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5 Simulation games like FTL: Faster Than Light that you should try

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We filtered the 40 games similar to FTL: Faster Than Light down to the 5 that fit the “Simulation” category. The Alters, Domestic Dog and Deliver Us the Moon top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to FTL: Faster Than Light.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival
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HardcoreSolo
Year 2012Dev Subset Games

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Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to FTL: Faster Than Light is The Alters — scoring 59/100 on our similarity scale. Domestic Dog and Deliver Us the Moon follow close behind.

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The best simulation games like FTL: Faster Than Light

5 similar games foundUpdated May 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.

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The Alters

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The Alters
Closest overall match
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloSci-FiIsometricNarrativeThird Person
Year 2025Dev 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

Same family as FTL: Faster Than Light: a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: strong narrative focus and a third-person camera.

Released 13 years after FTL: Faster Than Light.

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Domestic Dog

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Domestic Dog
Closest on world
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloProceduralCasualCozyNarrative
Year 2015Dev Sean DavyPlaytime ~4hOn PC

Same family as FTL: Faster Than Light: procedural generation and single-player focus. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and pixel art.

Released 3 years after FTL: Faster Than Light.

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Deliver Us the Moon

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Deliver Us the Moon
Closest on setting
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloSci-FiSpaceMeleeNarrative
Year 2019Dev KeokeN Interactive · Wired ProductionsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Genre puts it alongside FTL: Faster Than Light, and so does a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and tone: strong narrative focus and melee combat.

Released 7 years after FTL: Faster Than Light.

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Unclaimed World

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NGL51
Unclaimed World
Closest on visuals
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloSci-FiIsometric
Year 2016Dev Refactored Games OÜPlaytime ~3hOn PC

It comes from the same genre as FTL: Faster Than Light and shares a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in setting and visuals.

Released 4 years after FTL: Faster Than Light.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals60Setting48
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flOw

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flOw
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloIsometricMultiplayerCo-op
Year 2006Dev ThatGameCompanyOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

Genre puts it alongside FTL: Faster Than Light, and so does single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

Genre100Visuals60Game mode35

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