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Void War
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
80 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“This game is fantastic. Yes, the FTL influence is obvious, and the lore has some things in common with WH 40k but with some important differences. Unlike both FTL and Warhammer 40k, there's no aliens in Void war. This…”
“Please Games workshop, just give these guys a million dollars for the game or something instead of taking it down. This is straight gas. FTL expanded. Very well done, really like that they went for ground combat too.…”
“fun ftl-like game. but of course, GW is trying to copyright strike this game for shoulderpads.”
18 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“This game is fantastic. Yes, the FTL influence is obvious, and the lore has some things in common with WH 40k but with some important differences. Unlike both FTL and Warhammer 40k, there's no aliens in Void war. This…”
“An amazing spiritual successor to FTL. - Massively expanded crew system with a whole system of weapons - Satisfying crew combat - Psychomancy system which adds a whole other dimension of combat - Points system which…”
“GW has sent patent trolling lawyers after this game. Despite the need to support this game out of basic decency due to the egregious corporate practices of Games Workshop, Void War is also a game that is best in class…”
12 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“This game is outstanding, its just FTL with a 40k skin and because of that its perfect... Literally perfect, I am really enjoying it as I have with FTL! There are new features, weapons and enemies but all in all its a…”
“FTL meets the grim dark future of the legally distinct millennium. The game feels good, the inclusion of psychers fits very well. The combination of ships and commanders makes for extra interesting starting points and…”
“I lost my save data. Along with my current save I lost all my meta progression. These guys rebuilt my file and restored everything that I lost. Not only is this a quality game with progression that feels impactful, but…”
10 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Please Games workshop, just give these guys a million dollars for the game or something instead of taking it down. This is straight gas. FTL expanded. Very well done, really like that they went for ground combat too.…”
“An amazing spiritual successor to FTL. - Massively expanded crew system with a whole system of weapons - Satisfying crew combat - Psychomancy system which adds a whole other dimension of combat - Points system which…”
“Great game, it's FTL on steroids with 100 times more content. More ships, more mechanics, personal equipment, demons, psychic powers. 10/10.”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“This game is fantastic. Yes, the FTL influence is obvious, and the lore has some things in common with WH 40k but with some important differences. Unlike both FTL and Warhammer 40k, there's no aliens in Void war. This…”
“As the saying goes 'if you're going to copy, copy from the best!' This is basically FTL in mock 40K, but it does it very well. I've played a lot of FTL clones, but Void War is by far the best! I'd recommend this game to…”
“Great game even got some good faction representation for ad mech”
10 of the 100 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly this game is pretty solid overall, but it's got two major flaws that make me give it the thumbs down. 1. They took the worst part of FTL, the boss get stronger if you do too well and kill the crew, and applied…”
“> be me >played for bit, get handle on game using pausing to plan react better etc >get curious >can bring ships to sometimes surrender... >game does not allow you to fight or do anything to them... >enemy now friendly…”
“It's a game which comes across as challenging fun and I've put a fair amount of hours into it. However progress is none existent with a player missing out on much of what the game offers in weapons, power ups and set…”
8 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly this game is pretty solid overall, but it's got two major flaws that make me give it the thumbs down. 1. They took the worst part of FTL, the boss get stronger if you do too well and kill the crew, and applied…”
“An excellent successor to FTL, and I admire the creators ambition to create as close to a legally distinct 40K as they can without getting set upon by GW's lawyers. I look forward to the updates where we get to fight…”
“GW has sent patent trolling lawyers after this game. Despite the need to support this game out of basic decency due to the egregious corporate practices of Games Workshop, Void War is also a game that is best in class…”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“As others have said, this is a mashup of 40k + FTL, and I never knew peanut butter + jelly could taste so good. It executes, and does it extremely well. Note to dev: - Would like visual distinction for shield levels. At…”
“I have less experience of W40K but suspect the heavy influence. Very FTL-like, take that as praise if you are like me still a massive fan of that game and over 2k hours to prove it. Void war is not a straight reskin,…”
“Nearly 150 hours in and still finding it deeply satisfying. The core loop constantly forces you to adapt on the fly, which keeps runs feeling fresh even when you know the game well. I really like all the little choices…”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“As others have said, this is a mashup of 40k + FTL, and I never knew peanut butter + jelly could taste so good. It executes, and does it extremely well. Note to dev: - Would like visual distinction for shield levels. At…”
“I believe this has the potential to be one of the best games of the genre. After 1 run and 1 victory I'd say my only complaints are the atmosphere being kind of bland at the moment. More music, and sound design variety…”
“Nearly 150 hours in and still finding it deeply satisfying. The core loop constantly forces you to adapt on the fly, which keeps runs feeling fresh even when you know the game well. I really like all the little choices…”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“The core gameplay *is* FTL, with nearly identical graphics and iconography, but with a few tweaks which mostly feel like refinements. But there's also *more* content (new weapons, encounters, ships, etc.) which makes this easier to keep replaying (and as of early 2026 they're…”
— a player, Steam review · 81 hrs played“I had absolutely no intentions of buying this game. Then I heard Games Workshop tried to shut it down. I picked up the game soon after and I have to say - This game is a lot of fun. Good little game to kill time with.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“It is the 401st century. For more than 10,000 years the Deity-King of Humanity has sat paralyzed on the Golden Chair of Terra bcs of Boris heresy. In the unpleasant shadows of the distant future, there is only conflict.”
— a player, Steam review · 90 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch #21: The Indoctrination Update
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.5.0b - Indoctrination This update brings us Indoctrination , an expansion of the Shrines feature which we released in the early day
Patch #20: The Space Defense Force Update
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.4.1d - Space Defense Force This update adds the new Starfoil hull class, a series of ships designed by the SDF that have fallen out
Patch #19: The Jewel Worlds Update
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.4.0b - Jewel Worlds This update introduces the Prosperine Jewel Worlds sector, a minimally charted region of lush emerald and sapph
Patch #18: The Localization Beta
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.3.0f - Localization Beta This update adds experimental beta language options for Spanish, French, and German. Not Final Translation
Patch #17: The Long March Update
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.2.6a - Long March The Long March update adds 12 new encounters, further expanding the game’s quest system. With quests now playing
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Rogue-lite · Space · Perma Death · Choices Matter · Difficult · Strategy · Replay Value · Rogue-like · Resource Management · Procedural Generation · Real-Time with Pause · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 38 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Dual Core 2.4 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB VRAM Storage: 250 MB available space