FTL: Faster Than Light

FTL: Faster Than Light is a randomly generated sci-fi game featuring simulation and roguelike mechanics. Developed and published by Subset Games, FTL provides players with the aim of managing and running a spaceship. The game features strategic gameplay, permadeath, player decisions, and more.

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Strategy
Roguelike
Released
September 14, 2012
ESRB
E10+ For Everyone 10+ due to Fantasy Violence, Language
Developer(s)
Subset Games
Publisher(s)
Subset Games

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.

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