# Feed the Forest

> Be a snail, plant a desert forest, then automate it into an empire.

Feed the Forest is an incremental forest-building game by Indoor Sunglasses where you play a snail turning a barren desert into a thriving, money-making forest. It began as an Alchemy Jam 7 entry, and the current browser demo covers the first 30 to 40 minutes of a larger game.

## Key facts

- Developer: Indoor Sunglasses: https://unfoundgames.in/studios/indoor-sunglasses
- Released: About January 2026
- Genre: Idle and Simulation
- Tags: Game Jam, Short, Animals, Relaxing
- Platforms: Web Browser, Windows, Linux
- Price: Free (Pay what you want)
- Session: about 40 minutes
- Players: Single-player
- Engine: Unity
- Languages: English
- Unfound score: not scored yet (we score a game only after a full playtest)
- Play in browser: https://indoorsunglasses.itch.io/the-snail-and-the-worm
- itch: https://indoorsunglasses.itch.io/the-snail-and-the-worm

## Why Feed the Forest is on Unfound

Rated 4.5 from 180 ratings on itch.io and won the Most Engaging Game award at Alchemy Jam 7; its developers shared it on r/CozyGamers.

What players say:
- 4.5 from 180 ratings on itch.io: https://indoorsunglasses.itch.io/the-snail-and-the-worm
- Shared by its developers on r/CozyGamers: https://www.reddit.com/r/CozyGamers/comments/1qiykuz/we_made_a_chill_incremental_game_about_spreading/

Highlights:
- Watch a desert fill with plants as production grows exponentially
- Hire snails, upgrade and prestige
- Won Most Engaging Game at Alchemy Jam 7

Keep in mind:
- A demo of a bigger game; one player finished it in about an hour
- Darkly playful in places: the page jokes about flesh and blood

## About Feed the Forest

You crawl around the sand planting and watering, and the forest pays you back so you can upgrade your snail, hire more snails and automate the work. Production snowballs through upgrades, prestige and cosmetics, and you can paint patterns with your plants as the desert turns green.

Under the cute surface there's a sly streak: the page jokes about growing flesh, and the full game promises a darker story. It's a good pick for idle-game fans who want a short, finished arc with a strong visual payoff.

## FAQ

### Is Feed the Forest free?

Yes. The demo is free to play in the browser on itch.io, with pay-what-you-want Windows and Linux downloads.

### How long is the Feed the Forest demo?

The developers say it covers the first 30 to 40 minutes of the game.

### Will there be a full version of Feed the Forest?

Yes. The developers are making a larger version with more plants, upgrades and a story, and it has a Steam page.

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Source: https://unfoundgames.in/games/feed-the-forest. Checked by Unfound Editors, last checked 2026-10-16.