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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Q.Is "Raft OSRS" a separate game or related to the Raft game?

A.Raft OSRS is not a separate game; it refers to raft-related content within Old School RuneScape, while Raft remains a standalone title separate from OSRS.

Q.Is 'Rafting' in Raft similar to real-life rafting experiences?

A.Rafting in Raft is not a faithful replica of real-world rafting; it’s an open-ocean survival game focused on base-building, scavenging, and Sharks, not river paddling.

Q.Are there different types of rafts you can create in Raft?

A.There aren’t official different raft types to choose from in Raft; you build and customize a single raft, though you can reshape its layout as you grow.