
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, deep simulation and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, punishing difficulty and procedural generation, while skipping strong narrative focus
FTL: Faster Than Light is a roguelike strategy game set in space civil war in the Galactic Federation. You control a spaceship that has to deliver an essential package of data to the Federation headquarters. This data can help defeat the rebel’s army and finish the war.
Where it drifts furthest from The Alters: tone and setting.
It predates The Alters by 13 years, with what that implies technically.



