Choose FTL: Faster Than Light
Choose FTL: Faster Than Light if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.5% positive across 46,262 reviews.
FTL: Faster Than Light vs Trigon: Space Story
FTL: Faster Than Light and Trigon: Space Story both land in Strategy, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam. FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) is 10 years older than Trigon: Space Story (2022). FTL: Faster Than Light scores higher on Steam reviews (95.5% positive) than Trigon: Space Story (69.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Trigon: Space Story
Choose Trigon: Space Story if you want a RPG game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Trigon: Space Story launched in 2022.
Both FTL: Faster Than Light and Trigon: Space Story sit in Strategy and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 FTL: Faster Than Light |  Trigon: Space Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.5% positive (46,262 reviews) | 69.7% positive (571 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Subset Games | Sernur.tech |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) is 10 years older than Trigon: Space Story (2022).
- FTL: Faster Than Light scores higher on Steam reviews (95.5% positive) than Trigon: Space Story (69.7% positive).
- FTL: Faster Than Light is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Trigon: Space Story (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
FTL: Faster Than Light vs Trigon: Space Story — FAQ
- Which is better, FTL: Faster Than Light or Trigon: Space Story?
- On Steam reviews FTL: Faster Than Light scores higher (95.5% positive) than Trigon: Space Story (69.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, FTL: Faster Than Light is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play FTL: Faster Than Light or Trigon: Space Story first?
- If you want chronology, FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) came out before Trigon: Space Story (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are FTL: Faster Than Light and Trigon: Space Story similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.