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2012PC · iOS

24 games that share what FTL: Faster Than Light does well: sci-fi, isometric and strategy. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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  • Heat Signature

    2017PC

    Real-Time with pause, permadeath

    Critics
    79
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.74was $14.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Crying Suns

    2019PC · Switch · iOS · Android

    Real-Time with pause, permadeath

    Critics
    75
    Metacritic
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $5.02was $23.50−79%

    Best PC price · GamesPlanet FR

  • Endless Sky

    2015PC

    Space sim, space

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    Free

    Free to play

  • Caves of Qud

    2024PC · Switch

    Procedural, run-based

    Critics
    91
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $23.99was $29.99−20%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Void War

    2025PC

    Real-Time with pause, permadeath

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Quasimorph

    2026PC

    Procedural, space

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    82%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $16.24was $24.99−35%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Into the Breach

    2018PC · Switch · iOS · Android

    Procedural, run-based

    Critics
    90
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~12h
    IGDB

    $5.24was $14.99−65%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.46/hr

    In EA Play

  • Planetbase

    2015PC · PS · Xbox

    Space sim, space

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    79%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.49was $14.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • CrossCode

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Tough, sci-fi

    Critics
    86
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~47h
    IGDB

    $3.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.09/hr

  • The Long Journey Home

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Space sim, procedural

    Critics
    68
    Metacritic
    Players
    57%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~17h
    IGDB

    $0.79was $9.99−92%

    Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.05/hr

  • Between the Stars

    2024PC

    Space sim, space

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    75%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.89was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Duskers

    2016PC

    Procedural, space

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.99was $19.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Cogmind

    2017PC

    Permadeath, procedural

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $22.49was $24.99−10%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Hardspace: Shipbreaker

    2022PC · PS · Xbox

    Space sim, procedural

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~29h
    IGDB

    $10.49was $34.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.36/hr

  • Multiplayer

    Dungeon of the Endless

    2014PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS

    Permadeath, procedural

    Critics
    79
    IGDB
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.99was $11.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Bionic Dues

    2013PC

    Procedural, top-down

    Critics
    71
    Metacritic
    Players
    84%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.49was $9.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Into the Stars

    2015PC

    Space, run-based

    Critics
    61
    Metacritic
    Players
    37%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.99was $19.99−85%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Phoenix Point

    2019PC

    Sci-fi, strategy

    Critics
    82
    IGDB
    Players
    62%
    IGDB
    To beat
    ~60h
    IGDB

    $11.24was $24.99−55%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.19/hr

    In Game Pass

  • Xenonauts

    2014PC

    Tactical, sci-fi

    Critics
    77
    Metacritic
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.99was $24.99−80%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Star Traders: Frontiers

    2017PC · iOS · Android

    Space sim, permadeath

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    83%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $5.99was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam