Endlessly playable and engrossingly moreish, the best survival games don't just demand your attention but take over your gaming life.
]]>Raft is the scenic survival game that'll have you and your friends struggling to stay afloat. With sharks hot on your tail, it's up to you to keep them at bay and survive at sea. Don't fear, however, there's plenty of islands to explore and resources to be gathered that'll help with your adventure; Advanced Crop Plots will be key to keeping yourself fed.
]]>The machete in Raft is one of the stronger melee weapons you can craft, and it’s handy for clearing away obstacles on Tangaroa Island. Getting it takes a bit of cautious stealth – or a battle against one of Raft’s tough bosses, if you’d rather go all out. Once you have the machete blueprint, crafting the machete only requires basic materials.
]]>If you want to start a floating farm, you need to stockpile some explosive powder in Raft. It sounds counterintuitive – the goal is raising animals, not exploding them – but it’s a vital component in crafting the canisters you need to capture animals and bring them back to your non-explosive enclosures on the raft. The process of obtaining explosive powder is a bit involved, though, and you to process some additional materials before you can get the powder.
]]>The Battery Charger in Raft is one of the essential items you should craft as soon as you can. As you’d expect from something called the Battery Charger, this handy piece of machinery charges your batteries, which means you can craft fewer batteries and save those resources for something else. Getting this blueprint takes a bit more effort than usual, in the form of a scavenger hunt on Caravan Island.
]]>Safety was evidently on everyone’s minds as the world came to an end in Redbeet’s survival game, as they locked so many key doors that you need a pocketful of keys in Raft to get anywhere. Some of them are quite far away from the doors they belong to, so it’s not always evident where to look to move forward. The Motherlode Key, Crane Key, and Selene Key are among the worst offenders, and while it'll take a bit of time and effort to find them, you do get some handy blueprints as a result, including the Advanced Anchor.
]]>Raft is perhaps one of the best survival games for those who enjoy being out at sea, but if you have a fear of sharks, I've some bad news for you. In the title, you must strive to survive while expanding the raft you've found yourself on, gathering resources from nearby islands and not becoming prey to island creatures.
]]>Finding spotlight parts in Raft is essential for moving forward on Varuna Point. The trouble is, there’s pretty much no indication where to look and a lot of ocean to explore.
]]>Raft is the survival title that tasks you with surviving at sea. Like other titles with a similar premise, you're not a pirate nor do you even have a ship to set sail on. You start with a small raft which you must expand as you explore nearby islands, and before you know it, you could very well have your own floating paradise.
]]>As you float along the ocean in Raft, fending off sharks and keeping yourself well-fed remain some of the most important aspects of survival in the title. All alone with nothing but this large plank of wood beneath your feet, it's up to you to fend off enemies and pillage island to survive!
]]>Raft has fishing bait now, one of many items introduced when Redbeet’s survival game left early access, but you can’t just make it yourself. To get fishing bait in Raft, you need to build one of the game’s new machines, but it’s worth the effort. You can exchange fish for a new item that nets you rare goods at the Trading Post.
]]>If you want easy Trash Cubes in Raft, the Recycler is here to help. The Recycler is a new machine added in Raft’s 1.0 version that lets you… well, recycle things. Which is more exciting than it sounds. Aside from the Recycler being a handy way to clear out junk items, you need Trash Cubes to use at the Trading Post.
]]>Raft has spent five years in development before finally being rounded off with a recent update, The Final Chapter, and the developers have certainly been ambitious. The survival title sees you wind up on a small raft in the middle of a vast ocean, and it is the ideal game for some summer fun.
]]>Raft is a slightly different take on the survival genre, with most of your struggle to survive being while out at sea. After waking up lost and alone, floating on a small raft in the middle of one huge ocean, it's up to you to try and survive. Before you know it, though, your raft can become it's own paradise.
]]>When you first play Raft, you'll find yourself floating in the vast expanse of the ocean. You're alone, hungry, and lost. Your only option is to expand your raft and set sail towards the distant island, doing all that you can to keep hydrated and stay alive.
]]>If you want to unlock new characters in Raft, you need to put a bit of legwork in first. As of Raft’s early access launch, there are four playable characters to unlock aside from Maya and Rouhi, both of whom you start with. While there’s no immediate benefit to unlocking new characters in single-player, having a party that isn’t composed of three Mayas makes remembering who is who much easier in multiplayer.
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