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FTL: Faster Than Light
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In this roguelike space sim, players are tasked with commanding a customized starship on an important mission through a randomized universe, with vile rebels nipping at their heels.
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Ftl is almost too addicting

This game is really fun, and I always play 1 round when I have time. The complicatedness and yet so simple to understand make it super interesting, at every single beacon. all you need to know is to s… Read more

It Hurts So Good

(Full Disclosure: I was a Kickstarter Backer for this game.) I just logged my 20th hour and the game, which ended in a grueling battle with the Rebels. Victory was so close I could taste it, but as hu… Read more

Game of the Year every year.

Be a paragon of justice. Build impenetrable overshields with bot defenses and save the unfortunate from certain death. Or, be ruthless, kill everyone and take everything they own. Create an arsenal of… Read more

Sold to Roguelikes

I'm not a very adventurous person with what I eat every night, and I'm the same way with games. That being said, I had never played a roguelike before FTL. Needless to say, I'm sold on them. FTL manag… Read more

Video Review - FTL: Advanced Edition

FTL is a sci-fi themed Rogue-like which tasks the player with traversing randomized sectors of space in mission to defeat an enemy flagship. In the grand tradition of rogue-likes, this game can be pun… Read more

A Thrilling Space Combat Game That’s Both Addictive and Incredibly Fun.

FTL: Faster Than Light is an incredible game, born out of one of the first successful video game Kickstarters. You control your crewmembers as you attempt to take a message to the rebel fleet awaiting… Read more

This game is superb, I'm still coming back to it.

This is a close as you can get to commanding your own star-ship. I have gone through phases of playing FTL heavily and then leaving it for a time only to become obsessed again without realizing it's e… Read more

The Best Example of Space Captain Simulation Yet

It’s hard not to get hyperbolic when I talk about FTL . Is it technically perfect, by this or that standard? Maybe not. Maybe some random events repeat too often and maybe the balance of ships and wea… Read more

A Short-Form Space-Faring Game that Truly Captures Your Imagination

FTL is a game unlike any I've ever played. On the surface, the game seems simple enough; you act as the commander of a vessel, controlling every crew member, every weapon, and every decision you come… Read more

Oregon Trail for the next generation.

Remember that really great time you had in Junior High playing a space cruiser simulator during gifted class? Yeah me neither, but that's exactly the vibe that FTL: Faster Than Light gives off. Think… Read more

An incredibly addictive game

"Space, the final fronti-OH MY GOD MY SHIP IS ON FIRE !" This pretty much sums up my experience with FTL. I find it difficult to describe what I exactly like in this game. The difficulty is not very w… Read more

Challenging, seldom frustrating.

It wasn't really the quick looks or the lets plays that made me interested in FTL because when you watch it with untrained eyes it is really quite stale, impressive with all of its micromanagement and… Read more

Faster than you think

FTL is a great game which although seemingly simple to start with, is actually REALLY HARD! I have sunk many hours into FTL now, and can guarantee you are not going to have an easy time. The game requ… Read more

A Fun, Challenging Throwback Game

In short, I had a lot of fun trying to beat FTL. I found the game to be a rewarding challenge where I constantly wanted to give it one more go after each death where I was oh-so-close to finally beati… Read more

FTL: Faster Than Light fulfills childhood sci-fi dreams

From humble beginnings as a Kickstarter project, space simulation FTL: Faster Than Light has blasted off and gone well over the moon, offering the experience to satisfy just about every intergalactic… Read more

A Genuinely Interesting Indie Treat

FTL: Faster Than Light is a low budget indie game that exists in a strange but rather charming space somewhere between a roguelike and space sim. In it you command a ship carrying data vital to a futu… Read more

FTL for Linux: Rogues in Space!

This review, like the ones to follow, will focus both upon the game itself and its Linux implementation. The reviewer dual-boots into Windows 7 and is thereby better equipped to cross-reference perfor… Read more

Tough Luck

Last night I unlocked the Engi ship. I've been waiting to unlock a ship besides the Kestrel, and this one doesn't seem bad. It has an ion weapon that charge quickly. It has a drone, and no missiles. I… Read more

Your personal Sci-Fi Epic of the day.

For any sci-fi fan, FTL fills the currently void gap (as far as I know) of commanding your own ship and crew through the unknown void of space, and making each and every FTL jump a tense and dramatic… Read more

A delight in every way

In FTL: Faster Than Light , you are tasked with bringing a crew of your choosing, running a ship of your choosing, and their precious intel on the Rebel fleet back to friendly territory. Over the cour… Read more

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