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Illuminaria

Selva Interactive · 2022-08-04

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 04, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 26, 2023 (Nintendo Switch)

Command a swarm of intelligent robots in their quest to save the world. Mine resources, manage, and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to bring back the light.

82%
positive of 74 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$14.99
steam price (US)

Illuminaria is a welcoming resource management game that incorporates elements of base-building, tower defense, and dungeon exploration. You will command a swarm of intelligent robots in their quest to save the world. Mine resources, manage, and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to bring back the light. The story takes place on a planet in an unknown part of the universe. Centuries ago this planet was full of life. Then, darkness appeared and took it all away. The Illumi, the world’s inhabitants, tried to(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 3 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity down 73% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (17 reviews).
  • · Top 62% of 22,172 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 74 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at IndieGala Store (2025-12-16) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 87 of 122 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620222026Week of 2022-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$1.492022-08-042026-09-012022-08-04 — best price $13.492022-12-23 — best price $11.242023-03-20 — best price $10.492023-06-29 — best price $9.742023-09-05 — best price $14.992023-11-13 — best price $9.742024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-03-01 — best price $7.492024-04-15 — best price $7.492024-05-30 — best price $14.992024-07-06 — best price $11.512024-08-05 — best price $14.992024-09-18 — best price $7.492024-10-14 — best price $5.402024-11-04 — best price $14.992024-11-25 — best price $11.512024-12-20 — best price $7.492025-01-29 — best price $11.892025-03-08 — best price $14.992025-04-03 — best price $14.992025-04-30 — best price $14.992025-05-30 — best price $14.992025-07-14 — best price $3.832025-08-05 — best price $3.372025-09-03 — best price $2.822025-10-01 — best price $14.992025-11-03 — best price $2.822025-12-03 — best price $3.742025-12-29 — best price $14.992026-01-30 — best price $14.992026-02-28 — best price $3.742026-03-23 — best price $11.512026-04-20 — best price $3.752026-05-31 — best price $1.852026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-07-31 — best price $1.682026-08-29 — best price $14.992026-09-01 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, Spanish - Latin America, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese

Player tags

CuteIndieMiningRobotsFantasyBuildingCraftingStrategyAutomationColony Sim

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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