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Forager cover art

Forager

HopFrog · Balor Games · 2019-04-18

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 31, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 30, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Nov 06, 2020 (iOS), Nov 06, 2020 (Android), Jul 16, 2020 (Xbox One), Apr 18, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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!

326
playing now
89%
positive of 44k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
15
twitch viewers (latest)
71/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (95 ratings)
41h
to beat · rushed 24h · completionist 15h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

326 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Forager is a 2D open world adventure game developed by Argentine studio HopFrog and published by Humble Bundle. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on April 18th, 2019, then later for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, and Android. In Forager, the player progresses by leveling up and obtaining resources that spawn throughout the world's lands, using them to craft new buildings, objects and tools. Using earnable gold to buy more land, the player discovers various puzzles and dungeons.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 326 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,800 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~225/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 1.1M–2.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 43,965 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.99-65%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$15.89-21%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.33 at GameBillet (2023-12-15) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 59 of 87 observed days · $1.66 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.1k2.1k20192026Week of 2019-04-01: 1,466 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 193 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 989 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,257 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,217 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,064 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,145 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,256 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 639 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 700 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 705 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 518 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 694 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 752 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 807 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 585 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 646 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3491692026-08-06 21:00 — 255 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 202 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 287 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 279 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 220 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 300 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 304 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 240 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 328 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 328 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 183 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 245 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 270 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 179 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 269 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 228 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 169 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 300 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 349 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 196 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 245 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 283 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 207 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 271 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 287 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 207 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 203 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 273 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 224 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 326 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$5.242019-04-092026-08-302019-04-09 — best price $49.992019-09-05 — best price $19.992019-12-16 — best price $15.992020-05-18 — best price $19.992020-11-09 — best price $13.992021-04-05 — best price $19.992021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-09-14 — best price $17.212021-11-28 — best price $9.002022-01-18 — best price $17.592022-03-09 — best price $7.992022-05-19 — best price $6.392022-07-17 — best price $19.992022-09-07 — best price $7.992022-10-19 — best price $17.212022-11-21 — best price $5.892023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-03-03 — best price $5.812023-05-13 — best price $19.992023-07-18 — best price $6.992023-09-30 — best price $19.992023-11-30 — best price $17.172024-02-11 — best price $14.242024-04-18 — best price $5.242024-06-07 — best price $16.992024-08-01 — best price $5.242024-11-26 — best price $6.992025-03-05 — best price $17.212025-08-26 — best price $6.992025-12-04 — best price $19.992026-02-24 — best price $15.742026-05-18 — best price $6.092026-08-23 — best price $16.042026-08-30 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

52112026-05-29 — 35 pageviews2026-06-01 — 27 pageviews2026-06-04 — 16 pageviews2026-06-07 — 27 pageviews2026-06-10 — 24 pageviews2026-06-13 — 17 pageviews2026-06-16 — 33 pageviews2026-06-19 — 22 pageviews2026-06-22 — 20 pageviews2026-06-25 — 34 pageviews2026-06-28 — 18 pageviews2026-07-01 — 30 pageviews2026-07-04 — 22 pageviews2026-07-07 — 19 pageviews2026-07-10 — 30 pageviews2026-07-13 — 26 pageviews2026-07-16 — 30 pageviews2026-07-19 — 12 pageviews2026-07-22 — 23 pageviews2026-07-25 — 23 pageviews2026-07-28 — 33 pageviews2026-07-31 — 18 pageviews2026-08-03 — 21 pageviews2026-08-06 — 22 pageviews2026-08-09 — 19 pageviews2026-08-12 — 19 pageviews2026-08-15 — 26 pageviews2026-08-18 — 27 pageviews2026-08-21 — 28 pageviews2026-08-24 — 20 pageviews2026-08-26 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1502026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 15 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
80.7%
earned "Expansionist"
44.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsCommentary availableRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet

11 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Thai, Turkish, French

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)34,12014%103
Xbox One (Xbox)11,2638%23
PS4 (PlayStation)5,9771%23
PS4 (PlayStation)4,5172%23
Switch (Nintendo)3190%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieSandboxBuildingCraftingSurvivalAdventureExplorationFarming SimMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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