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Forager

The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

Developer
HopFrog
Publisher
Balor Games
Release
April 18, 2019
7 years and 153 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive43,984 reviews89.5%
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Updated: Jul 13, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
Balor Games meets the large-publisher game and partner thresholds.
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Updated: Aug 13, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released.
The game released with a separate publishing relationship.

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About the Game

Forager is a 2D open world game inspired by exploration, farming and crafting games such as Stardew Valley, Terraria & Zelda.

  • Gather, collect and manage resources.
  • Craft useful items & structures.
  • Build and grow a base out of nothing. Buy land to expand and explore.
  • Level up and learn new skills, abilities, and blueprints.
  • Solve puzzles, find secrets and raid dungeons!
  • Achieve anything you want! The choice is yours, you set your own goals to work towards!



Start small and improve your base, skills, equipment, network of friends (and enemies!) and build your future as you see fit! You can play Forager in a very varied array of playstyles...

BECOME... A GATHERER

BECOME... A FARMER

BECOME... A MERCHANT

BECOME... AN ADVENTURER

BECOME... A BUILDER










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