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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!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
52 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“It’s the kind of game you boot up to relax, only to end up busy with one little thing after another. It’s simple, but oddly hard to stop playing.”
“This took me 56 hours, to 100% the game, and I have some things to point out. First of all, the game is REALLY fun, the bouncy and fun pixel art style is really pleasing and the gameplay is (most of the time) thought…”
“Really fun and addictive crafting game with a satisfying grind and great progression. Watching your island grow and automating everything feels awesome. I really wish it had multiplayer and more content. Still a great…”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This took me 56 hours, to 100% the game, and I have some things to point out. First of all, the game is REALLY fun, the bouncy and fun pixel art style is really pleasing and the gameplay is (most of the time) thought…”
“This review is based on 100% completion and 44.9 hours of gameplay. [h1][b]Recommendation:[/b][/h1] Would I recommend this game? I would, but make no mistake, this is a full-on grind fest. That’s the whole premise. It…”
“This game is a lot of fun. The gameplay loop is pretty simple and engaging, the simple pixelart style is perfectly fine although the music isn't very noticeable. I do have a couple issues with it though: The enemies and…”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Really fun and addictive crafting game with a satisfying grind and great progression. Watching your island grow and automating everything feels awesome. I really wish it had multiplayer and more content. Still a great…”
“Okay, this game describe this sort of description "I'm bored, I wanna play whole day" or "I wanna relax and keep me busy for the whole day". That's the type of situation I got while I stumble the game and played through…”
“So... I thought I was just going to beat this really quick or get bored in 15 minutes and refund it. But the game does a really good job of pulling you in. The gameplay loop is engaging, the mini puzzles are fun, the…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This took me 56 hours, to 100% the game, and I have some things to point out. First of all, the game is REALLY fun, the bouncy and fun pixel art style is really pleasing and the gameplay is (most of the time) thought…”
“This game is super chill and I like the pixel style and sound effects! I could not bring myself to harm the fat happy radishes :(”
“This game was an really interesting experience to 100% to say the least.The chill,entertaining and kind of the long wait for the bank achievement really made this a interesting experience.This game is perfect if you…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“It sure kept me entertained. While it would have done better with a visible skill tree, from the beginning, the gameplay is overall solid and the UI systems are polished. The best part for me is seeing additional…”
“imagine minecraft if it wasnt minecraft and was 100x more grindy (absolutely amazing game though its so silly and fun and there is always things to do its never just grinding resources for hours on end)”
“So... I thought I was just going to beat this really quick or get bored in 15 minutes and refund it. But the game does a really good job of pulling you in. The gameplay loop is engaging, the mini puzzles are fun, the…”
17 of the 102 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“This took me 56 hours, to 100% the game, and I have some things to point out. First of all, the game is REALLY fun, the bouncy and fun pixel art style is really pleasing and the gameplay is (most of the time) thought…”
“At first I found the game ok, nothing fancy but nice enough. But after 5 hours there has been little meaningful progression and the tedium is rapidly overtaking the novelty. Maybe there's more fun stuff down the line,…”
“I really wanted to love this game but there is just so many things wrong with it. As someone that enjoys completing 100% of games, this is an absolute nightmare. a quarter of all the achievements are just here to pump…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I really tried to like Forager, but the way the dev lied to everyone and abandoned this game will forever leave a bad taste.”
“Excellent game ruined by a dev with a huge ego. Such a shame that we will never see multiplayer or the roadmap's content, ever.”
“While I did get into this game to the point of 100% completion, I cannot recommend others play it to the same extent. Given the state this game was left in when development concluded, there ends up being a lot of little…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“While I did get into this game to the point of 100% completion, I cannot recommend others play it to the same extent. Given the state this game was left in when development concluded, there ends up being a lot of little…”
“good early game loop. it is adhd heaven. gets very cluttered later though. would rec for short dopamine hit. it is charming. therapeutic even. [finish mar2026]”
“It sure kept me entertained. While it would have done better with a visible skill tree, from the beginning, the gameplay is overall solid and the UI systems are polished. The best part for me is seeing additional…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It sure kept me entertained. While it would have done better with a visible skill tree, from the beginning, the gameplay is overall solid and the UI systems are polished. The best part for me is seeing additional…”
“At first I found the game ok, nothing fancy but nice enough. But after 5 hours there has been little meaningful progression and the tedium is rapidly overtaking the novelty. Maybe there's more fun stuff down the line,…”
“I really wanted to love this game but there is just so many things wrong with it. As someone that enjoys completing 100% of games, this is an absolute nightmare. a quarter of all the achievements are just here to pump…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I really wanted to love this game but there is just so many things wrong with it. As someone that enjoys completing 100% of games, this is an absolute nightmare. a quarter of all the achievements are just here to pump…”
“Starts of fun but gets very grind heavy and boring very quick. Found myself leaving it running in the background just to wait out some crafting processes just to come back and them not even being finished at all. Really…”
“The game is fun, very terraria coded however there are so many inconsistencies that can be really upsetting and flat out ruin your save , especially if you are on a long term save, one i recently ran into is if you…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“After several years and over 776 hours I have finally 100%ed Forager. I wholeheartedly recommend this game, the rest will be some light reminiscence. I first began playing this game a long time ago, on my Switch (I think). At some point I got it on my tablet and, eventually, a…”
— a player, Steam review · 776 hrs played“Cute and full of satifying sounds and animations. Can't say anything more about the good parts, though. What's so bad about this game? Well, the biggest offender is the lack of optimisation. You'll start noticing it when you get to the mid-to-late game, where you have a lot of…”
— a player, Steam review · 120 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
"Lost Nova" is the new game by the Forager devs!
Hey friends! I am very excited to announce that our dear friends Jon and Topher have been working on a new game in the Forager universe! It's called Lost Nova and if you like cozy exploration and craf
Forager is now available for iOS!
I am very happy to announce that Forager is now available for iOS! Make sure to give it a try and leave a rating! We will continue to add more content to the game and provide you updated with news on
Forager's Adventure Pack for September is ready to be downloaded!
Hey Foragers! It's that time of the month again, time for ADVENTURE! What is included in the Adventure Packs? It may vary month to month as we create new surprises for Forager players, but here is the
August's Adventure Pack and Community Updates!
Hey Foragers! It's time for a brand new Adventure Pack! This is a monthly pack of goodies that Forager fans get 100% for free! It contains several secret images, digital goodies, wallpapers and illust
Download your Forager Adventure Pack for the month of July!
Hey Foragers! It's that time of the month again, time for ADVENTURE! Unfortunately, we were VERY busy working on the game and the console ports so we had to skip the Adventure Pack for the month of Ju
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Pixel Graphics · Crafting · Indie · Farming Sim · Sandbox · 2D · Adventure · Base-Building · Singleplayer · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Commentary available |
| Languages | English, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Thai, Turkish, French |
| Achievements | 103 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://hopfrogsa.net/forager |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP and above Processor: 1.2Ghz Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: 512MB Storage: 200 MB available space