Forager is the absolute 'just five more minutes' game. It masterfully blends the addictive loops of survival, crafting, and idle games into a package that is impossible to put down. You start on a single tiny island with a pickaxe and eventually grow into a powerhouse with automated factories, magic staves, and a kingdom spanning dozens of biomes.
The progression is expertly paced; there is always a new item to craft, a new skill to unlock on the massive skill tree, or a new puzzle to solve on a newly purchased plot of land. The art style is cute and colorful, masking a deep and complex economic simulation underneath. Whether you want to be a farmer, a dungeon crawler, or a greedy merchant, Forager lets you play your own way. It’s a masterclass in satisfying game design.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod
Version 1.04Sat Jan 30 2021
- Applied all updates from version 4.1.3 to 4.1.8
- Improved cloud sync in some edge cases
- Minor bug fixing
Forager is a 2D open world game inspired by your favorite exploration, farming and crafting games.
- 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!
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.Forager is a 2D open world game inspired by your favorite exploration, farming and crafting games.
- 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!






Forager is an 8-bit open-world game inspired by exploration, farming, and crafting classics. Start with nothing and work your way up by gathering resources, building a base, and purchasing new islands to explore. Level up to unlock a massive branching skill tree, solve environmental puzzles, raid dungeons, and automate your resource collection. It’s an incredibly satisfying loop of growth and discovery.
Massive branching skill tree with 64 abilities
Dungeons, bosses, and environmental puzzles
Deep automation and base-building systems
Highly addictive 8-bit crafting loop
Prioritize the 'Industry' skill first to unlock the Forge. Smelting iron and gold is the gateway to almost every other upgrade. Build multiple furnaces early to process ore while you are busy gathering wood.
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