What you need
- A computer — Windows or Mac. Only for installing; you play on the phone.
- A cable to connect your iPhone to the computer.
- An Apple Account (the one you use for the App Store is fine, or make a free spare one).
- Sideloadly — a free program. Get it from sideloadly.io.
On Windows, also install iTunes and iCloud from Apple's website
(not the Microsoft Store versions) — Sideloadly needs them to talk to your iPhone.
Install in 6 steps
- Download the game
Download DrakMe.ipa from the button above, on your computer.
- Connect your iPhone
Plug it into the computer with the cable. If the iPhone asks “Trust This Computer?”, tap Trust and enter your passcode.
- Open Sideloadly and drop in the game
Drag DrakMe.ipa onto the Sideloadly window. Check that your iPhone is selected at the top.
- Enter your Apple Account and press Start
Type your Apple Account email and press Start. Enter the password (and the 2-step code if Apple sends one).
Wait until it says Done — about a minute.
- Turn on Developer Mode (iOS 16 and newer, only the first time)
On the iPhone: Settings → Privacy & Security → Developer Mode → switch it on.
The iPhone restarts; after it comes back, tap Turn On.
- Trust the game (only the first time)
Settings → General → VPN & Device Management → tap your Apple Account email → Trust.
Now open DrakME from your home screen. Done!
Every 7 days: with a free Apple Account, Apple only allows apps installed this way to run for 7 days.
After that DrakME won't open until you plug in and repeat steps 2–4.
Your character and items are safe — they live on the server, not on the phone.
When a new version comes out
If the game tells you your version is outdated, it opens this page. Download the new
DrakMe.ipa and do steps 2–4 again. It replaces the old one,
and your character is untouched.
No computer?
Right now, installing DrakME on iPhone needs a computer at least once. If you can borrow one,
you can use SideStore instead of Sideloadly: after the first setup on a computer, it refreshes and
updates the game from the iPhone itself. Add our source in SideStore or AltStore to get updates:
https://drakme.com/files/ios/source.json
Most players are happiest with Android, PC or Mac if they have one — see Downloads.
Questions
- Is it safe to type my Apple Account into Sideloadly?
- Sideloadly sends it only to Apple, to sign the game for your phone. If you'd rather not use your main account,
create a free spare Apple Account and use that — it works the same.
- “Untrusted Developer” when I open the game
- You skipped step 6. Go to Settings → General → VPN & Device Management and tap Trust.
- The game stopped opening
- The 7 days ran out. Plug in and repeat steps 2–4 — nothing is lost.
- Sideloadly says “maximum number of apps”
- A free Apple Account can hold 3 sideloaded apps at a time. Delete one you don't use and try again.
- Why isn't DrakME on the App Store?
- DrakME is a private server. Installing it this way is the same thing developers do to test their own apps.
Note: Only download DrakMe.ipa from this page. Copies from other sites or
“app stores” may be modified and unsafe.