illumine
Nonviolent roguelike where your actions reshape the world around you
Dejima · Released Sep 29, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 78
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- May 31, 2017
What is illumine?
This single-player roguelike takes place in an abstract world with friendly and hostile inhabitants. You use stealth or manipulate their behavior to get past dangers, listening to music generated by nearby activity for warning signs. After death, you reincarnate, with your past interactions affecting later lives.
For you if...
- +you enjoy minimalist worlds populated by letters and symbols
Not for you if...
- −you need tutorials and clearly explained goals
What players say
88% of 78 reviews are positive
Players praise discovering how the world works through experimentation and uncovering more complex mechanics as they progress. Some find the gameplay too sparse, with too much wandering and too little to do.
Screenshots and trailer
illumine system requirements
Minimum: Integrated, 4 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run illumine?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz
- Graphics
- Integrated Graphics Card
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 124 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP and above
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz
- Graphics
- Dedicated Graphics Card
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 124 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- Xinput controller recommended
Does illumine have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does illumine run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Korean, Ukrainian.
Does illumine use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Indie
- Action
- Adventure
- Action Roguelike
- Roguelite
- Great Soundtrack
- Experimental
- Abstract
- Roguelike
- Procedural Generation
Recent updates
- Feb 19, 2017 · illumine localization
- Jan 30, 2017 · Third update
- Jan 30, 2017 · Third update
- Oct 16, 2016 · [Linux] Hotfix Sunday!
- Oct 16, 2016 · [Linux] Hotfix Sunday!
