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FTL: Faster Than Light

Subset Games · 2012-09-14

SteamEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 03, 2014 (iOS), Sep 14, 2012 (Linux), Sep 14, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 14, 2012 (Mac)

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.

1,000
playing now
95%
positive of 79k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60
twitch viewers (latest)
89/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (426 ratings)
21h
to beat · rushed 11h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

1,000 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

FTL: Faster Than Light is a roguelike game created by indie developer Subset Games, which was released for Windows, MacOS, and Linux in September 2012. In the game, the player controls the crew of a single spacecraft, holding critical information to be delivered to an allied fleet, while being pursued by a large rebel fleet. The player must guide the spacecraft through eight sectors, each with planetary systems and events procedurally generated in a roguelike fashion, while facing rebel and other hostile forces, recruiting new crew, and outfitting and upgrading their ship. Combat takes place in pausable real time, and if the ship is destroyed or all of its crew lost, the game ends, forcing the player to restart with a new ship.

Trailer

FTL: Faster Than Light trailer thumbnail

FTL: Faster Than Light Trailer

≈372,645 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,000 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,787 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~223/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.1M–6.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 78,608 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.49-65%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Humble Store (2016-05-14) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 51 of 87 observed days · $8.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 892 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 929 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,148 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 940 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 873 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 782 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 666 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 608 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 591 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 579 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 425 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.3k6632026-08-06 21:00 — 1,157 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 783 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 862 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,144 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 884 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 939 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,258 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 921 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,033 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,323 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 819 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 889 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,228 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 767 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 821 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,128 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 767 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 891 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 1,336 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 875 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 752 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1,110 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 955 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 879 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 1,129 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 948 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 686 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,029 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 1,000 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.602015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-05-18 — best price $2.492015-06-21 — best price $9.992015-12-22 — best price $3.992016-05-10 — best price $2.992016-11-03 — best price $2.492017-02-12 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $2.492017-11-16 — best price $2.492018-05-24 — best price $9.992018-10-01 — best price $9.992019-02-11 — best price $9.992019-07-08 — best price $9.992019-12-09 — best price $2.492020-01-26 — best price $9.992020-06-25 — best price $2.492020-11-25 — best price $2.492021-04-05 — best price $9.992021-09-06 — best price $9.992021-11-24 — best price $2.492022-02-02 — best price $9.992022-05-10 — best price $9.992022-07-26 — best price $9.992023-01-03 — best price $9.992023-06-11 — best price $2.492023-12-21 — best price $2.492024-05-20 — best price $9.992024-09-02 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $2.492025-02-27 — best price $2.992025-05-01 — best price $2.992025-07-22 — best price $2.992025-09-19 — best price $9.992025-11-05 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-02-28 — best price $9.992026-04-03 — best price $9.992026-05-14 — best price $2.992026-07-19 — best price $2.502026-08-27 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k1322026-05-30 — 182 pageviews2026-06-02 — 206 pageviews2026-06-05 — 178 pageviews2026-06-08 — 170 pageviews2026-06-11 — 149 pageviews2026-06-14 — 147 pageviews2026-06-17 — 178 pageviews2026-06-20 — 143 pageviews2026-06-23 — 166 pageviews2026-06-26 — 170 pageviews2026-06-29 — 370 pageviews2026-07-02 — 193 pageviews2026-07-05 — 202 pageviews2026-07-08 — 184 pageviews2026-07-11 — 167 pageviews2026-07-14 — 173 pageviews2026-07-17 — 194 pageviews2026-07-20 — 171 pageviews2026-07-23 — 205 pageviews2026-07-26 — 177 pageviews2026-07-29 — 216 pageviews2026-08-01 — 132 pageviews2026-08-04 — 156 pageviews2026-08-07 — 183 pageviews2026-08-10 — 158 pageviews2026-08-13 — 156 pageviews2026-08-16 — 155 pageviews2026-08-19 — 156 pageviews2026-08-22 — 147 pageviews2026-08-25 — 157 pageviews2026-08-27 — 159 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

23902026-08-27 21:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 18 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 144 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 134 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 174 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 60 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
44.8%
earned "Just Getting Started"
11.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)38,8604%51

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieSpaceSci-fiStrategyTacticalTop-DownDifficultSpace SimRogue-like

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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