Raft

What are Raft Wars, and are they part of the main Raft game?

1 min readrafter calculator

Summary

Q.What are Raft Wars, and are they part of the main Raft game?

A.Raft Wars is a separate series of browser artillery/turn-based shooter games (originally Flash) about kids defending treasure on a raft; it is not part of the survival-building game Raft made by Redbeet Interactive/Axolot Games.

More info

Raft Wars is an independent flash/HTML5 game series in which you control kids (notably Simon and his brother) who fire balls, grenades and rockets from a small raft to defend a buried treasure; it’s a physics-based, turn‑based shooter with single-player levels and remakes that include multiplayer modes. You can find details on the Raft Wars official site and many web portals that host the HTML5/Flash versions. This series is entirely separate from the survival sandbox Raft and is not part of that game.

The survival game Raft (developed by Redbeet Interactive and published by Axolot Games) is a first-/third-person crafting and survival experience about scavenging debris, expanding a floating base and avoiding a shark—very different gameplay, story and teams behind it; see the Raft Steam page for the official description. For historical context, Raft Wars originated as a popular Flash title (now archived/rebuilt on sites like Kongregate’s Raft Wars page), whereas Raft is a modern survival/sandbox release—two distinct franchises that just happen to share “raft” in the name.

More questions about Raft

Q.What is the basic premise of the Raft game?

A.Raft is a survival-sandbox game where you start stranded on a tiny raft in a flooded world and must gather debris, craft gear, expand your floating base, and survive threats like a shark—solo or with friends.

Raftrafters

Q.How do you build and expand your raft in Raft?

A.Craft a Building Hammer, place and upgrade foundations to expand, protect the outer ring, add collection nets to auto-gather debris, then slot in functional stations (water purifiers, grills), sails/steering and engines as you progress.

Raftraft wars

Q.What's the difference between rafters and trusses in construction, and how does that apply to building a raft in Raft?

A.Rafters are individual sloped beams cut and fitted on-site; trusses are prefabricated triangular assemblies that span farther with less material. In Raft the game these technical differences are mostly aesthetic—game mechanics treat foundations and armor (and engine/foundation counts) as the real structural rules, so use “truss” layouts to save tiles and resources and “rafter” builds for looks and customization.

Raftraft game

Q.How important is a 'rafter length calculator' when constructing a large raft in Raft?

A.Very little — a real-world “rafter length calculator” is unnecessary for Raft because the game uses square foundations and simple engine rules; what matters is foundation count and engine placement/power.

Raftrafting

Q.What survival elements are there in Raft?

A.Raft centres its survival on managing hunger and thirst while contending with threats like sharks, plus a crafting-based loop of gathering, farming, and raft-building.

Raftraft of the medusa
Back to all FAQs

Built with Ship Games

Initial Delivery

Initial Delivery

A humble blend of rally and touge mechanics on a bed of procedurally generated levels, and a drizzle of rogue-lite sauce to bring it all together.

Namto (Ñamto)

Namto (Ñamto)

A physics-based, clickerish & toyboxy game about making stuff; lots of stuff. Unlock toys, discover secret interactions and produce vast amounts of the same thing!

Enze: The Unbidden Grace

Enze: The Unbidden Grace

"Enze: The Unbidden Grace" is an action-adventure game. Is divine grace always a blessing? In the far north of a planet reborn after an apocalyptic disaster, a golden tower hides the secrets of creation and destruction. Enze answers an unknown call and begins a journey into the unknown.

Stoneseeker

Stoneseeker

Descend a procedurally generated dungeon in this first-person RPG, with the soul of an immersive-sim.