FTL: Faster Than Light: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) is a role-playing (rpg), simulator, strategy, indie video game developed by Subset Games, available on Linux, PC, iOS, Mac. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 86/100 on IGDB.

What is FTL: Faster Than Light about?

In FTL you experience the atmosphere of running a spaceship trying to save the galaxy. It's a dangerous mission, with every encounter presenting a unique challenge with multiple solutions. What will you do if a heavy missile barrage shuts down your shields? Reroute all power to the engines in an attempt to escape, power up additional weapons to blow your enemy out of the sky, or take the fight to them with a boarding party? This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

Key details

FTL: Faster Than Light was released in 2012 and supports single player. Platforms: Linux, PC, iOS, Mac. Developer: Subset Games.

Should you play FTL: Faster Than Light?

With a 86/100 aggregate score, FTL: Faster Than Light ranks among the best-reviewed games in its genre and is widely considered a must-play.