Forge Ahead - Be a Blacksmith

Name: Forge Ahead - Be a Blacksmith
Rating: 4.6 (85066 reviews)
Author: Lion Studios

By: Lion Studios

Mine metals and Craft Swords

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Features & Capabilities

Strap on your boots and forge ahead! Mine metals, hammer them into shape, and forge the best swords you can. Break rocks to discover exotic gems, forge them into beautiful swords, and show them off in your armory. The better the materials you find, the more money you make, and the more powerful swords you can unlock.

Simple, addictive tapping mechanics let you mine metals quickly, run your own Armory, and keep the gems coming to craft better swords. You’ll even earn money offline while you’re away. Discover your inner blacksmith and forge the best blades—hammer time!

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Lion Studios

Rating:

4.60

(85,066) 2 new ratings

Version:

0.96 Last updated: 2022-07-26

Version code:

851014699

Creation date:

2019-11-06

Compatible devices:

Size:

254.45MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-03

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Ranking

# 4,154 ▲ 36

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Developed by:

Lion Studios

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/forge-ahead-be-a-blacksmith/id1485491919

Website:

http://lionstudios.cc

User Reviews

Forge Ahead offers a fun, unique forging concept and casual core loop, but is dragged down by relentless ads, limited content and ore variety, and visual/UI issues. Progression often stalls as you max content, and some value/pay elements feel misaligned with player expectations. It has clear potential, but needs more updates, better ore differentiation, and a polished user experience.

Pros

Fun, unique forging/sword‑making concept praised by many reviewers.
Simple, casual gameplay with satisfying hammer-forging mechanics; easy to pick up.
Strong potential and originality; described as one of the few games like it.
Good for a casual time-killer and short play sessions.

Cons

Ad-heavy experience with frequent, often unskippable ads; even paid removal options don’t fully stop ads.
Limited content and progression: not enough ores, limited ore variety, and little to no new content or updates over time.
Ore differentiation/visual clarity issues: ores are hard to distinguish due to color/hue similarity, making progression and quests frustrating.
UI/bugs/balance concerns: occasionally buggy, clunky UI, and inconsistent text (including some poor localization) that detracts from the experience.

Recent reviews

The game is a good game but it has no more ores and when you get all of them you can’t really get any more and that’s why it’s getting a 4 star rating because you don’t get a lot of ores than it gives you to the point where it doesn’t seem worth playing the game and I don’t play the game anymore because it doesn’t have any new things to play with other than that it’s a good game

by X *****, 2026-01-13

It won’t let me switch between styles and all I really do is watch adds PS honestly it’s just dumb

by Wo*****, 2025-12-21

The add free literally only gets rid of the banner ads and the ads you get randomly. It DOES NOT get rid of the forced ads to upgrade. The fact any mobile game forces you to watch ads just to progress is absolutely ridiculous, especially if the rest of the game isn’t ad free unless paid for. Either remove the random forced ads for upgrades or at least add that to the ad free package. I just wasted 5 dollars that I can’t get back. If not for that I would’ve reviewed the game higher.