My Time at Sandrock Review: Solid Foundations, But Not Quite Ready for Handover

may have come out in 2015, but a new update promises to shake up the game in ways that are likely to get weird and wacky in very little time. Although series protagonist Geralt of Rivia is certainly experienced with strange adventures, from quests involving unusual beasts to side stories that are more about the chaos of human life, there's usually a certain standard of logic in his various tales. The world of has always taken care to ground far-flung fantasy in certain aspects of realism, something that may no longer be the case.

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I wish I lived in Sandrock. It's a place where a cat can be a celebrated member of the town guard and every street gets fully decked out for the holidays. It's where newcomers are enthusiastically welcomed, contrary to other Western stories where folks "not from around these parts" are met with suspicion. It's got plenty of Western staples though; a ranch managed by a salt-of-the-earth family (even if the husband is a little unhinged), a cute main street with a saloon and general store, plenty of lovely Western accents, and of course, a touch of danger. My Time at Sandrock is an excellent entry in an ever-growing list of cozy games, consistently fun while managing to stand apart from the crowd thanks to its theme of optimism grown out of hard times.

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