- Released
- June 20, 2022
- ESRB
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- Developer(s)
- Redbeet Interactive
- Publisher(s)
- Axolot Games
Raft is a single-player or cooperative oceanic survival game with scavenging, crafting, and building. Created by Redbeet Interactive and published by Axolot Games, Raft features an open ocean to explore and traverse, farming, cooking, gathering, ocean combat, resource management, and more.
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Raft features several storage containers, from small to big. Players may be surprised to learn which option is most efficient.
Ziplines are fun ways to get around some story islands, but whether they're effective on the raft depends on its layout.
The battery charger turns simple batteries into a renewable resource, but first players must find all the pieces and assemble them.
One reward for visiting Caravan Town is the fireworks blueprint, and while fireworks aren't very useful they can be a lot of fun.
Tangaroa is a big departure from previous story islands, and it's a big area to explore. Players should be well prepared before going in.
The paintbrush isn't as essential to survival as the building hammer, but it's a surprisingly versatile tool that can fully customize a raft.
Honey is a valuable resource in Raft, and while players can collect large amounts of honeycomb in the wild they can also cultivate it on the raft.
Biofuel is required for some advanced machinery, but making it takes some doing and piping it is surprisingly tricky.
Food and water are essential in Raft, but the juicer and cooking pot go above and beyond basic needs to provide very useful bonuses.
Caravan Town marks the start of Raft's Chapter 2, and while it's less dangerous than Balboa Island it's no less confusing on a first visit.
Reaching a trading post is one thing, but if players want to get the best items possible they'll need to find some strange fish in the sea.
Players can forage all sorts of plant life on islands both big and small, but the best way to get food and materials is to grow them on the raft.
The reward for visiting the Vasagatan ship is an engine and a ship's wheel. Combined together, these items allow the raft to defy the ocean current.
Balboa Island is big, confusing, and full of hazards. Keep yourself safe and find every secret with this helpful guide.
Titanium is a material players won't need until they reach the late-game, but once they do they'll need a consistent supply of the stuff.
Players will find flowers on the very first island they visit in Raft, but it's not until later that they can turn these flowers into paint.
Scrap and stone are essential materials for crafting several early-game items, but players have to take a few risks to gather them.
These three materials are closely related because to get any of them players must learn how to tame and sustain wild animals.
The building hammer is a powerful tool that lets players construct their raft from the bottom up, but it helps to know just how it works.
One reward for visiting Caravan Island is the metal detector, which is a useful piece of equipment players will want to use on every future island.