Best Raft game features

51 ELO points separate The Building from The Vibe at the top of the Raft ranking, after 304 duels.

The Building claims the #1 spot with 1262 ELO points and a 75% win rate, while The Vibe holds second place at 1252 ELO. The sharpest gap lies between ranks 2 and 3, where 51 points divide The Vibe from The Survival. This split suggests players value construction mechanics and atmosphere distinctly from the tension of resource management. The Survival occupies third place with 1201 ELO despite its own 75% win rate, while The Co-op lands at rank 4 with 1165 ELO and a modest 25% win rate. The Exploration trails closely behind at 1163 ELO. The Pacing sits at the bottom with 1157 ELO, though its 100% win rate across a single duel hints at minimal voter exposure rather than rejection. The tight ELO clustering from rank 3 downward reveals a community that agrees most on building and vibe but splits more evenly on other aspects.

This ranking draws from 304 duels submitted by 33 players across 6 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. Cast your own votes on VAINKEURZ to influence how Raft's features stack up against each other.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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