FTL: Faster Than Light cover

FTL: Faster Than Light Series

FTL: Faster Than Light

Main Game
Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Strategy Indie Science fiction

FTL: Faster Than Light is a Role-playing (RPG) / Simulator game released on September 14, 2012 for Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS and 1 more. 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 suppor…

84
User Score
426 ratings
89
Critic Score
5 reviews
Very Positive
62,755 reviews
September 14, 2012
Released 5117 days ago
Linux PC (Microsoft Windows) iOS Mac

About

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.

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.

Screenshots

Artwork

Videos

Trailer

Release Dates by Platform

Linux Worldwide
Sep 14, 2012
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Sep 14, 2012
Mac Worldwide
Sep 14, 2012
iOS Worldwide
Apr 3, 2014

More From FTL: Faster Than Light

Game Info

Developer
Subset Games
Publisher
Subset Games
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Science fiction

Languages

Audio / Voice
Polish, Chinese (Simplified), French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, German, Russian, English, Spanish (Spain)
Text / Subtitles
English, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, French, German, German, Russian, Russian, Italian, Italian, Spanish (Spain), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, English, French, Spanish (Spain)

Similar Games

Game data verified and sourced in partnership with IGDB (Internet Game Database), an official Twitch company and authoritative game data provider. Release dates, platforms, and metadata are updated automatically.