FTL: Faster Than Light
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FTL: Faster Than Light is a roguelike game created by indie developer Subset Games, which was released for Windows, MacOS, and Linux in September 2012. In the game, the player controls the crew of a s
The player's ship (left) in combat with an enemy Mantis ship. The GUI along the top, left, and bottom of the screen indicates the status of the player's ship.
Jay Ma (left) and Matthew Davis, the two-person team behind FTL, at the 2013 Game Developers Conference receiving the "Excellence in Design" Independent Games Festival award
Chris Avellone
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Chris Avellone is an American video game designer and comic book writer. He is known for his roles on a large number of video games, primarily role-playing video games, praised for their writing acros
FTL: Faster Than Light
…April 3, 2014 as a free update for FTL owners, and as a separate release for iPad devices, with the potential for other mobile systems in the future. Chris Avellone was a 'special guest writer' on the project. A new playable species, the Lanius — metallic lifeforms that reduce oxygen levels in any room they are in…
Avellone in 2009