspeople.

You can farm in the game, but not the kind were you have to water your crops everyday. Like in HM: an Innocent Life you’ll be able to use a semi-automatic irrigation system. I like that, no need to make the farming so time consuming. You can mine in abandoned dungeons and forage for the other stuff you need in your workshop. There’s fishing too, in rivers, swamps and even on a tropical island. All this farming and fishing comes in handy because the game will have cooking too.

But it’s not all about the sim-life: the game has enemies too in Hazardous Dungeons with boss battles on every level. You can toughen yourself up by sparring with your neighbors, although I don’t know it’s a good idea to beat up the elderly lady in town. And, in Animal Crossing style, the game will have several holidays and events throughout the year. For instance, the Day of the Bright Sun, when presents are dropped from an airship.

Sounds good, right? Meanwhile, check out the new trailer: