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Raft

2022

Raft

SimulatorAdventureIndieIGDB 78Steam 93%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
9.5/10

"Relaxing survival sandbox about building on the ocean."

Best session: 30-60 minutes

Minimum session

20 min

Pausability

Pause anytime

Resume friendliness

Easy to resume

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Chill

Session structure

Open-ended

Play in short bursts; progress is saved automatically between sessions.

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About

Raft throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

Trapped on a small raft with nothing but a hook made of old plastic, players awake on a vast, blue ocean totally alone and with no land in sight! With a dry throat and an empty stomach, survival will not be easy! Resources are tough to come by at sea: Players will have to make sure to catch whatever debris floats by u…

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeFirst personThird personSurvival

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind

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Raft — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Raft take?
The minimum meaningful session for Raft is approximately 20 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Raft?
Yes — Raft supports instant pause. You can stop at any moment without penalty, making it ideal for sessions that might be interrupted.
Does Raft pressure you to keep playing?
Raft has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is Raft's Session Respect Score?
Raft has a Session Respect Score of 9.5/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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