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FTL: Faster Than Light

Original title: FTL: Faster Than Light - September 14, 2012
FTL: Faster Than Light
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Director:Justin Ma
Studio:Subset Games
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Soundtrack:FTL: Faster Than Light — Original Soundtrack (Ben Prunty) — every track written as dual 'Explore' and 'Battle' layers that cross-fade dynamically
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Excellence in Design
Winner
2013
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Game
Audience Award
Winner
2013

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Game Details
Developer
Subset Games
Publisher
Subset Games
Studio
Subset Games
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux, iOS
Release Date
September 14, 2012
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
84
Game Engine
-

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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Awards3
Award
Game
Excellence in Design
Independent Games Festival
Winner
2013
Award
Game
Audience Award
Independent Games Festival
Winner
2013
Game Developers Choice Awards
Game
Best Debut
Game Developers Choice Awards
Winner
2013
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Data aggregated from 3 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Metacritic
Last updated: 15.07.2026
Business
BudgetReported
$200,000+ raised on Kickstarter
20× its $10,000 goal; the campaign funded the final year of development
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Revenue
Not disclosed

Kickstarter-funded (Apr 2012); Subset never disclosed sales, but profits let them self-fund Into the Breach without crowdfunding.

Time to Beat
Main Story11h
Main + Extras21h
Completionist113h
Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
Italian
French
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Spanish (Spain)
German
Japanese
Chinese (Simplified)
English
Russian
Content Rating
Language
Violence
Mild Language
Mild Blood
Fantasy Violence
PEGI 7
ACB PG
GRAC 12+
ESRB E10+
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows XP / Vista / 7
CPU:2 GHz
RAM:1 GB RAM
GPU:1280x720 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support, and recommended dedicated graphics card with 128 MB of RAM Hard Drive:175 MB HD spaceSome integrated Intel HD graphics cards have been known to work but are not officially supported
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Data aggregated from 3 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Metacritic
Last updated: 15.07.2026