I just recently discovered Forager from my boyfriend and I was immediately hooked! It’s such a cute game too, so I thought it would be a good idea to share this with any of you who might be interested in playing something new.
What is Forager?
Forager is a 2D casual survival game for PC created by HopFrog. Unfortunately, it’s just a single-player game, but don’t let that get you down – it’s lots of fun! Like other survival games, there’s a lot of exploration and crafting to be done. Gather resources like wood, coal, stone, food, build industrial structures, make money, and fight off monsters! You can find this game on Steam, Humble Bundle, or Gog (no link on this post is an affiliate link, otherwise I would’ve said it above).
Starting Out
You are but a lowly cute white blob person thing and you’ve got a pickaxe. You start off on an island filled with trees, flower bushes (which yield yummy berries), regular stone, and maybe some iron ores (the rocks with blue crystals on them). Your job is to gather them with your pickaxe and clear the land. They will respawn over time as you chop them down. Eventually, you’ll start to see green slimes, which you can use the same pickaxe to kill them. Eventually, you’ll get yourself to level 2 and accumulate resources, which is where the game gets a bit more interesting.
Menus [ESC]
Gear
Contains your current equipped items, and any seals or artifacts you may have.
You can access your list of Skills here. Every time you level up, you gain one Skill Point. As a beginner, you will only have access to four skills: Industry, Foraging, Magic, and Economy. Unlocking one of these skills will lead to more skills available in that same topic or category and help you further develop your island.
Unlocking Industry will help you unlock different structures or machines that can help … well, industrialize your island(s). You can unlock things like more sophisticated forges and sewing machines, power plants, factories, drills, etc.
Foraging can help you gather more resources, stay full for a longer time and thus reduce your energy loss, and even gain EXP by eating.
Economy can unlock more ways to gain money through markets, banks, etc.
Magic can unlock Faeries, which are basically little goodies floating around the island that give you bonus exp. Progressing through the magic skill tree can also unlock cauldrons and scrolls.
faerie
Items
This is where you can view all of the items you’ve picked up in your backpack. You start with 16 slots and can later expand your backpack to fit more items in it.
Build
This window lets you build structures for:
- Industrial (like furnaces, forges, and sewing machines)
- Farming (like bridges, fish traps, wind mills)
- Economic (like banks, markets, vaults)
- Magical (like cauldrons, inscription tables)
Buy Land
You can expand your islands and unlock different areas like the Desert, Snowy islands, and even Hell. Depending on the island, you may get some puzzles to solve in exchange for a treasure chest!
I’m still actually struggling to solve this puzzle in my current game. If any of you actually play this and get to this island and solve this puzzle, let me know!
Config
This is where you adjust things like sound, graphics, language, etc.
Game Play
The controls and interface are really easy to learn. As a beginner, you are shown the basics of what to do, and what to build. As you continue to level up, you learn that certain structures can help you either make more money or easily gain EXP to level up. It gets addicting because you just want to keep progressing, learning new skills, and expanding your land! I would say there is a bit of strategy in learning what skills to learn first before unlocking others but ultimately, all paths end the same way. It’s just a matter of whether you are able to get there quickly or not!
Some Cons
There were a few things that I didn’t quite like, though they’re not many. For one thing, I found it rather annoying that you’re only allowed to sell an item for the entire quantity that you possess by right clicking, or selling an item individually (x1) by left clicking. You can’t manually enter the number you want to buy or sell – it’s all, or one.
Another one for me was that the information that the skills panel gives about each skill you can unlock wasn’t very helpful. It can tell you that it’ll unlock certain structures, but how are they helpful to you and the other stuff you’ve already unlocked? There’s no indication of that so you can only guess what it is and take the risk of using 1 skill point on it.
Third, big structures like windmills and lighthouses can really obstruct your view unless you physically go behind them. Unless you move behind that place to check, there’s no way to easily see if there are enemies hiding or gold ores behind it!
Overall
The thing you should take away from this post is: try forager! I love the graphics, the controls are really easy to understand and use, and even though it’s 1p only, you’ll be kept busy for quite some time. It’s even a small game file too, so it’s a quick download (for me, this actually matters because my internet is so slow and if it’s a big file size, I have no hope of playing it any time soon)! I totally would recommend that you all give it a try.
Thanks for reading! Until then! ♡
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This seems like such a cute game and i chuckLed when i read that you start out as a lowly cute white blob haha!
Wish i knew more about gAming overall! 💜
Aw thank you hahaha I didn’t know how else to describe it!! No worries girl, I’ll be recommending more games in the future! <3
Forager looks like a super cute game! Oh man, I haven’t played games like this in forever. I like that there are different things to do without being overwhelmed. I think I like this more than Minecraft, hehe. It is cool that you get to level up and basically build your own community. Glad you enjoyed playing the game! Thanks for sharing your thoughts :).
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
Haha you totally should then! I like to think it’s simpler and easier than Minecraft haha 🙂 Definitely check it out!
This looks so cute! I love survival games like Minecraft and Terraria, this seems like a mix of the two but with its own unique advantages too! I find it really satisfying on games as well to unlock more buildings and land as you progress because you can physically see how far you’ve come. I will have to check this out!x
Isn’t it?! I love games like these! I was addicted to it and played it for hours because all I wanted to do was unlock everything! I hope you like it Chloe 🙂
i am liking the sound of this game! i am a big fan of games like this where you collect things, build, get skills etc, it’s definitely a type of game where you can’t stop playing! i’m definitely going to have a look into this one, and maybe have a lil play on it – reading this post has definitely made me want to play a game this evening haha. fab post!
Chloe xx
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Ah I hope you do!! It is kind of relaxing and distracts you for a while!! Thank you so much lovely <3
Wow i HAVEN’T PLAYED Games like this in ages!
Looks like you enjoyed it! 🙂
Love Lozza xo
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Hahaha yes it’s nostalgic for many! I definitely did 🙂
Well this seems like a very cute game and I was ACTUALLY looking for some new ones haha!
Thank you for sharing and Have a lovely weekenD!
Anna // http://www.stralthy.com
Yay! I’m so glad I could help with suggesting one for you!! I hope you enjoy it! Have a great weekend Anna 🙂
I have never heard of This game before, i only have 3 games on my phone, as i only like a Few games but this sounds interesting. I migjt have to give this game a try. Thank you for sharing this one. Xx
Haha I totally get you girl! Thank you for reading, hope you like it! xx
This sounds like such a fun game! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Yes it was so enjoyable! 🙂
This sounds like such a fun and exciting game to play! I wish i had a PC so thaT i could play thiS. I wonder if it Is available for Mac!
I’m pretty sure it is available for Mac as well!! 🙂
Aw this sounds like fun! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
It is, thanks for reading Anna!
This game looks perfect for my gaming abIlities hahaha thank you fOr sharing!! I loved sim city and very old school world of warcraft (before it went online haha) 🙂
Hahah I’m so glad! Those are great games for sure. I hope you get to try this one out! xx
This game sounds so interesting and fun! At first look, the way it looks reminds me a lot of Oregon Trail! Or maybe it’s just because the game’s in 2D and I believe the latter game is as well. Anyways, I think it’s great that there’s a lot you can do in the game but hopefully it doesn’t get too overwhelming! I actually play Hay Day on my phone (have been for the past year and I think that’s the only reason why I’ve kept up with it hehe) and it gets overwhelming at times with the things I have to do haha
☼ cabin twenty-four
Omg I have played hay day before and I think I’ve progressed a lot into it and yeah it’s definitely got overwhelming! I really like the 2D aspect about the game. It gets a little bit overwhelming when you have too much land to look at but not really a big deal!
I’m not much of a gamer but this does sound like a lot of fun. I like that there seems to be a lot to do and that you collect things along the way. great that such an affordable option kept you so entertained too! x
Sophie
http://www.glowsteady.co.uk
Thank you Sophie! Yes haha it fits the budget and it’s nice even for people who don’t game as much! ☺️
I wouldn’t consider myself a major gamer, but my siblings definitely are. I will definitely put this there way and also try it out myself because it looks so cute!
– Avalon from http://www.simplyavalon.com
I don’t consider myself as one (though I’d really like to be) either but yes def try it! I think you and your siblings will like it!
I think I would like this game. I only have one game on my phone and that’s all I play at the moment, but I would think about downloading this on the laptop.
It is so much fun!
This sounds like such a fun and cute little game to play! I’ll definitely have to check it out. I really enjoy playing games like Stardew Valley which forager has kind of reminded me a LITTLE of in some ways (especially without the farming part!). it’s a shame it’s just single player but sometimes it can be nice to play single player games and have a bit of you time 🙂
Amy,
https://creativenails.uk
So cute!!
I want to get into pc games and i love 2d ones like these theyre just so cute! I would love more posts like these to see what you’re playing, just saying lol
Thanks for sharing
Hahah I’m so glad you say that, I honestly don’t know if many people are into it but I will definitely talk about different games for sure! ☺️