FTL: Faster Than Light similar games & best alternatives
FTL: Faster Than Light
2012
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Quick resume
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
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Pros
- Challenging and rewarding gameplay
- High replayability with procedural generation
- Deep strategic and tactical decision making
- Engaging sci-fi atmosphere and soundtrack
- Multiple ships and unlockables
Cons
- Steep learning curve and difficulty may frustrate some
- Limited visual customization
- No multiplayer or social features
- Randomness can sometimes feel unfair
- Minimal narrative depth
Analysis
Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation.
How to use the graph
Similar games map
Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.
- Purple star: the game you are viewing on this page.
- Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
- Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
- Hover a dot for a quick preview; click to compare it in the panel on the right.
- Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.
Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.
Motivations
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Autonomy4
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Competence5
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Competition
Game with the same Competition vibe
-3"Focus is on individual play and self-improvement rather than direct competition or leaderboards."
Invisible, Inc.
"Focus is on individual playthroughs and self-improvement rather than direct competition or leaderboards."
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Continuation5
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Cooperation
Game with the same Cooperation vibe
-4"Single player experience focused on managing own squad and ship; no multiplayer or cooperative play mentioned."
Stellar Tactics
"Single-player experience focused on managing own crew and ship; no multiplayer or cooperative gameplay."
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Creativity3
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Domination
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-4"Interactions are with AI enemies; no social dominance or player-to-player power dynamics."
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
"Interactions are with AI and random events; no social dominance or player-to-player power dynamics."
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Escapism
Game with the same Escapism vibe
5"Players use the game as a deep immersive escape into a sci-fi universe, often losing track of real-world time and responsibilities."
Stellaris
"Players use the game as an immersive escape into a tense, unpredictable sci-fi universe."
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Expectation-5
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Experimenting5
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Exploration4
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Expression-2
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Fantasy4
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Fellowship-4
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Growth4
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Health-5
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Idle-4
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Intimacy-5
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Leadership4
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Progression5
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Relaxation-2
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Sensation3
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Status-4
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Story3
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Strategy5
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Thrill5
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Value5
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Violence3
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Survival5
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Last update: 23/05/2026