Does FTL: Faster Than Light run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. FTL: Faster Than Light has its own Linux version on Steam, so it installs and plays like any other Linux game.
FTL: Faster Than Light is an indie simulation and strategy game from Subset Games, first released on 14 September 2012.
It is a game for one player. Critics scored it 84 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- Yes, on Steam
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Platinum, from 87 reports
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Playable, with small niggles
- Anti-cheat
- None listed
How to play it
- Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
- Install FTL: Faster Than Light and press Play.
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