Portia Plays
Portias Publishing LLC

Portia Plays

We make quiet games with a story in them.

Two so far, both on Steam for Windows and Apple silicon Macs. Both are right here, small enough to hold: light the star, then pour the sand.

This page keeps twelve secrets

Stellar NurseryThe game →A dead star. Press and hold.
SandkeeperThe game →Hold to pour. Drag to lean. Tap the glass.

Contents

One chapter for each game. New games will take the next number.

  1. Stellar NurseryOut Nov 4 · free demo now
  2. SandkeeperOut Nov 20 · wishlist now
  3. PressBoth games
  4. Write to ushello@portiaplays.com
Chapter 1Stellar Nursery, a story-rich idle game. Out November 4.

Stellar Nursery

The system is dark. You are the spark. Relight a dead star, coax nine planets back toward life and mine the asteroid belt between them, with P.O.R.T.I.A., a caretaker who kept the watch alone for a hundred thousand years.

Play actively or leave it running. Come back to a report of everything she watched over while you were gone.

  • Out November 4
  • Free demo on Steam now
  • $9.99
  • Windows and Apple silicon Macs
Stellar Nursery, in-game
Chapter 2Sandkeeper, a cozy sand-art game. Out November 20.

Sandkeeper

The sun goes under.
For one breath the rim turns green.
Do not look away.

Your grandfather left you his cottage and a book of 48 places, three lines in his hand on every page. Pour a bottle of colored sand for each one, grain by grain. Lean the bottle and the layers slope. Tap the glass and the sand settles. Cork it, name it, and keep it.

  • Out November 20
  • Windows and Apple silicon Macs
Sandkeeper, in-game

Write to us

Players, press and streamers are all welcome. We read every message, and we answer in our own words.

hello@portiaplays.com

The Portia Plays mark: a woman drawn in one gold line, leaning toward the teal light of a laptop.

Press

Follow along

New pieces of both games as we make them, and short clips of them working.