Choose Raft
Choose Raft if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 127,970 Steam reviews back the pick.
Raft and Grounded both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Both released in 2022. Raft scores higher on Steam reviews (93.7% positive) than Grounded (92.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Raft if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 127,970 Steam reviews back the pick.
Choose Grounded if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 40,087 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Raft and Grounded sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.7% vs 92.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Raft | Grounded | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.7% positive (127,970 reviews) | 92.7% positive (40,087 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Redbeet Interactive | Obsidian Entertainment |
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