Raft

About Raft

Raft drops you onto a tiny piece of debris in the middle of an endless blue ocean. Redbeet Interactive developed this title, and Axolot Games published it upon its full release on June 20, 2022. You can play this adventure simulator on PC, Xbox Series X|S, or PlayStation 5. The premise is simple yet brutal. You wake up with nothing but a plastic hook in hand while sharks circle below. Your goal involves scavenging floating trash to expand your raft into a moving base. It supports both single-player runs and cooperative multiplayer sessions where you work with friends to survive the open water.

Gameplay

Minutes are spent scanning the horizon for debris that drifts past your plastic hook. You pull in wood, plastic, and metal to construct walls and floors on your expanding raft. Hunger and thirst meters constantly drain, forcing you to collect rainwater or hunt fish from the sea. Beneath the surface lies a separate layer where you must dive to scavenge resources from reefs and sunken ships. The shark acts as a constant threat that patrols below and attacks if you linger in the water too long. You manage inventory, craft tools, and upgrade your vessel while avoiding being capsized or eaten. Multiplayer sessions see players splitting tasks between building, fishing, and repelling predators simultaneously.

What Players Think

PlayPile data shows a solid reception with an IGDB score of 78.1 out of 100 based on 149 ratings. Players seem engaged but find the endgame challenging since only 24.3% of the 104 available achievements have been unlocked by the average user. The rarest badge belongs to "Expert Anglerfish Hunter!" which only 0.60% of the community has earned. This low completion rate suggests many players stop before mastering all mechanics. Community moods lean heavily toward focused survival with occasional frustration spikes when sharks damage structures. Most users report playtimes that extend well past standard sessions due to the open-ended building goals.

PlayPile's Take

Raft is worth playing if you enjoy slow-paced resource management and base building over combat. The price on Steam or console stores reflects a solid mid-tier indie experience without microtransactions. You will likely spend dozens of hours expanding your raft before feeling complete. Those seeking action-packed shooters should look elsewhere since the shark remains mostly a nuisance rather than a fightable boss. The achievement list offers plenty to chase for completionists willing to hunt that 0.60% rare item. It stands as a unique survival test where patience beats aggression every time.

Storyline

Trapped on a small raft with nothing but a hook made of old plastic, players awake on a vast, blue ocean totally alone and with no land in sight! With a dry throat and an empty stomach, survival will not be easy! Resources are tough to come by at sea: Players will have to make sure to catch whatever debris floats by using their trusty hook and when possible, scavenge the reefs beneath the waves and the islands above. However, thirst and hunger is not the only danger in the ocean… watch out for the man-eating shark determined to end your voyage!