Game

My Time at Sandrock

2022

0Score

Low Cash-Grab Risk

The sourced concerns are substantially offset by delivered value.

What counts as a cash grab?

Commercial extraction prioritized over meaningful consumer or creative value. Profit, popularity, adaptations, sequels, remakes, high budgets, and normal marketing do not count by themselves.

Why?

My Time at Sandrock is a Kickstarter-funded sequel developed by Pathea Games that launched in early access in 2022 and saw full release in November 2023. Official storefronts show a paid Deluxe Edition upgrade and multiple paid DLC packs and cosmetics. Community threads cite small social or cosmetic features gated behind paid add-ons and note a price increase from early access to full release. At the same time the developer delivered ongoing free updates and reviewers describe substantial new building, quest, and content additions rooted in the series formula.

Official storefronts list a paid Deluxe Edition upgrade and multiple paid DLC packs and cosmetic add-ons.
Community reports identify some small social or cosmetic interactions as part of paid DLC.
Community reporting and storefront posts note the game moved from a lower early access price to a $39.99 full release price.

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The project was Kickstarter-funded, went through Early Access, received ongoing free updates, and independent reviews note substantial new content.

Score factors

Direction	Factor	Evidence	Impact
For	Paid DLC and Deluxe upgrade	Official storefronts list multiple paid DLC packs and a paid Deluxe Edition upgrade for My Time at Sandrock.[1][3][2]	+18
Against	Kickstarter funding and iterative development	The title was funded via Kickstarter, entered Steam Early Access in 2022, and the developer posted ongoing updates during development.[5][4][6]	-16
For	Small social or cosmetic content gated by paid DLC	Players have reported that certain small social interactions and cosmetic items are only available via paid DLC packs.[8][1][7]	+13
Against	Independent reviews note substantive new content	Independent reviews and coverage describe substantive new building systems, quests, and content rather than mere shallow reuse of the predecessor.[10][9]	-12
For	Price change from Early Access to full release	Community reporting and storefront posts indicate the game increased in price from its early access listing to a $39.99 final price at full release.[11][2]	+8
Against	Platform availability and promotional presence	The game is available across major consoles and digital stores and listings show Deluxe editions, discounts, and in some cases Game Pass/cloud play listings which affect consumer access.[12][2]	-5

Confidence: Medium · Evidence derives from official storefronts, the developer and Kickstarter pages, independent reviews, and community reports, but some extraction claims rely on community posts and storefront listings rather than explicit publisher statements of predatory intent which leaves moderate uncertainty. · Researched 2026-09-06

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