My Time at Portia vs The Sims Mobile
My Time at Portia
My Time at Portia is a charming fantasy-themed adventure RPG that is set on a gorgeous, revitalized world after a post-apocalyptic event wiped out the previous technologically-advanced civilization. In this game, you play as an up-and-coming Builder, a respected role in society, whose sole purpose is to help solve the town's problems by engineering a solution.With a gameplay which may fondly remind you of games like Harvest Moon, My Time at Portia may be grindy in an RPG sort of way (think repeated dungeon runs or resource-harvesting), but the game has a nice relaxing pace, where its quests (both main and side quests) are slowly revealed as you progress. Being a Builder, you can also complete a commission request daily to collect some cash. The game also features an elaborate gifting/relationship-building system, fun ruin-diving areas, tons of interesting characters to meet, and challenging dungeons. You can even romance and eventually marry an NPC (not all though) you like!
The best part of the game is definitely its in-depth crafting system. There are tons of machines you can build to help you generate a wide variety of materials to build other stuff. You can also unlock new machine technologies via the Research Center.
My Time at Portia feels a lot like an adorable MMORPG minus the MMO part. It has the grind, the dungeon runs... but of course, this game places a lot more emphasis on its resource-collecting, as well as crafting and building aspects. Sounds like a game you'd like to play? Well, despite still being in early access, the first chapter of the game is already ready and bugs-free, so if you do buy the game, know that you can at least get a good 40 hours or so out of it.
The Sims Mobile
The Sims Mobile is possibly the closest you can get to getting a free-to-play version of The Sims and although you are limited in certain aspects as compared to The Sims Freeplay, you can do so much more in this version. The Sims Mobile has a lot more "life simulation" in it, allowing you to craft your own family legacy and pass any family heirloom (or any other distinctive characteristics) on from generation to generation. Not to mention, you will also be able to do the usual Sims stuff like picking up a career, party with friends, build a home, fall in love, get married, start a family and more.The Sims Mobile is poised to take over from The Sims FreePlay and will let you dive into the a life simulation that's much more in-depth rather than being just a social virtual world with avatars.