

FTL: Faster Than Light is an exceptional Strategy/Simulation that raises the bar for the genre.
92
Verdict
95%
Steam
89
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (95% positive from 77K reviews)
Healthy player count of 1,130 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (89/100 critic average)
Outstanding soundtrack
Steep difficulty curve may not appeal to casual players
FTL: Faster Than Light is a roguelike game created by indie developer Subset Games, which was released for Windows, MacOS, and Linux in September 2012. In the game, the player controls the crew of a single spacecraft, holding critical information to be delivered to an allied fleet, while being pursued by a large rebel fleet. The player must guide the spacecraft through eight sectors, each with planetary systems and events procedurally generated in a roguelike fashion, while facing rebel and other hostile forces, recruiting new crew, and outfitting and upgrading their ship. Combat takes place in pausable real time, and if the ship is destroyed or all of its crew lost, the game ends, forcing the player to restart with a new ship.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Just Getting Started
Get to sector 5.
44.3%
unlocked
Federation Base in Range
Get to sector 8.
38.3%
unlocked
Technophobia
Get to sector 8 without using drones.
31.9%
unlocked
No Redshirts Here
Get to sector 8 without losing a crewmember.
31.4%
unlocked
Rule Ten: Greed is Eternal
Collect 10,000 scrap across all games.
29.5%
unlocked
Ballistophobia
Get to sector 8 without using missiles/bombs.
28.1%
unlocked
I hardly lifted a finger
With the Engi Cruiser, destroy an enemy ship using only drones (no weapons).
26.2%
unlocked
Federation Victory (Easy)
Beat the boss on Easy.
26%
unlocked
Robotic Warfare
With the Engi Cruiser, have 3 drones functioning at the same time.
23.5%
unlocked
Full Arsenal
Have 11 systems installed on the Kestrel Cruiser at one time.
23.3%
unlocked
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Just Getting Started
Get to sector 5.
44.3%
unlocked
Federation Base in Range
Get to sector 8.
38.3%
unlocked
Technophobia
Get to sector 8 without using drones.
31.9%
unlocked
No Redshirts Here
Get to sector 8 without losing a crewmember.
31.4%
unlocked
Rule Ten: Greed is Eternal
Collect 10,000 scrap across all games.
29.5%
unlocked
Ballistophobia
Get to sector 8 without using missiles/bombs.
28.1%
unlocked
I hardly lifted a finger
With the Engi Cruiser, destroy an enemy ship using only drones (no weapons).
26.2%
unlocked
Federation Victory (Easy)
Beat the boss on Easy.
26%
unlocked
Robotic Warfare
With the Engi Cruiser, have 3 drones functioning at the same time.
23.5%
unlocked
Full Arsenal
Have 11 systems installed on the Kestrel Cruiser at one time.
23.3%
unlocked
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