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SeriesFTL: Faster Than Light

FTL: Faster Than Light

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First release
Sep 14, 2012
Publisher
Subset Games
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Simulator, Strategy · Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, Linux

FTL: Faster Than Light is a single-player strategy game with roguelike design. The player commands a spaceship from a top-down view, managing systems such as weapons, engines, shields, and life support while recruiting crew and upgrading the vessel. The ship travels across procedurally generated sectors, jumping between beacons that present random events, stores, and enemy encounters. Combat plays out in real time with the option to pause and issue orders. Losing the ship or its crew ends the run and requires starting over, giving each playthrough a different layout and set of challenges.

Also known as FTL, Faster Than Light, FTLGame.exe

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Storyline
FTL: Faster Than Light casts the player as the captain of a spacecraft belonging to the Galactic Federation, which is losing a war against a hostile faction known as the Rebellion. The ship's crew has intercepted a data packet carrying information that could turn the conflict in the Federation's favor. Racing to deliver it, the crew must travel across several sectors of space toward Federation headquarters while a large rebel fleet pursues close behind. Along the way, the ship faces hostile vessels, hazards, and difficult choices, with survival depending on the captain's decisions.Read more

FTL: Faster Than Light casts the player as the captain of a spacecraft belonging to the Galactic Federation, which is losing a war against a hostile faction known as the Rebellion. The ship's crew has intercepted a data packet carrying information that could turn the conflict in the Federation's favor. Racing to deliver it, the crew must travel across several sectors of space toward Federation headquarters while a large rebel fleet pursues close behind. Along the way, the ship faces hostile vessels, hazards, and difficult choices, with survival depending on the captain's decisions.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 14, 2012
Mac
Sep 14, 2012
Linux
Sep 14, 2012
All 4 release dates
iOS
Apr 03, 2014
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
11h
Main + Extras
21h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
aliens, pirates, space simulation, roguelike, death
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At a Glance

Critic Score
89
Main Story (IGDB)
11h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
21h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 62,974 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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