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The Shaft on Windows Pc

Developed By: MapleScot Development

License: Free

Rating: 4,6/5 - 68 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

Game Details

Version 2.5
Size 7 MB
Release Date February 27, 15
Category Casual Games

Game Permissions:
Allows access to the vibrator. [see more (6)]

What's New:
v2.5Added German Translationv2.4Added Spanish Translationv2.3Made game harderAdded French Translationv2.2Smaller download.New achievement "Marathon Matt... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Ready, Steady..... DROP!
- The Shaft is a fast paced and challenging obstacle avoidance game in the style of old 80's PC games, but updated for the 21st century.
- Pilot your d... [read more]

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About this game

On this page you can download The Shaft and play on Windows PC. The Shaft is free Casual game, developed by MapleScot Development. Latest version of The Shaft is 2.5, was released on 2015-02-27 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of The Shaft is 4,6. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This game had been rated by 68 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 55 users had rated it 1*.

How to play The Shaft on Windows?

Instruction on how to play The Shaft on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install The Shaft on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this game on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Play The Shaft using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "The Shaft" icon on the home screen to start playing, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to play The Shaft on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "The Shaft" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.5.

Download The Shaft 2.5 on Windows PC – 7 MB

Ready, Steady..... DROP!
- The Shaft is a fast paced and challenging obstacle avoidance game in the style of old 80's PC games, but updated for the 21st century.
- Pilot your drop-ship down a long and winding shaft by using the intuitive motion controls.
- Tilt your phone to navigate with thrusters
- Touch the screen to fire the retros and slow down for tight pinches and sharp corners.
- Try to go as fast as you can without crashing.

How deep can you go?
- Compare your stats with friends on the Google Play Leaderboards
- Play for achievements like 'The Mile Deep Club', and 'Early Climax'.

Great for long commutes, boring lectures, mind-numbing business meetings, or even bad dates - why not nip to the bathroom for some quick satisfaction with The Shaft.
Whether you have just a minute or hours to kill The Shaft is the game you need on your phone.

**We know The Shaft can be highly addictive, but please do not play while driving or operating heavy machinery**

Go Fast, Go Deep, Go Hard... or Go Home... Get THE SHAFT.
v2.5
Added German Translation

v2.4
Added Spanish Translation

v2.3
Made game harder
Added French Translation

v2.2
Smaller download.
New achievement "Marathon Matt" can you beat him?

v2.1
Performance Enhancements

v2.0
Big update!
Fuel guage
The retro now has limited fuel.
Bonus items
Pick up bonus items as you drop.
Fuel: refuel your ship
Shields: pick up a shield an survive a crash. The shield will repel you from the rock but watch out it only lasts one hit.
Points: get bonus points
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.