<s>
Forager	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open-world	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Argentine	O
studio	O
HopFrog	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Forager	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
by	O
obtaining	O
resources	O
that	O
spawn	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
crafting	O
new	O
buildings	O
,	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
tools	O
,	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
collecting	O
money	O
to	O
buy	O
new	O
lands	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
utilize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forager	B-Application
combines	O
mechanics	O
commonly	O
seen	O
in	O
idle	B-Application
games	I-Application
with	O
those	O
of	O
an	O
adventure	O
or	O
exploration	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
resources	O
that	O
respawn	O
at	O
a	O
very	O
high	O
rate	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
find	O
themselves	O
able	O
to	O
harvest	O
massive	O
amounts	O
for	O
crafting	O
and	O
leveling	O
,	O
eventually	O
leading	O
to	O
automated	B-Application
systems	O
to	O
collect	O
resources	O
and	O
produce	O
other	O
products	O
and	O
goods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
simulate	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
tasks	O
related	O
to	O
cooking	O
,	O
economics	O
,	O
engineering	O
,	O
farming	B-Application
,	O
fishing	O
,	O
hunting	O
,	O
magic	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
mining	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creator	O
of	O
Forager	B-Application
,	O
Mariano	O
Cavallero	O
,	O
dropped	O
out	O
of	O
school	O
to	O
develop	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
started	O
developing	O
Forager	B-Application
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Jam	O
but	O
eventually	O
ran	O
out	O
of	O
money	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
friend	O
he	O
met	O
at	O
a	O
conference	O
was	O
late	O
to	O
a	O
meeting	O
because	O
he	O
was	O
playing	O
Forager	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
person	O
he	O
was	O
meeting	O
had	O
to	O
come	O
look	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
showed	O
Forager	B-Application
to	O
this	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
person	O
was	O
working	O
for	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
and	O
offered	O
a	O
publishing	O
deal	O
for	O
Forager	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
after	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
600,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forager	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nathan	O
Grayson	O
wrote	O
a	O
review	O
on	O
Kotaku	O
calling	O
Forager	B-Application
an	O
"	O
extremely	O
well-made	O
"	O
game	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
obviously	O
a	O
labor	O
of	O
love	O
"	O
while	O
also	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
crafting	O
game	O
stripped	O
down	O
to	O
its	O
very	O
bones	O
"	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
players	O
may	O
prefer	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
pure	O
progression	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Ramos	O
on	O
Polygon	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
repetitive	O
and	O
tedious	O
nature	O
serve	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
bright	O
moments	O
all	O
the	O
brighter	O
"	O
and	O
says	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
Forager	B-Application
,	O
grinding	B-Application
is	O
almost	O
all	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
do	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
can	O
hardly	O
pull	O
myself	O
away	O
"	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
grind-heavy	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
Devore	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
called	O
Forager	B-Application
a	O
"[game]	O
that	O
knows	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
grind	B-Application
"	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
open-ended	O
design	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brittany	O
Vincent	O
of	O
Shacknews	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
rewarding	O
and	O
accessible	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
disliked	O
the	O
unintelligent	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
shallow	O
dungeon	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
and	O
TouchArcade	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
touch	B-Application
controls	I-Application
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
while	O
ultimately	O
maintaining	O
that	O
the	O
charming	O
and	O
engaging	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
successfully	O
retained	O
.	O
</s>
