Five minutes peace with Crater Craft!
Juggling four children and a blog can be hard work, not to mention running a home and keeping up with friends and family, and I guess over the last few years my “me” time has diminished massively. So flicking through a gossip mag or playing a game on my phone is pretty much my only time just for me, to switch off for just a few moments and forget about the back log of work that needs doing or the laundry baskets which are overflowing, again!
For that reason I was interested to discover the new game from 55pixels, Crater Craft!! Crater Craft is basically a really relaxing yet fun game where you escape your boring office job to assemble a crew of crafters and build, trade and raid your way to the top! Having been made the Craftmaster of your very own crater, it’s up to you to help rebuild the world!
There are some fantastic features to the game –
GROW AND HARVEST
From Jelly Tulips to Candy Trees, your crater’s nectar-loving plants are can be chopped and harvested into raw materials with one swipe and traded.
RECRUIT CUTE CRAFTERS
I love the adorable little creatures which you can recruit to help you. The more you expand and level up your workforce, the more crafting options you’ll unlock!
A HOME OF YOUR OWN
This is my favourite part, building and decorating your own home. You can earn different furniture items to make your house a home.
MEET AND COMPETE
You can also visit other craters and take part in Craftmaster Leagues, making it as friendly or competitive as you like – I especially love the raid feature!
PERSONALISE YOUR CHARACTER
I love that you can buy stylish clothes and accessories to make your Craftmaster character more like you. You can even change the complexion and hair colour to create a little mini me!
I love the game, I think it’s so relaxing and really allows you to zone out and escape for a little while. My only negative would be that it’s so addictive, be warned if you start to play you might never stop! Thank goodness for nap time!! Download Cratercraft here.
This is a collaborative post. All words and opinions are my own.
Sounds like a fun game to play with the kids, loving the graphics as well as the personalisation of the characters and the activities.
Its a really fun game but perfect for relaxing for a spare two minutes! xx
This sounds like a game that I could get addicted to veeerrrryyy easily, haha!
Haha yes games like this are super addictive! xx
Ooh! Do you know what Crater Craft reminds me of? A cross between mine craft and farm ville but it looks like the perfect escapism from everyday life. Sometimes it is nice to take a break and recharge your batteries with something fun like a game or an app x
Yes it reminds me of FarmVille too! It’s always nice to zone out for a while! xx
This looks like something I would get addicted to haha, great fun for a bit of me time
Haha yes, it’s really addictive! xx
This looks like a lot of fun. I’m going to download it and give it a go – I love getting 10 minutes break to play something fun and relaxing on my iPad.
Me too! It doesn’t happen often! xx
This sounds like such a fun game and something I could see me and the girls playing together.
It’s really simple, we all need some light relief! xx
Games like this are great for that little bit of escapism and giving you time to not worry about life x
I agree, we all need some light relief! xx
I know what you mean having 6 I rarely get a minute. I love the sound of this, I’m always drawn to little games that I can play whilst waiting outside school, something that I can escape and relax by using 🙂
Me too! I always take a moment to play a game while I wait to pick up my eldest from school. It’s a welcome sit down! xx
My husband loves to come home and play games like this but I have to admit they are not for me. I am terrible for not putting things like this down so i don’t even start LOL
Haha yes Im the same to be honest Kara. I made the mistake of downloading a couple on my phone and my house is now a bombsite…! xx
This sounds like a great way to just switch off for five minutes and enjoy a bit of escapism!
Yes! Sometimes we need something light hearted to just switch off! xx
What a fun sounding game for kids, I can imagine it is good to help you get a few extra minutes to yourself when your trying to get things done with kids.
The game is for adults so unfortunately I have to wait until my children are busy, or asleep, haha! It’s nice to have a few minutes peace though! xx
Ive never heard of tbis before. It looks very fun and I will definitely have to try it out
Its worth downloading, it’s totally free! xx
I love games like this! It reminds me of Farmville – looks like great fun 🙂
Me too! It’s a fab little game to relax with! xx
Crater Craft looks such a fun game, a great way to zone out for a little while. I used to play FarmVille years ago and it reminds me of this. I’ll have to give it a go.
Yes I never played it but it’s a similar concept! xx
I love this idea for the kids! Great for a snowy day when they’re stuck inside especially!
Ahh no snow hear unfortunately! xx
This looks like so much fun! I was so addicted to farmville years ago I had to actually ban myself from it, I can imagine the hours I’d lose with this game too!
Haha Rebecca that’s so funny! I did delete candy crush off my phone for the same reason! xx
We must be the only family that doesn’t play on apps *hangs head in shame* my mummy doesn’t let me yet as I’m only four. It looks pretty colourful and the gameplay sounds addictive. My mummy used to play on her games console when she was a teenager and it was like a brick – how times have changed!
Ahh this is for grown ups so definitely no children allowed on my game! hehe! xx
What a cute looking game! I can imagine that it could become very addictive when you start building and customizing everything. Better than the “shoot em up” kind of game though!
Yes I agree, it’s way more relaxing than other games like that! xx