Comparison

Illuvium vs Slime Miner Saga

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

Head to head
About

Illuvium

Build and manage a thriving city in a dynamic economic simulation. Strategically allocate resources, trade profitably, and expand your influence. Own, buy, and sell in-game assets securely through blockchain integration.

Highlights
  • Strategic city-building
  • Dynamic economic simulation
  • Resource management
  • Blockchain asset trading
  • High-quality graphics
Features
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Engage in the ultimate city-building and economic strategy experience with Illuvium: Zero. Strategically build your city, manage resources, to rule resources in Illuvium, every decision impacts your City’s success. - Strategic City-Building: Design and manage your city with intricate detail—Optimise resource allocation to expand your city and increase your economy share. - Dynamic Economy: Dive into a realistic economic simulation where market forces and trade decisions affect your progress. Balance resource extraction with demand and trade profitably. - Stunning Graphics and Intuitive Controls: Experience high-quality graphics that bring your city to life. Easy-to-navigate controls make building and managing your city a breeze. - Blockchain Integration: With blockchain technology, you can securely own, buy, and sell in-game assets.

About

Slime Miner Saga

Embark on an underground mining adventure with adorable slimes. Upgrade your drill, collect rare resources, battle enemies, and discover ancient secrets. Enjoy strategic gameplay with mini-games and idle mechanics for continuous fun.

Highlights
  • Upgradeable mining drill
  • Resource collection and trading
  • Strategic combat and defense
  • Fossil excavation mini-game
  • Slime racing mini-game
  • Idle mechanics for offline rewards
Features
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Dig deep, uncover secrets, and embark on an epic slime adventure! Start your ultimate mining journey in Slime Miner! Join LittleSl and RoboSl — two adorable slimes — as they journey deep underground to uncover long-lost secrets. Upgrade your powerful drill, hire charming slime miners, and collect rare minerals and treasures. Uncover ancient ruins, excavate fossils, and battle mysterious enemies lurking in the dark! Enter a fantasy world full of cute yet strategic gameplay elements designed for endless fun. ■ Upgrade Your Mighty Drill Start with a basic drill and power it up into a massive mining machine! Enhance your drill, engine, and cooler to dig faster, deeper, and more efficiently. ■ Discover & Collect Valuable Resources Find rare minerals, gemstones, and materials hidden throughout the underground. Sell your finds for profit or use them to upgrade your gear and exchange for rare items. ■ Exploration, Combat, and Defense Dangerous creatures and invaders await in the depths! Recruit slime mercenaries to support your exploration and defend your base. Engage in strategic battles to protect your resources and launch attacks on enemy outposts. ■ Rich Side Content Need a break from digging? Enjoy a variety of mini-games and bonus content! - Fossil Excavation: Unearth and assemble ancient fossils to proudly display. - Slime Racing: Customize your team and race your slimes to the finish line! More exciting content is regularly added through updates! ■ Why You’ll Love Slime Miner - Cute yet strategic gameplay for everyone - Deep systems combining mining, combat, and management - Frequent content updates with new features - Offline rewards and idle mechanics for relaxed progression - Dozens of collectible slimes and mercenaries ■ Customer Support For inquiries, please include your in-game ID for faster assistance (found in Settings). - Support Email: cs@slimeminer.io - Telegram Official Community: https://t.me/slimeminerunion ■ Notes By downloading or installing this app, you agree to the Terms of Service of this game. (Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://slimeminer.io/policy.html ) This game includes optional in-app purchases that can aid your progress. You can restrict in-app purchases via your device settings. Learn more at: https://support.apple.com/en-us/119848

Screenshots

Illuvium4 screens
Slime Miner Saga4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Illuvium at 68% against Slime Miner Saga's 0%. Illuvium also leads on ratings volume (65 vs 17) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). Slime Miner Saga's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Illuvium sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Slime Miner Saga sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slime Miner Saga holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Illuvium's written reviews are positive against 0% of Slime Miner Saga's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Illuvium ships an update every 5 weeks, Slime Miner Saga every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Illuvium versus Slime Miner Saga: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIlluviumSlime Miner Saga
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (65 ratings)4.8 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings65 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size381 MB98 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperIlluvium Labs - FZCOManaverse Pte. Ltd

Customer experience

Illuvium

All ratings62 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative27.5%

Slime Miner Saga

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Illuvium

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Sign-in server down
  • Cannot sell, transfer, or do anything of value on free to play
  • No option to access paid lot on mobile
  • Game does not start on iPhone 13
  • Profile reverted to lower level after upgrade
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  • Game not loading on the app

Requested features

8 requests
  • More languages, especially German
  • Tutorial for beginners
  • PC and mobile availability
  • AI for language translation
  • More combat against friends
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  • Allow free land users to use self-produced fuel and blueprints
  • Progress bar on passive fuel generation
  • Fix profile level reverting bug

Slime Miner Saga

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Illuvium

One-time6
  • Handful of Credits$0.99
  • Bundle of Credits$4.99
  • Stack of Credits$9.99
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  • Coffer of Credits$19.99
  • Hoard of Credits$49.99
  • Pile of Credits$99.99
10 purchases

Slime Miner Saga

One-time10
  • Slime Miner Pack 1$0.99
  • Slime Miner Pack 2$2.99
  • Slime Miner Pack 3$3.99
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  • Slime Miner Pack 4$4.99
  • Slime Miner Pack 5$9.99
  • Slime Miner Pack 6$19.99
  • Slime Miner Pack 7$29.99
  • Slime Miner Pack 8$39.99
  • Slime Miner Pack 9$49.99
  • Slime Miner Pack 10$99.99

Questions

Is Illuvium free?
Illuvium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slime Miner Saga free?
Slime Miner Saga is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Illuvium or Slime Miner Saga?
Slime Miner Saga is rated higher. Illuvium averages 4.4 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Slime Miner Saga averages 4.8 from 17 ratings.
Do Illuvium or Slime Miner Saga have ads?
Both Illuvium and Slime Miner Saga show ads.
Which is updated more often, Illuvium or Slime Miner Saga?
Illuvium ships an update every 5 weeks, and Slime Miner Saga every 6 weeks. Most recently, Illuvium was updated on October 23, 2026 and Slime Miner Saga on October 24, 2026.

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