SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloHardcoreSci-FiSpace2D
Steam👍 96%· 6.1KRAWG👍 29%· 68
Year 2016Dev Nickervision StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
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More about this game →We filtered the 40 games similar to FTL: Faster Than Light down to the 12 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Bit Blaster XL, Deliver Us the Moon and The Invincible top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to FTL: Faster Than Light.
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to FTL: Faster Than Light is Bit Blaster XL — scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. Deliver Us the Moon and The Invincible follow close behind.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like FTL: Faster Than Light
12 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
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.
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloSci-FiSpaceMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 88%· 9.2KIGDB78· 5OC74· 67
Year 2019Dev KeokeN Interactive · Wired ProductionsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloSci-FiSpaceNarrativeDark
Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB79· 5OC73· 85
Year 2023Dev Starward Industries · 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloSci-FiIsometric
Steam👍 51%· 215
Year 2016Dev Refactored Games OÜPlaytime ~3hOn PC
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SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloTacticalSci-FiIsometricStealth
Year 1987Dev Konami
✓ 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
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloSci-FiIsometricNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 17KIGDB87· 5OC86· 115
Year 2025Dev 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloSci-FiIsometricDarkNarrative
IGDB60· 1
Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, shooter and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs
85
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloSci-FiDarkNarrativeHorror
Year 1999Dev Square Product Development Division 5 · SquareOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloHardcoreSci-FiRangedMelee
Steam👍 98%· 1.3K
Year 2020Dev Egor RezenovPlaytime ~2hOn PC
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloSci-FiMeleeDarkNarrative
Steam👍 69%· 2.1KRAWG👍 31%· 96MC54IGDB61· 4
Year 2011Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · iOS
75
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SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloSci-FiStealthMeleeNarrative
IGDB88· 3
Year 2003Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PC
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs
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75
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SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloSci-FiStealthDarkHorror
IGDB60· 1
Year 1998Dev Squaresoft · Square Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs