Choose Forager
Choose Forager if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88.1% positive across 13,308 reviews.
Forager vs Survive on Raft
Forager and Survive on Raft both land in Indie, Simulation 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 share Indie, Simulation on Steam. Both released in 2019. Forager scores higher on Steam reviews (88.1% positive) than Survive on Raft (59.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Survive on Raft
Choose Survive on Raft if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Survive on Raft launched in 2019.
Both Forager and Survive on Raft sit in Indie and Simulation on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Forager |  Survive on Raft | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.1% positive (13,308 reviews) | 59.4% positive (362 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | HopFrog | Megame LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Both released in 2019.
- Forager scores higher on Steam reviews (88.1% positive) than Survive on Raft (59.4% positive).
- Survive on Raft is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Forager (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Survive on Raft has co-op; Forager does not.
- Steam Deck: Forager is Deck Verified, Survive on Raft is Deck Playable.
Forager vs Survive on Raft — FAQ
- Which is better, Forager or Survive on Raft?
- On Steam reviews Forager scores higher (88.1% positive) than Survive on Raft (59.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Forager is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Forager and Survive on Raft similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Forager have multiplayer like Survive on Raft?
- No. Survive on Raft supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Forager is listed as single-player only.