FTL: Faster Than Light

2012 space combat video game
VideoGame video_game Q4308783
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FTL: Faster Than Light

Summary

FTL: Faster Than Light is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • FTL: Faster Than Light received the Faster Than Light — award received (P166): Golden Geek Award for Best Indie Video Game[3].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light received the Faster Than Light — award received (P166): Independent Games Festival Audience Award[4].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light received the Faster Than Light — award received (P166): Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Design[5].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's instance of is recorded as Faster Than Light — instance of (P31): video game[6].
  • Faster Than Light — screenwriter (P58): Tom Jubert wrote the screenplay for FTL: Faster Than Light[7].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's composer is recorded as Faster Than Light — composer (P86): Ben Prunty[8].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light was published by Faster Than Light — publisher (P123): Subset Games[9].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's genre is Faster Than Light — genre (P136): strategy video game[10].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's genre is Faster Than Light — genre (P136): roguelite[11].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's genre is Faster Than Light — genre (P136): space flight simulation game[12].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's genre is Faster Than Light — genre (P136): science fiction video game[13].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's genre is Faster Than Light — genre (P136): roguelike[14].
  • Faster Than Light — named after (P138): faster-than-light is named after FTL: Faster Than Light[15].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's developer is recorded as Faster Than Light — developer (P178): Subset Games[16].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's operating system is recorded as Faster Than Light — operating system (P306): iOS[17].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.8[18].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's Commons category is recorded as FTL: Faster Than Light[19].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's platform is recorded as Faster Than Light — platform (P400): Linux[20].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's platform is recorded as Faster Than Light — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[21].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's platform is recorded as Faster Than Light — platform (P400): macOS[22].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's platform is recorded as Faster Than Light — platform (P400): iOS[23].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's game mode is recorded as Faster Than Light — game mode (P404): single-player video game[24].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's language of work or name is recorded as Faster Than Light — language of work or name (P407): English[25].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's language of work or name is recorded as Faster Than Light — language of work or name (P407): French[26].
  • FTL: Faster Than Light's language of work or name is recorded as Faster Than Light — language of work or name (P407): Italian[27].

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Authorship and Creation

FTL: Faster Than Light was published by Faster Than Light — publisher (P123): Subset Games[9]. Faster Than Light — screenwriter (P58): Tom Jubert wrote the screenplay for it[7].

Publication

FTL: Faster Than Light was released on September 14, 2012[28]. Languages include Faster Than Light — language of work or name (P407): English[25], Faster Than Light — language of work or name (P407): French[26], Faster Than Light — language of work or name (P407): Italian[27], Faster Than Light — language of work or name (P407): German[29], Faster Than Light — language of work or name (P407): Spanish[30], and Faster Than Light — language of work or name (P407): Polish[31]. Genres include Faster Than Light — genre (P136): strategy video game[10], Faster Than Light — genre (P136): roguelite[11], Faster Than Light — genre (P136): space flight simulation game[12], Faster Than Light — genre (P136): science fiction video game[13], and Faster Than Light — genre (P136): roguelike[14]. Recorded distribution format include Faster Than Light — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[32] and Faster Than Light — distribution format (P437): digital download[33].

Reception

Awards received include Faster Than Light — award received (P166): Golden Geek Award for Best Indie Video Game[3], Faster Than Light — award received (P166): Independent Games Festival Audience Award[4], and Faster Than Light — award received (P166): Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Design[5]. Reviews include 9/10[34] and 88/100[35].

Why It Matters

FTL: Faster Than Light has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did FTL: Faster Than Light receive?

Honors received include Faster Than Light — award received (P166): Golden Geek Award for Best Indie Video Game[3], Faster Than Light — award received (P166): Independent Games Festival Audience Award[4], and Faster Than Light — award received (P166): Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Design[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved . boardgamegeek.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . gamedeveloper.com. gamedeveloper.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . gamedeveloper.com. gamedeveloper.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . steamcommunity.com. steamcommunity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . gameblog.fr. Retrieved . gameblog.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk rating → Q14920392
    Language of work or name → English, French, Italian +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P914]]: [[Q14920392]]"
  2. 8w ago · Ricard Soler Roger · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: FTL Faster Than Light Logo.jpg"
  3. 12w ago · Teiron · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 12203
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 12203, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180142530|FTL: Faster Than Light (#180142530)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online "
  4. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → ftl-faster-than-light
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10437]]: ftl-faster-than-light, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  5. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/FTL_Faster_Than_Light
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  6. 15w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 50811
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 50811, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142822774|FTL: Faster Than Light (#142822774)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix"
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