Choose FTL: Faster Than Light
Choose FTL: Faster Than Light if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 46,262 Steam reviews back the pick.
FTL: Faster Than Light vs Voidship: The Long Journey
FTL: Faster Than Light and Voidship: The Long Journey both land in Strategy, Indie, 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, Indie, Simulation on Steam. FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) is 7 years older than Voidship: The Long Journey (2019). FTL: Faster Than Light scores higher on Steam reviews (95.5% positive) than Voidship: The Long Journey (70.5% 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 Voidship: The Long Journey
Choose Voidship: The Long Journey if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Voidship: The Long Journey launched in 2019.
Both FTL: Faster Than Light and Voidship: The Long Journey sit in Strategy, Indie, 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 |  Voidship: The Long Journey | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 10.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.5% positive (46,262 reviews) | 70.5% positive (88 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Subset Games | Cydonian Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) is 7 years older than Voidship: The Long Journey (2019).
- FTL: Faster Than Light scores higher on Steam reviews (95.5% positive) than Voidship: The Long Journey (70.5% positive).
- FTL: Faster Than Light is currently ~9% cheaper on Steam than Voidship: The Long Journey (9.99 USD vs. 10.99 USD).
- FTL: Faster Than Light is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Voidship: The Long Journey has no Deck rating yet.
FTL: Faster Than Light vs Voidship: The Long Journey — FAQ
- Should I play FTL: Faster Than Light or Voidship: The Long Journey first?
- If you want chronology, FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) came out before Voidship: The Long Journey (2019). 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 Voidship: The Long Journey similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.
- Does FTL: Faster Than Light run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — FTL: Faster Than Light is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Voidship: The Long Journey doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.