Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 145 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 117 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise10% are divided30% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
145 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
People love FTL because of its challanging yet rewarding gameplay with interesting RPG elements and fighting mechanics.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
117 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It also benefitted from a reasonably well designed UI, some entertaining writing, and some spectacular effects in combat, especially when you compare it to the rest of the pixel art styling.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It does have beautiful pixel art, enjoyable soundtrack and decent story with little bits of humour here and there, but that's about it.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The pixel graphics are awesome, the menus and UI are great too.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combined with an atmospheric soundtrack that shifts naturally between peaceful exploration and tense battles, the presentation creates an immersive science fiction setting that remains appealing throughout lengthy play sessions.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Except for, in Darkest Dungeon you have way more classes to choose from and you have various dungeons with different enemies to explore and loot.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay145 reviews
Combat117 reviews
Story63 reviews
Graphics47 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty75% still recommend
Bugs50% still recommend
Interface82% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$14.99
The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.
4 points recordedtoday · $14.99
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