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FossilForge

Players run paleontology expeditions -- excavating fossil sites grid-by-grid, preparing specimens in the lab, classifying them taxonomically, and building museum exhibits

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FossilForge makes you a paleontologist! Excavate fossil sites square by square, prepare your specimens in the lab, figure out what creatures they came from, and build museum exhibits that tell the story of life on Earth across 4.5 billion years.

What's inside

Excavation

Carefully dig through rock layers to uncover fossils. Different layers represent different time periods -- deeper means older! Use the right tools: a pickaxe fo

Specimen Lab

Bring your fossils to the lab. Clean off the rock, piece together broken fragments, and identify what creature left these bones. Compare your find to reference

Geological Timeline

Place your discoveries on Earth's 4.5-billion-year timeline. See how life changed from tiny bacteria to giant dinosaurs to modern mammals. Each fossil adds to t

Museum Builder

Design exhibits to display your best fossils. Arrange them by time period, species, or location. Your museum grows as your collection grows!

How FossilForge handles your kid's data

  • ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
  • ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
  • ✅ No ads, no in-app purchases — you pay once
  • ✅ COPPA compliant under the 2026 FTC amendments
  • ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in

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Built with ForgeKit

FossilForge runs on ForgeKit — the open-source Swift Package Manager framework that powers every Spark & Anvil app. ForgeKit ensures consistent accessibility, COPPA compliance, and design language across the portfolio, so your kid's progress and preferences feel coherent across every app they touch.

Coming to the App Store

FossilForge is in active development. Email us to hear when it ships — no marketing, no spam, just a one-shot launch announcement.

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