Comparison

Path to Mnemosyne vs Illuminaria

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Path to Mnemosyne

Embark on a journey through your mind to solve imaginative puzzles and recover lost memories. This game features a mysterious story, minimalist script, and a unique graphic style with disturbing sounds for a bizarre and memorable experience.

Highlights
  • Imaginative puzzles
  • Mysterious story
  • Minimalist script
  • Disturbing sounds and graphics
  • Open narrative
Features
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Walk the path, explore your mind and recover all lost memories by solving dozens of imaginative puzzles. A mysterious story, a minimalist script and disturbing sounds and graphics, will make Path to Mnemosyne a bizarre and memorable gameplay experience for any player. Will you be able to reach the end of the path? Features: Overwhelming graphic style. Atmosphere that plays with your senses. Dozens of puzzles to solve. Simple controls, challenging challenges. Open narrative.

About

Illuminaria

Build and manage multiple bases, command robot swarms for resource gathering and defense. Explore dungeons, research technologies, and assemble an army of golems to reclaim a world from darkness.

Highlights
  • Robot swarm control
  • Multi-base management
  • Automated resource gathering
  • Base defense systems
  • Dungeon expeditions
  • Golem army creation
  • Technology research
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Mine resources, manage and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to drive out the darkness and bring back the light. ■ Control a swarm of robots using simple interactions Choose where to build, what resources to gather, and then watch the robots do the heavy lifting. They'll gather the resources, build, load weapons, fight, and respond to the world around them. ■ Defend your bases from incoming attacks Vicious enemies of darkness will attack your base, attempting to destroy your reactors and steal your resources. Build turrets and load them up with ammunition to repel the attacks. ■ Build multiple bases and manage them all at the same time Instead of having a sandbox world, you'll need to build several smaller bases with finite space. Be on the lookout as all the bases keep functioning at all times and can be attacked by the enemies. ■ Venture into dungeon-like expeditions to battle and find precious relics Adventure and explore to find hidden treasures, and fight enemies in auto-battles. This way, you'll get rare resources to use to your advantage. ■ Research new technologies in different regions The game will have five regions, each with new resources and technologies to discover. ■ Liberate the world by lighting beacons and crafting your own army The world of Illuminaria was taken over by darkness. Unravel the story about what happened on the planet as you clean and liberate the five regions by lighting beacons and sending your armies of golems to attack.

Screenshots

Path to Mnemosyne4 screens
Illuminaria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Illuminaria at 83% against Path to Mnemosyne's 30%. Path to Mnemosyne's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 25 months) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Path to Mnemosyne costs $3.99 and Illuminaria $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Path to Mnemosyne ships an update fortnightly, Illuminaria every 25 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Path to Mnemosyne versus Illuminaria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPath to MnemosyneIlluminaria
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating—4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size367 MB520 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDevilishGamesSelva Interactive

Customer experience

Path to Mnemosyne

Written reviews23 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral13.0%
Negative56.5%

Illuminaria

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Path to Mnemosyne

No in-app purchases

None

Illuminaria

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Path to Mnemosyne free?
Path to Mnemosyne costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Illuminaria free?
Illuminaria costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Path to Mnemosyne or Illuminaria have ads?
Neither Path to Mnemosyne nor Illuminaria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Path to Mnemosyne or Illuminaria?
Path to Mnemosyne ships an update fortnightly, and Illuminaria every 25 months. Most recently, Path to Mnemosyne was updated on November 3, 2026 and Illuminaria on November 3, 2026.

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