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Steam app 212680 · updated 10 Sep 2026, 17:13 UTC

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.

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Game information

Updated 10 Sep 2026, 17:13 UTC
App ID
212680
Product type
Game
Developer
Subset Games
Publisher
Subset Games
Release date
14 Sep, 2012
Release status
Released
Early Access
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Declared DRM
Achievements
51
Steam Deck
Playable
Metacritic
84

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

RoguelikeSpaceStrategySci-fiIndieSingleplayerPerma DeathDifficultReplay ValueReal-Time with PauseProcedural GenerationTacticalTop-DownSpace SimRoguelite2DSurvivalChoose Your Own AdventureAdventureSimulation
About this gameFull description from Steam
FTL is now available in 9 languages! English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and Simplified Mandarin! ************************ 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. ************************ 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.
Content & age ratings4 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Linguagem imprópria · Violência
ESRBe10Fantasy Violence · Language
IGRS13Penggunaan bahasa · Kekerasan
PEGI12Bad Language
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

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 Some integrated Intel HD graphics cards have been known to work but are not officially supported.

Recommended

macOS

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

Linux

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
Supported languages10 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Japanese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

51 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Just Getting StartedAchievement
Federation Base in RangeAchievement
Federation Victory (Easy)Achievement
Federation Victory (Normal)Achievement
Your Own FleetAchievement
Rule Ten: Greed is EternalAchievement
WarlordAchievement
I don't need no stinkin' upgrades!Achievement
Coming in for my Pacifism run!Achievement
On a Wing and a PrayerAchievement

View all Steam achievements

News & announcements1 developer announcement in this snapshot
by Matthew
FTL Steam Achievements

FTL's achievements are now integrated with the Steam client! You will be automatically awarded any achievements you've already completed when you launch the game. For those that haven't unlocked 100% of them yet, good luck getting the rest!

Patch notes

From the saved feed snapshot. Announcement dates are not game-build timestamps.