Game overview
FTL: Faster Than Light
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.
- Last tracked players
- 934
- All-time peak
- 1,377
- 24-hour change
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- Steam reviews
- 95.3% positive 75,052 reviews · via SteamSpy
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The free expansion, FTL: Advanced Edition, is available now! Content additions include: new alien race, events, weapons, playable ships, drones, and more! Also adds additional musical tracks by Ben Prunty, and events by Tom Jubert and guest writer Chris Avellone.
If you already own FTL it should update the new content automatically. Advanced Edition is included free for anyone who purchases the game from this point forward.
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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 Features:
- Complex Strategic Gameplay - Give orders to your crew, manage ship power distribution and choose weapon targets in the heat of battle.
- Play at Your Own Speed - Pause the game mid-combat to evaluate your strategy and give orders.
- Unique Lifeforms and Technology – Upgrade your ship and unlock new ones with the help of six diverse alien races.
- Be the Captain You Want - Hundreds of text based encounters will force you to make tough decisions.
- Randomized Galaxy - Each play-through will feature different enemies, events, and results to your decisions. No two play-throughs will be quite the same.
- No Second Chances! - Permadeath means when you die, there's no coming back. The constant threat of defeat adds importance and tension to every action.
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Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *:Windows XP / Vista / 7
- Processor:2 GHz
- Memory:1 GB RAM
- Graphics:1280x720 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support, and recommended dedicated graphics card with 128 MB of RAM
- Hard Drive:175 MB HD space
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Minimum:- OS:Mac OS X 10.6 or above
- Processor:Intel 2 GHz
- Memory:1 GB RAM
- Graphics:1280x720 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support, and recommended dedicated graphics card with 128 MB of RAM
- Hard Drive:175 MB HD space
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Minimum
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, fully updated
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 1GB RAM
- Graphics: 1280x720 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support
- Hard Drive: 175 MB HD space
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Subset Games
- Brazilian rating
- 14
- Steam Germany rating
- 12
- Achievements
- 51
- Metacritic
- 84
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Polish*, Portuguese - Brazil*, Russian*, Simplified Chinese*, Japanese*
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected] Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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Structured language support (10)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile. Priced as Market at $9.99.
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