Game Boy Advance · Available
Homesteader
A cozy island-building adventure for the GBA. Gather, craft, farm and explore 25 islands to grow your homestead.
Original game
Homesteader is a cozy island-building adventure for the Game Boy Advance, inspired by Forager. You start with a pickaxe on one small patch of grass. Chop, mine, and forage to build up your homestead, then buy new islands and explore what the world has.
Homesteader is an unofficial game inspired by Forager. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hopoo Games or Nintendo.
Build your homestead
- Gather wood, stone, ore, berries, and more, then turn them into bricks, bars, glass, and tools
- Build furnaces, forges, markets, kitchens, a bank, a museum, and a home
- Farm crops, set up sprinklers and harvest totems, and raise chickens and cows
- Decorate inside and out with furniture, paths, fences, and more
Explore a world of islands
- Buy land and expand across 25 islands in six biomes
- Solve a puzzle island in each biome for a unique relic
- Dig for buried loot, follow treasure maps, fish, and find hidden caves
Fight and grow
- Battle slimes, ghosts, bats, and skeletons with swords, a bow, and bombs
- Clear four dungeons with puzzles, keys, and bosses
- Level up, unlock skills, chase feats, and collect outfits
How to play
Homesteader is a .gba ROM. Play it in a Game Boy Advance emulator, or on original hardware with a flash cart. It has three save slots, works with SRAM or flash saves, and autosaves as you play.