FTL is, to me, one of those games that always finds its way back to my hard drive. It feels like a toy or a great puzzle disguised as an unforgiving sci-fi adventure with a dark, thoughtful score.

This game is greatly enhanced by isolating from the internet archive of knowledge, because the path to unlocking new ships and receiving great rewards is always achievable by trial and error. Some of my favorite moments in this game have come from killing a character I was meant to save and receiving a bleak message along the lines of "you feel as though you left something behind..."

I would recommend this game to anyone who loves a game infused with the emptiness of outer space and those who love a game about surviving constant challenge.