Platforms
- PCSep 14, 20128.5playscore8.218 Critics9.450.2K Players
- iOSApr 3, 20148.8playscore9.212 Critics8.6643 Players
31 critic reviews · 8 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- FTL: Advanced Edition is an incredibly replayable game, and each run gives me something memorable and rewarding – even the ones that end with my entire crew dead.
Dan Stapleton · Apr 25, 2014 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - Building on the strong foundation of an existing game is an art in its own right, especially when the game in question is as intricately balanced and geared for difficulty as FTL. Subset Games has returned to its starship simulator with an eye towards small additions rather than rewriting the fundamentals.
Matt Miller · Apr 17, 2014 Reviewed on iOS - Playing as the Mantis, for instance, you'll start off without weapons (but with a crew teleporter and a few drones instead). Boarding enemy ships to defeat them from within is a high risk and reward strategy—so very different from the vanilla "shoot and shield" playstyle—and the Mantis ship embraces it from square one. Unfortunately, I've never had a crack at it, and the path to unlocking it isn't simple or even apparent.
Pierre Bienaimé · Apr 16, 2014 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - FTL: Faster Than Light proved to be a hit on the PC, with its massive replayability, intelligently-designed gameplay and minimalist interface, and those same qualities are what make it a success on iOS as well.
Alex Langley · Apr 07, 2014 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - In the end, FTL: Advanced Edition is way more than we deserve for its price, which is zero dollars. Whether you’re overcharging the new time-based weapons to fire volleys of five lasers into the enemy hull, mind controlling them to kill one another, or silently suffocating all who dare to trespass aboard your vessel, you’re guaranteed to play this game in a way you’ve never done before.
Mike Johnson · Apr 04, 2014 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - Make no mistake, even on Easy FTL is no cakewalk. But that’s where the excitement has always been found. Can I make it one more sector this time? What happens if I try this weapon configuration? I spent close to twenty hours with the original on PC and several more on the iPad version.
Rob Thomas · Apr 03, 2014 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - If you've got an iPad and have found yourself even remotely interested in games like Out There or Star Command, you need FTL. Additionally, if you've played the PC version it's still beyond worth picking up the iPad version as it has translated to the touchscreen even better than my most optimistic expectations.
Eli Hodapp · Apr 02, 2014 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - Without a doubt, FTL was one of my favorite games of 2012. It is simple, engaging, intense, and addictive. If it was on my phone…I’d never stop playing. In a way, it’s a simplified version of the game “Space Trader” that was on the old Palm OS devices. With a perfectly formulated mix of combat, art, and strategy, the game will capture and hold your attention no matter how many times you die on the “Normal” game mode (which is SO hard, not joking).
Rutledge Daugette · Oct 14, 2013 Reviewed on PC, iOSRead full review - FTL feels like a project that's been thoughtfully tweaked over several years. Features work hard and are well meshed. Texts are trim and nicely phrased. Even Ben Prunty's twinkling soundtrack fits beautifully. Scanning the game's impressive superstructure for vulnerable exhaust ports and shot traps, just about the only weakpoints I've managed to identify are the lack of personnel histories, and the painfully slow rate of vessel unlocks.
Tim Stone · Oct 09, 2012 Reviewed on PCRead full review - The ill-conceived boss fight breaks the established rules to deliver a frustratingly unfair challenge, but the meat of the gameplay itself is an excellent take on one of sci-fi fandom’s oldest and most beloved themes. You have to respect that accomplishment when it comes from anyone, much less a two-man studio Kickstarted into a $10 indie game.
Adam Biessener · Sep 25, 2012 Reviewed on PC
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
In FTL you experience the atmosphere of running a spaceship trying to save the galaxy. It is a dangerous mission, with every encounter presenting a unique challenge with multiple solutions. The goal is to reach the headquarters, waiting several space sectors away, while avoiding destruction or capture by the pursuing rebels.
Developer: Subset Games