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More about this game →Looking for games like FTL: Faster Than Light? We analyzed its gameplay DNA — survival mechanics, punishing difficulty and procedural generation — against over 6,700 titles. These 40 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. Pac-Man leads with 91/100, followed by the rest of the list.
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The closest game to FTL: Faster Than Light is Pac-Man — scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. The Alters and Domestic Dog follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to FTL: Faster Than Light. Each one has been evaluated across 13 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, single-player focus and visual isometric
≠ Where it differs: brings visual pixel, while skipping roguelike runs
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping roguelike runs
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and visual first person, while skipping roguelike runs
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and visual first person, while skipping roguelike runs
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping roguelike runs
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and combat tactical
≠ Stands apart with shooter, stealth mechanics and exploration and discovery, while skipping roguelike runs
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and combat tactical
≠ Its own twist: shooter, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and visual third person, while skipping roguelike runs
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with FTL: Faster Than Light, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Survival · Adventure
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Survival · Puzzle
Dino Crisis
Survival · Puzzle
Haunting Ground
Survival · Adventure
Silent Hill: Downpour
Survival · Adventure
Bit Blaster XL
Survival
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
Survival · Shooter
Deliver Us the Moon
Survival · Adventure
Rule of Rose
Survival · Puzzle
flOw
Survival · Puzzle
Parasite Eve II
Survival · RPG
Influent Language Learning Game
Survival · Adventure
Silent Hill 3
Survival · Puzzle
Silent Hill 2
Survival · Puzzle
Slender: The Eight Pages
Survival · Adventure
Silent Hill
Survival · Puzzle
The Flame in the Flood
Survival · Adventure
Dying Light: The Beast
Survival · RPG
Parasite Eve
Survival · RPG
Jurassic Park: The Game
Survival · Adventure
Elden Ring Nightreign
Survival · Action RPG
Race The Sun
Survival · Racing
The Invincible
Survival · Adventure
P.T.
Survival · Puzzle
Animal Company
Survival · Adventure