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Raft

Raft starts players on a small wooden platform in an infinite ocean, tasking them with hooking floating debris, expanding the raft, and surviving shark attacks while following narrative clues toward island destinations. Resource collection and crafting escalate from basic survival toward engine-powered vessel construction and story island exploration. Multiplayer supports cooperative raft-building with up to 8 players.

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Raft

Steam reviews

352,257 of 378,808 Steam user reviews are positive (93%) and Steam's own label is “Very Positive”, according to Steam's review summary for Raft at the last data refresh.

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Good for

  • Co-op survival players who enjoy shared creative building projects
  • Those who like gradual resource progression from primitive to advanced tech tiers
  • Players who want survival mechanics without oppressive permadeath — save states persist

Avoid if

  • Repetitive early-game resource hooking loop feels tedious before the mid-game opens
  • Solo play can feel slow — multiplayer is the intended pace for most content
  • Shark attack frequency without armor upgrades becomes annoying before defenses unlock

Is Raft an indie game?

Yes. Steam lists Raft under the "Indie" genre, and its publisher is not on this site's major-publisher list.

  • Steam genre tags on record: Adventure, Indie, Simulation — includes "Indie".
  • Developer: Redbeet Interactive.
  • Publisher: Axolot Games — not on this site's major-publisher list.

The rubric, its limits and the publisher list: methodology.