It has come to my attention that due to the way GameMaker compiles games anti-virus type software identifies the executable as a virus or malware. Try disabling anti-virus and executing Forager with admin privileges and tell me what happens!
Don't have any antivirus software installed. Disabled windows firewall. Deleted game and all saves (Including Folder in App Data). Re-downloaded the gave (A-6). Ran as Administrator. Still lagged. Takes about 15-30 seconds after loading in any save to start lagging but afterwards it happens around every 10 seconds and "freezes for about 1.5 seconds. Ram usage was around 2.5 GB, idk if that's normal or not.