Raft - Survival on the Endless Ocean
Surviving on the endless ocean: Raft catapults the player into an almost hopeless survival situation. In the style of a survival game - in the tradition of Minecraft, The Forest and The Long Dark - the player begins with a simple piece of wood and a fishing hook. The goal is to build a raft including self-sufficiency, but a hungry shark is after the survivor. Raft also becomes an intense gaming experience thanks to its first-person perspective.
Since 2018, Raft can be discovered as an Early Access on Steam. Within the first two weeks, the game sold over 400,000 times. Raft became a hit also because of the popular and appealing survival game principle: searching for food, crafting and building to survive in the wilderness. What already captivated readers in early 18th century in Daniel Defoe's world of Robinson Crusoe can now also be experienced playfully.
At the beginning, the sea seems hopeless: only a piece of wood and a fishing hook separate the survivor from the hungry stomach of the shark. But gradually a huge raft with chests full of resources can be built. Players can cultivate their own vegetables and palm trees with coconuts, equip their raft with new rooms and create new useful tools.
Raft - The First Chapter Trailer
The Shark and the Flotsam
Flotsam is the best way to improve your raft at the beginning of the game: including wood, palm leaves and plastic. With progressing game play, the fishing hook can be replaced with automated fishing nets, which focus on more complex tasks. If the player learns the art of navigation, he can not only reach lonely islands, but also shipwrecks and drilling rigs with important information and resources. Raw materials and resources can also be discovered on the coastal sections of the islands: for example, during diving, the player can discover important ores and metals for crafting. But beware: the dangerous shark does not sleep. By the way: those who want to do without the challenges of the normal mode and simply build can select the relaxed creative mode.
In 2019, the game from Redbeet Interactive received a story update. In order to break the long-term repetitive game play, it has been possible for players since then to explore mysterious places and discover story-relevant notes. This implementation of the story is reminiscent of fan favorites such as The Forest or The Long Dark. In addition to the story, Raft also has a multiplayer mode. Between two and four players can go on oceanic adventures together in the virtual world of Raft. The basic principle of Raft remains unchanged: raw materials are collected together, the raft is built up and important tools are crafted. This new element of cooperation requires players to have a clever division of labor, but it can also be a source of new game fun.
Building and crafting Raft is reminiscent of survival classics such as Minecraft and Terraria. However, the title from Redbeet Interactive impresses with its demanding 3D graphics and a story mode like in The Forest or The Long Dark. If you've always wanted to play a survival simulation in the vastness of the ocean, Raft is exactly what you're looking for.
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