Can My PC Run FTL: Faster Than Light?

This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

FTL: Faster Than Light PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU: 2 GHz
GPU: 1280x720 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support, and recommended dedicated graphics card with 128 MB of RAM Hard Drive: 175 MB HD space Some integrated Intel HD graphics cards have been known to work but are not officially supported.
VRAM: Not stated
RAM: 1 GB
Storage: Not stated
OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7
DirectX: Not stated
Network: Not stated

Recommended Requirements

The publisher has not published a recommended specification for this title.

✓ Independently verified against the publisher 2026-08-23Source: Steam store page

Game details

Developer: Subset Games
Publisher: Subset Games
Released: 14 September 2012

About FTL: Faster Than Light

This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

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What PC do I need for FTL: Faster Than Light?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's minimum specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card: 1280x720 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support, and recommended dedicated graphics card with 128 MB of RAM Hard Drive: 175 MB HD space Some integrated Intel HD graphics cards have been known to work but are not officially supported.
Processor: 2 GHz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Operating system: Windows XP / Vista / 7

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Can my laptop run FTL: Faster Than Light?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the 1280x720 minimum resolution named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.