FTL: Faster Than Light
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You captain a spaceship fleeing a rebel fleet, managing crew, power and weapons in real-time battles you can pause. Every run is short, random and usually ends in a fiery wreck.
Kit's verdict · 8.9/10
Short, savage space captain runs that never get old.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Tense, pausable ship combat
- Endless variety each run
- Great Ben Prunty soundtrack
Not so much
- Random events can end runs unfairly
- Final boss is a big difficulty jump
Play it if strategy fans who like managing systems under pressure.
Skip it if players who hate losing a whole run to bad luck.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
FTL: Faster Than Light doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Pause constantly. It's where you make every good decision.
- Upgrade shields early. A second shield layer makes many fights safe.
- Vent airlocks to put out fires and suffocate boarders.
- Target the enemy's weapons or shields first, depending on what's hurting you.
- Keep moving ahead of the rebel fleet, but explore each sector enough to gain scrap.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- It raised about $200,000 on Kickstarter, against a $10,000 goal.
- Subset Games is Justin Ma and Matthew Davis.
- Ben Prunty composed the soundtrack.
- Subset followed it with Into the Breach in 2018.
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