You can download story-driven RPG Crashlands+ via Apple Arcade now!

Crashlands Apple Arcade Screenshot (Image credit: Butterscotch Shenanigans, Inc.)

What you need to know

Crashlands+ is a story-driven RPG that's now available to play on iPhone and iPad.
Apple Arcade subscribers can play for free with no ads or in-app purchases.

Fans of story-driven RPG games are in for a treat with the arrival of Crashlands+ in the App Store as part of Apple Arcade. The game is available for download now (opens in new tab) on iPhone and iPad and is completely free to Apple Arcade subscribers.

A story-driven RPG, Crashlands+ sees gamers unlock more than 500 craftable items as they explore the in-game world and learn its secrets as they go. And there's a lot to learn!

Craft, battle, and quest your way through Crashlands, an outlandish, story-driven Crafting RPG overflowing with sass!Become Flux Dabes, a galactic trucker whose latest shipment gets derailed by a chin-strapped alien menace named Hewgodooko, leaving you stranded on an alien planet. As you hustle to retrieve your packages you'll become enmeshed in a nefarious plot of world domination, which will require all of your wits and both of your glutes to overcome. Learn recipes from the local sentient life, make new friends, uncover ancient secrets and deadly bosses, tame everything and build yourself a home-away-from-home as you learn to thrive on planet Woanope.

An alien planet and a nefarious plot of world domination? Sounds like a typical Friday. Prepare to craft your way through the story of Crashlands+ tomorrow.

⏰ Set a reminder: https://t.co/SHRI0SWRaU pic.twitter.com/yMb9txnCa7An alien planet and a nefarious plot of world domination? Sounds like a typical Friday. Prepare to craft your way through the story of Crashlands+ tomorrow.

⏰ Set a reminder: https://t.co/SHRI0SWRaU pic.twitter.com/yMb9txnCa7— Apple Arcade (@AppleArcade) January 13, 2022 January 13, 2022

Crashlands+ joins a growing number of App Store greats that have made a triumphant return via Apple Arcade and long may that continue. Still, some brand new games would be nice as well!

Want to add Crashlands+ to your collection? Go grab it from the App Store (opens in new tab) now!

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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.