Forager
2D sandbox crafting with island expansion and incremental upgrades
HopFrog · Published by Balor Games · Released Apr 18, 2019
ActionAdventureIndieSimulation
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 44K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 130 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 488
- peak 24h 525
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Jan 16, 2020
Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)
What is Forager?
A single-player 2D open-world sandbox centered on gathering resources, farming, crafting, and base building. You buy land to expand, explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and unlock skills, abilities, and blueprints.
For you if...
- +you enjoy steady unlocks, upgrades, and resource grinding
- +you prefer open-ended goals in a single-player sandbox
- +you like mixing crafting, farming, exploration, and combat
Not for you if...
- −you dislike repetitive gathering and late-game grinding
- −you want multiplayer or cooperative play
What players say
89% of 44,069 reviews are positive · 86% of 130 in the last 30 days
Players praise the satisfying gather-craft-upgrade loop and steady stream of unlocks. Common complaints include repetitive late-game grinding, bugs, and performance slowdowns as bases fill with structures. Many also complain that development ended without the planned multiplayer.
Screenshots and trailer
Forager system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP and above
- Processor
- 1.2Ghz
- Graphics
- 512MB
- Memory
- 1024 MB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 103
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Thai, Turkish, French.
Tags
- Open World Survival Craft
- Pixel Graphics
- Survival
- Crafting
- Indie
- Farming Sim
- Sandbox
- 2D
- Adventure
- Base Building
- Resource Management
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Building
- Exploration
- Open World
Recent updates
- Jan 16, 2020 · Nuclear Update is out! Join the stream with the devs!
- Jan 13, 2020 · New Forager update coming this week!
- Oct 15, 2019 · Combat Update now available!
- Oct 8, 2019 · Forager: Combat Update is releasing next week!
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