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FTL: Faster Than Light

FTL: Faster Than Light cover art
Developer
Subset Games
Released
Sep 14, 2012
Steam reviews
95% of players recommend it, from 78,923 reviews — Steam calls that “Overwhelmingly Positive”
Tags
IndieSimulationStrategy
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On Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine

Native LinuxDeck PlayableSteam Machine: PlayableSteamOS Compatible

Ships a native Linux build on Steam — no Proton needed. Valve rates it Playable on Steam Deck.

Valve rates it Playable on Steam Machine. Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.

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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

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.

System requirements

As Steam lists them.

Windows

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
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
SteamOS + Linux

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

Downloadable content

Steam lists 1 item of downloadable content for this game.

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