# Desert Craft: Sandy Shores

> Desert survival and crafting adventure game with resource gathering and trading. (iPhone/iPad app by Alexey Mokrousov.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/desert-craft-sandy-shores/id1116199375 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alexey Mokrousov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1093880304)
- Category: Games, Adventure, Casual
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 138 App Store ratings · 407 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 75 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-06-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-12
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/desert-craft-sandy-shores/id1116199375/reviews.md

## What is Desert Craft?

Desert - the habitat of bandits and a variety of wild animals! Under the scorching sun, wandering through the hot sand, you can stumble upon the only ancient city, where caravans of travelers and thieves are hunting for precious resources.
Discover unknown lands, filled with plenty of valuable resources for craft and construction.
Explore caves in search of diamonds and ores, trade with wastewanders, create the best weapons and armor. Sometimes you will come across in the way of a mysterious strangers... Unfortunately all the notes of them have been lost, but they can give you valuable resources.
Good luck in your adventures!

## Key features

- Desert exploration
- Resource gathering
- Crafting weapons and armor
- Trading with NPCs
- Cave exploration for diamonds and ores
- Encountering mysterious strangers

## What do users think of Desert Craft?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay experience
- 🏗️ Creative mode for building and designing
- 📱 Works on older devices and iPhones
- 🎨 Decent graphics and visual quality
- ⚡ Minimal ads when WiFi is disabled
- 🆓 Free alternative to Minecraft
- 🌍 Survival mode gameplay available

**Cons**

- 🐛 Constant crashes and force closes
- 🌐 False 'No Internet Connection' errors despite active connection
- 📉 Frequent app exits and instability
- 🎯 Poor game launch and initialization
- 📢 Excessive advertisements interrupting gameplay
- 🎮 Limited content compared to Minecraft
- ⚙️ Requires disabling WiFi/internet to function properly
- 🏘️ Broken village mechanics and poor loot
- 🎨 Odd-looking villagers and character models
- 🚀 Uncontrollable flight speed in creative mode

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes immediately upon opening
- No Internet Connection error despite active WiFi
- Game kicks user out after 2-3 seconds
- Forced logout and home screen redirects
- Inventory overflow issues when full
- Lost game progress and saved worlds
- Incompatibility with certain iOS versions
- White screen and loading failures
- Game requires WiFi to be disabled to function
- Uncontrollable flight mechanics
- Zombies not attacking players
- Arrows disappearing mid-flight
- Camera rotation difficulties
- Game becomes unresponsive after extended play

**Most requested features**

- Nether dimension and The End realm
- Nether portals and end portals
- More mobs and mob spawner eggs
- Redstone, levers, buttons, and sticky pistons
- Quartz blocks and additional building blocks
- Multiplayer and online co-op mode
- Biome selection and variety
- More diverse biomes and dimensions
- Herobrine and additional mobs
- Enchanting system for tools
- Better village and trading system
- Creepers and more enemy types
- Animal eggs for spawning creatures
- Emeralds, rubies, and rare materials
- Bedrock blocks
- Custom skin selection
- Tutorial for new players
- Ability to drop item stacks
- Larger inventory space
- Vehicles and cars
- Gun crafting mechanics

## Recent user reviews (10 of 407)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/desert-craft-sandy-shores/id1116199375/reviews.md

### 1/5 — WHYYYY?!

*2026-04-14, version 2.2.0*

THERE ARE NO REDSTONE AND A LEVER

### 5/5 — Great game 😃

*2026-03-21, version 2.2.0*

I wanted to get Minecraft but I couldn’t so I got this and I like it 😃

### 5/5 — Nice game.

*2026-03-03, version 2.2.0*

I don’t know what people are talking about, saying they can’t play.
But anyway, this game is really fun. I mostly play on creative to build and i like it!

### 1/5 — Desert craft

*2026-01-24, version 2.2.0*

Too many adds.

### 4/5 — Fun game

*2026-01-21, version 2.2.0*

The game is fun but villages are different and village is bad loot and doesn’t Bosses

### 4/5 — It’s ok

*2025-11-20, version 2.2.0*

But the villagers look weird

### 5/5 — Aga oyun kopya yada çalma ama müq

*2025-11-13, version 2.2.0*

Oğlum resmen beleşe minecraft oynuyom ama niye ise golem yok (ama harbi mükemmel oyun) :)

### 4/5 — More blocks

*2025-11-12, version 2.2.0*

Hello. Please add more blocks into this game. Please add the quartz blocks into this game and add sticky pistons and add redstone and bluestone dust in and please add buttons and levers into this game. If you add this stuff you will get a 5/5 star rating from me. So please do this I beg you because it would make it the best game ever!  Please also respond to me asap to tell me if you think it would be a good idea. Thanks for the fun. Pls consider this. Thanks again

### 5/5 — Игра просто топ

*2025-10-26, version 2.2.0*

Я не знаю что там есть реклама. Я играю уже гот но я не видел что там есть реклама. Но игра просто топ.

### 5/5 — Hay

*2025-10-18, version 2.2.0*

Nhưng toàn mấy ₫ứa ngu

## Frequently asked questions about Desert Craft

### What is Desert Craft: Sandy Shores about?

Desert Craft: Sandy Shores is an adventure game where you explore a desert habitat. You'll encounter bandits, wild animals, and discover ancient cities. The game focuses on resource gathering, crafting, and trading with various characters you meet.

### What are the main activities in the game?

Players can discover unknown lands, gather valuable resources for crafting and construction, explore caves for diamonds and ores, and trade with characters called wastewanders. You can also create weapons and armor.

### Is Desert Craft: Sandy Shores free to play?

Yes, the game is free to play. It is supported by advertisements, meaning you will see ads while playing. There are no in-app purchases mentioned.

### What kind of resources can I find?

You can find a variety of valuable resources for crafting and construction throughout the desert. This includes diamonds and ores found by exploring caves. You can also obtain resources through trading with other characters.

### Who are the mysterious strangers?

Mysterious strangers are characters you may encounter during your adventures. While their notes are lost, they can provide you with valuable resources. Interacting with them is part of the exploration and resource acquisition in the game.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.0 — 2023-12-19

- Replaced models of the main character, mobs, NPCs, armor, etc.
- Added a Lucky block
- Added Aquatic flora and fauna
- Added pets
- Balanced spawn of mobs and NPCs
- Optimized gameplay
- Fixed minor bugs

### 2.1.0 — 2022-04-16

- Added a new biome: Cold Plains
- Added new animals: crocodile, elephant, giraffe, camel
- Added a new mob: Genie (only in Cold Plains)
- Added reward cards
- Added 3 new types of armor
- Added some decor
- Added new tools
- Added a gift with random resources
- Optimized game world and biome generation
- Fixed sounds and minor bugs

### 2.0.0 — 2022-03-17

- Updated game engine
- Improved graphics
- New generation and diverse biomes
- New mobs and NPCs
- Huge selection of blocks for construction
- Improved weather effects
- Added mines and dungeons
- Added magic potions
- Added fishing
- Added farming
- Added a lot of game resources
- Added windows, doors, fences

### 1.1.0 — 2017-10-30

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- Increased game performance

### 1.0.2 — 2016-06-28

- Fixed some bugs

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