Fit check
Is Illuminaria worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who prefer managing several bases instead of one open sandbox
- Players who enjoy resource assignment and automated combat systems
- Science-fiction adventure fans who want exploration alongside base defense
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a single expansive sandbox rather than multiple bases with finite building space
- Players who prefer direct control during battles instead of automated fights
- Players looking for a character-focused RPG rather than resource management and base operations
Our take on Illuminaria
The multi-base structure keeps several locations active at once, but the finite space at each base restricts construction choices. Automated battles also reduce direct combat control, trading tactical input for attention to resources, defenses, and regional progression.
What is Illuminaria?
Command a swarm of robots across five regions while managing several compact bases with limited building space.
Choose where to build, assign resource gathering, construct defenses, load weapons, and let the robots handle routine work. Each base continues operating while others are active, leaving reactors and stored resources open to enemy attacks. Expeditions provide exploration, hidden treasures, rare resources, and automated battles. Research introduces new technologies as the campaign progresses. Light beacons to cleanse the regions, uncover the planet’s history, and craft golems for assaults against the forces of darkness.
How Illuminaria plays
- 01Multi-base management
- Several bases operate continuously, each occupying a restricted area and requiring protection from attacks.
- 02Automated robot tasks
- Robots collect materials, construct structures, equip weapons, fight, and react to events after assignments are made.
- 03Five-region campaign
- The campaign spans five areas, each introducing resources and technologies to discover.
- 04Base defense
- Turrets and ammunition can be used against enemies targeting reactors and resource stores.
- 05Expeditions and golems
- Exploration yields treasures and rare materials, while crafted golems can be sent into assaults.
Illuminaria compared to similar games
Xenonauts centers on turn-based combat with persistent soldiers, while Illuminaria combines continuous base operations, resource gathering, and automated battles. Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation focuses on managing vast armies across an entire world; Illuminaria instead divides management across several smaller bases and includes expeditions, beacons, and golem creation.
Illuminaria: platforms & release
Is Illuminaria worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who prefer managing several bases instead of one open sandbox. Skip it if: players seeking a single expansive sandbox rather than multiple bases with finite building space.
Where can I download Illuminaria?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Illuminaria's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Illuminaria on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
