FTL Games

United States Founded 1982

FTL Games was the video game development division of Software Heaven Inc. FTL created several popular video games in the 1980s. Despite the company's small size, FTL products were consistently number-one sellers and received the highest critical acclaim and industry awards. FTL was founded by Wayne Holder in 1982. Holder started Software Heaven and FTL as its game division after founding Oasis Systems, which specialized in spell checking software. He hired Bruce Webster, with whom he graduated from high school, to head FTL. After Webster left FTL in 1984, Doug Bell joined FTL and served as the Technical Director until FTL ceased operations in 1996

FTL Games at a Glance

FTL Games has been active in the gaming industry from 1984 to 1998, with 9 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Role-playing (RPG), Puzzle, Shooter, with additional titles in Adventure and Arcade. The studio carries a solid 72.6/100 average rating across their catalog, with 1 titles rated favorably by the community. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Dungeon Master (86.3/100). Games from FTL Games are available across 10 platforms, most notably Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Amstrad CPC.

Total Games

72.6

Avg Rating

1984

First Release

1998

Latest Release