Comparison

Empire's Order vs Illuminaria

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

Head to head
About

Empire's Order

Embark on a sci-fi adventure on a distant planet, mining precious ore for the Empire. Build your deck, research technologies, and manage agents in this challenging rogue-lite incremental deck-building experience.

Highlights
  • Deck-building mechanics
  • Technology research
  • Equipment upgrades
  • Player trading
  • Agent operations
  • Rogue-lite gameplay
Features
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Empire's Order is a unique sci-fi game that takes players on a journey on a distant planet in the galaxy where a precious ore is waiting to be mined. As the chosen one, it is up to you to settle on the planet, extract the ore, and deliver it to the Empire in a timely manner. Players will have the ability to build their own deck, research new technologies, upgrade their equipment, trade with other players, and run operations with their agents. With a variety of gameplay options and the use of all means necessary to deliver the ore, Empire's Order offers an engaging and challenging rogue-lite incremental deck-building experience. The game features 42 different cards, 37 different buildings, 33 events, and 84 achievements, as well as a variety of events, perks, and specializations to keep players engaged and challenged.

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

Empire's Order4 screens
Illuminaria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Illuminaria at 4.8 against Empire's Order's 4.2. Illuminaria also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 67%). Empire's Order's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 25 months) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Empire's Order costs $3.99 and Illuminaria $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Illuminaria holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Empire's Order's written reviews are positive against 83% of Illuminaria's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Empire's Order ships an update fortnightly, Illuminaria every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Empire's Order versus Illuminaria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmpire's OrderIlluminaria
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (11 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB520 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperYOAN LE CLANCHESelva Interactive

Customer experience

Empire's Order

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Illuminaria

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

In-app purchases

None

Empire's Order

No in-app purchases

None

Illuminaria

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Empire's Order free?
Empire's Order costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Illuminaria free?
Illuminaria costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Empire's Order or Illuminaria?
Illuminaria is rated higher. Empire's Order averages 4.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Illuminaria averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Empire's Order or Illuminaria have ads?
Neither Empire's Order nor Illuminaria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Empire's Order or Illuminaria?
Empire's Order ships an update fortnightly, and Illuminaria every 25 months. Most recently, Empire's Order was updated on October 14, 2026 and Illuminaria on October 12, 2026.

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