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.
Last updated 1d ago
In the thirteen years I've been playing FTL I've come to realise that this is one of the best and most tightly designed games I've ever played. I'm so sad that the developers did not create any more content beyond Advanced Edition because, in spite of there already being so much content to sink your teeth into for the ten dollar price tag, it has left me wanting so much more. I recommend this game to everyone and it has made me a staunch fan of Subset Games. Please work on more things so I can buy them
The multiverse mod adds so much it feels like a second game, highly reccomend picking it up if you havent in a while :)
THE best roguelike spaceship game available. Stop reading this and get it!!!
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