Games like FTL: Faster Than Light
If you like FTL: Faster Than Light (roguelike, strategy and science fiction), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Darkest Dungeon
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: more progression
When you want a tense tactical adventure and have an hour to plan an expedition.
Slay the Spire
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: less management
When you want to think without stress: everything is turn-based, and you can leave a run halfway and pick it up whenever you like.
X-COM: UFO Defense
- In common: thinking and management
- Difference: more progression
When you feel like weighing every move: in combat, each soldier spends time units to move, shoot or kneel.
Star Wars: Empire at War - Gold Pack
- In common: thinking and management
- Difference: more multiplayer
When you have a long afternoon and fancy moving entire Star Wars fleets with calm planning.
Don't Starve
- In common: a challenge and management
- Difference: more building
When you have an afternoon ahead and fancy a survival challenge where every run teaches you something.
Into the Breach
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: less exploring
When you want to think seriously but in little time: a mission lasts minutes and you can stop on any turn.
Stellaris
- In common: thinking and management
- Difference: longer sessions
When you have hours and want to write your own space opera.
XCOM 2
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: more progression
When you feel like thinking and have an hour or two: each mission is a small tactical drama.
Balatro
- In common: thinking
- Difference: less exploring
A full run fits into half an hour and you can pause between hands whenever you like. Thinking a little with no time pressure makes it perfect for the sofa.
Shogun Showdown
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: less management
When you have a free hour and want a complete tactical run, with very brisk fights for a turn-based game.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About FTL: Faster Than Light
You captain a ship fleeing across the galaxy, pursued by the rebels. You manage power, crew, systems and pausable tactical combat while choosing which sectors to visit. Every run is a small space odyssey.
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