# Forager — 2D Open World Adventure

> 2D open world adventure game focused on exploration, farming, and crafting. (iPhone/iPad app by Balor Games.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forager/id1525624394 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Balor Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896756778)
- Category: Games, Adventure, Strategy
- Price: $7.99
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 688 App Store ratings · 299 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 163 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-11-06
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forager/id1525624394/reviews.md

## What is Forager?

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!

## Key features

- Resource gathering and management
- Item and structure crafting
- Base building and expansion
- Skill progression and learning
- Puzzle solving and dungeon raiding
- Open-ended goal setting

## Chart rankings

- #68 in Top Paid · Adventure (US App Store)
- #72 in Top Paid · Strategy (US App Store)

## What do users think of Forager?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Charming pixel art and music
- 🕹️ Satisfying progression and crafting
- 💰 Good value for money

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy save system and data loss
- 🤖 Clunky and unresponsive controls
- 🧱 Difficult item placement and building
- 🕰️ Lack of updates and new content

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Islands and purchased land disappearing
- Saving issues causing progress loss
- Inability to place certain items or structures
- Glitches with locomotive and nuclear reactor

**Most requested features**

- Multiplayer mode
- More customization options
- Improved controls for building and item placement
- Ability to resize or hide droids

## Recent user reviews (10 of 299)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forager/id1525624394/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Long time fan

*2026-08-17, version 1.04*

Played this awhile ago. Still come back to see if a new game was made just like this 😓

### 3/5 — Movement is awkward for combat

*2026-07-17, version 1.04*

Skeletons appear once in a while and the character gets stuck in doorways or between tiles and it makes things like juling difficult. Also placement of floor tiles is sometimes nearly impossible because the tile cant be placed from inventory, only from toolbar. Great game but the controls on mobile are just clumsy and late game is impossible to play as a result

### 5/5 — セーブできない

*2026-05-25*

セーブしても初期化される。致命的

### 1/5 — Please update to fix bugs

*2026-05-20, version 1.04*

I’ve loved this game and spent money to buy it. But after like completing the game once every time I start a new game now I end up having to delete it because my lands just disappear, it doesn’t save at times even after pressing save losing progress, and my vaults/ items also disappear. I just really wish this would get fixed. I’ve been waiting and waiting but they’re doing nothing.

### 5/5 — My review

*2026-05-19, version 1.04*

The people say the saving doesn’t work are just stupid in the setting it clearly says SAVE and exit to menu, beyond that we NEED a forager movie great game, I have not encountered large progress loss due to forgetting to save.

### 1/5 — Bugged but no response

*2026-05-09, version 1.04*

This was a cute game until it bugged out and my land that I purchased disappeared. Why is this still in the App Store if the developers aren’t fixing it? Don’t buy this game, they may have worked hard on it but now it’s been neglected 🤷‍♂️

### 5/5 — Muito bom

*2026-05-01*

Muito da hora já zerei 10 vezes ou mais

### 4/5 — Kinda fine

*2026-04-30*

The game itself is amazing but some many things could be improved: the controls are awful, if you release the joystick the action button takes a second to work properly and on the opposite if you release the action the joystick will take a second to reactivate… The chicken friend is a pain in the ***!! Why are we able to target him?? It makes every little action annoying when he is around… Menus should have sliders and hold-to-repeat kind of actions instead of spamming to increase values..

### 4/5 — This is aweome but…

*2026-04-25, version 1.04*

This game is great your on a small island to start making stuff upgrading getting more islands then you advance to bosses better gear and weapons and stuff like that but I have been having trouble lately…every time I save and quit my world then after go on a diffrent app then go back on my world is deleted and back at 1 second and my other world won’t let me even get in its a great game but very buggy and needs fixing a bit

### 1/5 — Great idea, terrible control

*2026-03-20, version 1.04*

Not worth

## Frequently asked questions about Forager

### What kind of game is Forager?

Forager is a 2D open-world adventure game that combines elements of exploration, farming, and crafting. Players gather resources, craft items, build bases, and level up their skills to achieve their own goals.

### What are the main activities in Forager?

The main activities include gathering and managing resources, crafting useful items and structures, building and expanding your base by buying new land, learning new skills and abilities, and solving puzzles or raiding dungeons.

### Is Forager free to play?

Based on the provided information, Forager is a paid application and does not appear to have in-app purchases or ads, indicating a one-time purchase model.

### What platforms is Forager available on?

The provided data does not specify the platforms Forager is available on, but it is described as a mobile application.

### Can I set my own goals in Forager?

Yes, the game emphasizes player freedom, allowing you to set your own goals and work towards them. You can choose to focus on improving your base, skills, equipment, or expanding your network.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.04 — 2021-01-30

- Applied all updates from version 4.1.3 to 4.1.8
- Improved cloud sync in some edge cases
- Minor bug fixing

### 1.03 — 2020-12-18

- Fixed interaction with Nuclear Power Plant with touch and controller input
- Added cancel button to placing furniture action
- Fixed error of placing the same object in the same place multiple times
- Added full touch controls to the locomotive
- Removed signpost from market
- Fixed skills description width in some languages
- Fixed some interaction with the settings using controller
- Improved some icloud behaviors

### 1.02 — 2020-11-17

- Fix the close button in the Droid gallery
- Fixed Obelix crash
- Fixed controller's configuration option
- Fixed roll when using a controller
- Fixed crash when the configuration files are missing
- Fixed some controller behavior when moving throw menus
- Fixed camera movement with the controller
- Fixed music player with a controller.

### 1.01 — 2020-11-11

Fixed Void Leaderboard

### 1.0 — 2020-11-06

No release notes.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*