In the mobile gaming industry, there are tons of projects similar to Minecraft, so many that sometimes it can be hard to choose one. However, it’s really the community that carries out this selection process and usually narrows down the options to decide which of them is actually worth downloading. One of the most popular of them all is Craftsman—a game that knows how to successfully recreate Minecraft’s gameplay, worlds, materials and characters. Below, we’ll tell you all about this title from StarGame22 and how you can download it for free.
What is Craftsman?
Craftsman is a game of survival and construction in a randomly-generated cube-shaped world. You start out your adventure without any objects in your inventory, so the first thing you’ll have to do is start collecting tools that will let you advance: axes, shovels, picks etc. All of these objects will allow you to shape the world as you wish, getting better and better materials to become stronger and be able to fight against the monsters of the game.
The blocks are key in Craftsman, since, in addition to destroying them, you can also use them to construct buildings to protect yourself, bridges to cross distances, farms to grow food and much more. Actually, these blocks can be used for anything, including decorating your settlement by customizing it however you want.
In fact, if you enjoy free construction, you’ll love Craftsman’s creative mode that lets you create anything at all, providing you with an inventory full of all the objects that would be difficult to collect in survival mode.
For those who prefer thrilling adventure, the survival mode has a very exciting gameplay style that challenges you to prepare well during the day so that when the night falls, you won’t be hunted by the multiple monsters that come once the sun sets. You’ll have to find new materials to make better weapons and armor, and also figure out what you need to get in order to reach new areas. You’ll be able to set out on this adventure either alone or with others, not only with the animals that you can tame but also with friends who will join you through the cooperative mode.
Key differences between Craftsman and Minecraft
There are hardly any noticeable differences between Craftsman and Minecraft. That’s because Craftsman takes the traditional features of Minecraft to carefully recreate each one in its own way. The most important thing, of course, is that one of them is available for free and the other is not: Craftsman is a completely free game, while Minecraft requires you to buy it if you want to play on your phone.
Any other differences between the two are due to the fact that Craftsman is sort of an imitation of Minecraft—not of the current version but of its older editions for phones. This means that you’re going to have more limited options without the possibility of installing mods or textures, and with fewer additional options in general. That said, the base is exactly the same as Minecraft, with the advantage that it’s also free.
How to download Craftsman for free on Android
Now that you know what this Minecraft clone is all about, it’s time to explain how to download it. The truth is that it’s quite simple, since it is a completely free phone game, so you just need to download it from Uptodown and install it like any other app. If you don’t know how to download and install apps from Uptodown, here is a brief step-by-step guide:
- Go to the Craftsman page on Uptodown from your phone’s browser.
- Download the .apk file of Craftsman.
- When the download is finished, select the .apk file and install it.
- Choose “Download anyway” if you get a prompt, and then tap “Install.”
- That’s it! You’ll have Craftsman installed for free on your phone.
Can Craftsman be played on PC?
Though designed as a game for phones, you can play it on PC thanks to the many Android emulators available nowadays. That said, if you don’t feel like downloading an emulator just to play it, we recommend using the Gameloop version of Craftsman: it is an app with an integrated emulator, so you’ll only have to download it on your computer, install it and play practically as if it were a PC game. It’s easy and free.
