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.
User reviews:
Recent:
Very Positive (319 reviews) - 92% of the 319 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
Overall:
Overwhelmingly Positive (30,862 reviews) - 96% of the 30,862 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date: 14 Sep, 2012

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About This Game

****New Content Available****
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.

System Requirements

Windows
Mac OS X
SteamOS + Linux
    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
    Some integrated Intel HD graphics cards have been known to work but are not officially supported.
    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
    • 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
Customer reviews
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Recent:
Very Positive (319 reviews)
Overall:
Overwhelmingly Positive (30,862 reviews)
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Suh Dood
( 45.2 hrs on record )
Posted: 12 August
Super fun game, super addictive!!!!
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Radicalpeanutass
( 65.6 hrs on record )
Posted: 12 August
Worst game ever, tried to rename a person cant put an apostrophe in "Cap'n Knackles".
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CaptainKzer
( 156.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 12 August
Not intimidatingly complex UI, satisfying difficulty levels for players of all experience levels. Easy to pick up but incredibly tough to master. Highly recommended.
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Anonimous103
( 54.0 hrs on record )
Posted: 12 August
One of my favorite games on steam. A real gem, I have to travel a lot for work so finding great games to play offline like this is a huge plus. It says i have waaay more than 54 hours on this game. It has a ton of replay and each playthrough will be slightly different. Well worth, hope they make more games like this.
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mvincent17781
( 16.8 hrs on record )
Posted: 12 August
Bought it when it first came out. Been playing ever since. Will probably play it forever. One of the best.
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Morte-360
( 40.2 hrs on record )
Posted: 12 August
The game is great, the gameplay is challenging but fun, the music is great and I like the artstyle it just works.

It also taught me if anyone is stupid enough to put me in charge of a spaceship everyone is doomed to die via fire, asphyxiation and giant bugs.

It's one flaw is that it's a little RNG heavy. The thing is with experience you can kind of mitigate that. I tend to be able to win a lot more than I lose now so I definitely feel RNG is not the deciding factor.
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Shiraffetopus
( 5.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 12 August
A wise man once said: "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself. And also giant, man-eating spiders."
I now see why.
Don't ♥♥♥♥ with the giant alien spiders.


I'll never forget you, Johnson.
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Enzo
( 13.0 hrs on record )
Posted: 12 August
Fun game to pass the time. Needs more content though
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beenbeen2
( 25.3 hrs on record )
Posted: 12 August
Tis good
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Haydz85
( 20.4 hrs on record )
Posted: 12 August
I have never beaten this game...
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Most Helpful Reviews  In the past 30 days
8 of 8 people (100%) found this review helpful
2 people found this review funny
Recommended
862.8 hrs on record
Posted: 21 July
800 hours later, i am still playing this game. Simple, yet sooo challenging.
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5 of 5 people (100%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
6.8 hrs on record
Posted: 14 July
AHH! This game is incredible. This game was recommended to me by steam during the summer sale and I was like 'Meh, looks pretty boring..'

I looked up the best games to play in offline mode (doing some travel) and this game came up over and over so I gave it a shot.

wowww.. This game is addictive! Flying was a breeze with this game, my laptop died on both the flight there and back playing haha. Easy to get started, difficult to master. 10/10
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4 of 4 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
94.8 hrs on record
Posted: 27 July
Product received for free
There's a lot I could say about this game, but I'm pretty confident that whatever I say, some other review has already covered it in depth.

As such, what I can really say from myself is that FTL provides me with an immersive space adventure that's different each time; you never know for certain what's going to happen next. The ability to name your ship and each crewmember only adds to this. Sure, after playing for so long, I've seen almost every encounter type available, but when I'm playing I just feel like I'm in control of my ship and its crew, struggling to get along until the bitter end in this cruel universe. Each action has immediate consequences, and somehow making it to the end and defeating the final boss provides an extreme sense of satisfaction.

Of course, this game isn't about getting to the end; it's about the journey along the way. The possibilities are endless, just like the reaches of space.

... Except for the abrupt ending to your journey, which is almost certain you will die a very sudden, brutal, exploding death.
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4 of 4 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
8.3 hrs on record
Posted: 20 July
I can't actually think of anything bad about this game...
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3 of 3 people (100%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
186.9 hrs on record
Posted: 19 July
This is one of my favourite games of all time. It has a lot of replayability, customisation and is very quirky. The art is amazing and detailed with no big flashy graphics. The soundtrack is also really cool and adds to the game. The Glaive Beam is soooooooooooo good, one-shotting a ship is so much fun. There is so much choice on how you play, which can give you better options for the encounters. I'd definitely recommend this game, 12/10. Final note: Giant alien spiders may cause rage quits. I warned you.
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3 of 3 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
137.4 hrs on record
Posted: 19 July
Probably one of the best space themed roguelikes I've played yet. The spaceship battle system is deep and fun to master, but even that it is just a small fraction of every element (random events, races, weapons, planets...) that keeps this charming exploration together. FTL keeps you hooked each time you start a new game and begin your intergalatic journey to deliver a message to the Federation.
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3 of 3 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
17.7 hrs on record
Posted: 31 July
How did I miss writing a review for this?
FTL is hands down the only rogue-like with replayability that I enjoy. You obviously don't know me so I guess that isn't saying much to you though. The game has a similar feel to XCOM:enemy unknown in its strategy system. If you rush and don't think things through, bad things will happen. And you will REALLY feel it in the long run. Unlike XCOM, playthroughs are shorter and you will learn from each mistake. The UI is beautifully done, and nearly every strategy you can come up with is viable. And it better be, because this game is HARD. I haven't personally even come close to beating the game on anything above the easiest setting. Advanced addition was an incredible update that added more to the gameplay, races, weapons, interactions, soundtrack and metagame. Everything feels even more chaotic, as you truly feel like a captain of a starship navigating in a maze of federation forces coming after your ♥♥♥. One wrong move and you're dead. One wrong move and it will cost you scrap that couldve gotten you that missle to pierce those shields you just didn't have the firepower to break through. One cheap out of repairing your health and you were one shot away from killing that drone and it kills you. One... you get the point. As stressful as it sounds, the one mistake costs you mechanics of the game give it incredible depth and replayability. Did I also mention that Advanced Edition can be turned off if you want to play the legacy version of the game? And oh yeah baby, this game has mods too. If you wanted a whole new campaign and an even bigger update than ADV edition was, Captains edition has you covered. If you just feel like adding a star destroyer as a playable ship, then whatever floats your boat.
In conclusion I'm not sure what else you could possibly ask for this title. The devs have gone above and beyond the standard, and though it likely won't happen, I would absolutely love another update here in 2016. This may be an old title, but it's far from dead.
Happy flying, Rebels! Down with the Federation!
10/10 from me.
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2 of 2 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
40.6 hrs on record
Posted: 28 July
This is my first roguelike, and I love it. With a game this unforgiving, my decisions feel like they have real weight and I find myself agonizing over the fates of my crew. Try as I might, I can't bring myself to be the calculating tyrant, I just want my guys to get through this thing in one piece! To me, that's a big success for a game. It also helps that no matter how many times I play it, I can't beat it.

10/10 would get ♥♥♥ kicked again
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
2 people found this review funny
Recommended
7.8 hrs on record
Posted: 18 July
This game is kinda like masturbating, every time you do it you feel like ♥♥♥♥ afterwards but you can't stop.
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
123.0 hrs on record
Posted: 20 July
I really like this game and it didn't get worse with the free addition of new content that can be enabled or disabled.
Nice looking retro graphics, great soundtrack and many ways of playing the game.
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