# Games like FTL: Faster Than Light

> The closest matches to FTL: Faster Than Light: Into the Breach, Shortest Trip to Earth, Crying Suns, Invisible, Inc., and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Into the Breach](https://imho.run/games/590380/into-the-breach) — Also Rogue-like and Tactical, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 12,387 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/)
2. [Shortest Trip to Earth](https://imho.run/games/812040/shortest-trip-to-earth) — Also Rogue-like and Space, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 926 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/812040/)
3. [Crying Suns](https://imho.run/games/873940/crying-suns) — Shares ship customization with FTL: Faster Than Light. 1,904 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/873940/)
4. [Invisible, Inc.](https://imho.run/games/243970/invisible-inc) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-like, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 3,511 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/)
5. [Dungeon of the ENDLESS™](https://imho.run/games/249050/dungeon-of-the-endless) — A frequent pick in FTL: Faster Than Light players' libraries, and another RPG. 6,562 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/249050/)
6. [Duskers](https://imho.run/games/254320/duskers) — A frequent pick in FTL: Faster Than Light players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,932 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254320/)
7. [Void Bastards](https://imho.run/games/857980/void-bastards) — A frequent pick in FTL: Faster Than Light players' libraries, and another Action. 2,719 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/857980/)
8. [Approaching Infinity](https://imho.run/games/551620/approaching-infinity) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-like, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 606 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/551620/)
9. [Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space](https://imho.run/games/226120/weird-worlds-return-to-infinite-space) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-like, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 146 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226120/)
10. [Caves of Qud](https://imho.run/games/333640/caves-of-qud) — Also Rogue-like and Procedural Generation, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 10,368 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/)
11. [Void War](https://imho.run/games/2853590/void-war) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Perma Death, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 2,876 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2853590/)
12. [Heat Signature](https://imho.run/games/268130/heat-signature) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Perma Death, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 6,133 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268130/)
13. [Trigon: Space Story](https://imho.run/games/1226510/trigon-space-story) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-like, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 571 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1226510/)
14. [Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes](https://imho.run/games/2535950/battlestar-galactica-scattered-hopes) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Space Sim, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 901 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2535950/)
15. [Power of Ten](https://imho.run/games/1319550/power-of-ten) — Also Space Sim and Perma Death, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 203 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1319550/)
16. [Flotilla](https://imho.run/games/55000/flotilla) — Also Space Sim and Rogue-like, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 188 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55000/)
17. [Space Rogue](https://imho.run/games/364300/space-rogue) — Shares ship customization with FTL: Faster Than Light. 241 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364300/)
18. [EVERSPACE™](https://imho.run/games/396750/everspace) — Also Space Sim and Rogue-like, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 5,072 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396750/)
19. [Teleglitch: Die More Edition](https://imho.run/games/234390/teleglitch-die-more-edition) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-like, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 794 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/234390/)
20. [Sword of the Stars: The Pit](https://imho.run/games/233700/sword-of-the-stars-the-pit) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-like, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 883 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233700/)
21. [Darkest Dungeon®](https://imho.run/games/262060/darkest-dungeon) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-like, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 55,844 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262060/)
22. [Spelunky](https://imho.run/games/239350/spelunky) — A frequent pick in FTL: Faster Than Light players' libraries, and another Indie. 10,185 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/)
23. [Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/712190/genesis-alpha-one-deluxe-edition) — Also Space Sim and Rogue-like, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 880 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/712190/)
24. [Stellaris](https://imho.run/games/281990/stellaris) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Space, like FTL: Faster Than Light. 75,169 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=212680&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=212680
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/212680
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About FTL: Faster Than Light

FTL: Faster Than Light is a space-themed strategy and simulation game developed and published by Subset Games, released in 2012 at a price of $9.99 USD. Players manage a spaceship and crew navigating a procedurally generated galaxy, balancing crew positioning, drone control, fire management, and power allocation across ship systems while encountering randomized events. Ship customization allows for varied approaches to each run. Players describe the experience as immersive and retro, with stressful and tense moments arising from real-time combat with pause mechanics. Reviewers highlight the emergent strategy and micromanagement depth, with players noting how every choice can meaningfully affect a run and finding the challenging yet rewarding nature of runs compelling. Playable on Steam Deck, the game holds a 96% positive rating from over 46,000 Steam reviews and an 84 Metacritic score.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 212680
- **Developer:** Subset Games
- **Publisher:** Subset Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 14, 2012
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 84
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/212680/ftl-faster-than-light)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=212680&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/)
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