Comparison

Luminariah vs The Fool's Steps

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

Head to head
About

Luminariah

Embark on a fantasy adventure in this semi-idle MMORPG where your hero battles continuously, even offline. Collect monsters as cards, engage in PvP, join guilds, and master professions in a player-driven economy.

Highlights
  • Semi-idle combat with server-side progression
  • Monster card collection and dueling
  • Four distinct character classes
  • Guilds, raids, and castle sieges
  • Ten crafting and gathering professions
  • Player-driven economy with auctions
  • Cross-device play (iPhone and browser)
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Luminariah is a semi-idle fantasy MMORPG you can play in short bursts or long sessions. Your hero keeps fighting even after you close the app, so your progress never stops. NEW: ARCANA, YOUR MONSTERS AS CARDS Every monster, World Boss and Hades boss is now a card, and your pets are your champions. Learn the game against eight Sentinels in Practice, duel real players in Ranked one move at a time, walk the weekly Lantern Road, bring your pets to Pet Brawl, and challenge friends to Live Duels. Fill your Binder, craft the cards you are missing and fuse your favorites all the way to Nightmare. NEW: MEET FINNY A starry-eared fox walks beside you on every screen. He keeps your rewards at his feet until you tap them, tells you how the fight went while you were away, brings you every invite and reminder, and naps when you leave him alone. SEMI-IDLE, SERVER-SIDE COMBAT The moment you attack, the fight is live on the server. Lock your phone, switch characters or close the app and the battle keeps going. When you come back, everything you earned is waiting. Your potions set the pace, so progress is steady, never infinite. FOUR CLASSES Play a Warrior, Mage, Rogue or Paladin. Each has its own skill tree, subclasses and gear path across four equipment tiers, from Common to Nightmare. WORLD BOSSES Twice a day the whole server takes on a World Boss together, and every level is welcome. Brace on every strike, hold the line for your room, and walk away with Gold and a Legendary piece of gear. GUILDS, RAIDS AND CASTLE SIEGE Join a guild, fill the vault and take on ten tiers of guild raids. Descend into Hades for eight-player dungeons and sixteen-player raids. Fight for the crown in Castle Siege, a guild war across six towers. TEN PROFESSIONS Fish, mine, smelt, gather herbs, cook, brew alchemy, craft keys, work as an Artificer, cut jewelry and practice Occultation. Gather, craft and supply your own gear and consumables. A REAL PLAYER ECONOMY Buy and sell on the Grand Bazaar with fixed prices and live auctions. Refinement, Remorph and rerolls give every item a long upgrade path. PETS AND PROGRESSION Collect spirit pets that grant bonuses and bring home Soul Essence. Chase achievements and titles, daily, weekly and monthly challenges, quest scrolls and daily buffs. PVP Climb the ranked ladder and prove your build against real opponents. ONE ACCOUNT, EVERY DEVICE Luminariah runs on iPhone and in your browser, and your hero travels with you. A NOTE ON PURCHASES Luminariah is free to play. Diamonds and optional subscriptions are available as in-app purchases and can speed up progression, but the full game is playable without spending. Some purchases and in-game systems involve randomized rewards; the odds for every random mechanic are shown in the game before you commit and at luminariah.com/odds. New content, balance updates and features ship regularly. Come build your legend. Terms of Use: https://luminariah.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://luminariah.com/privacy

About

The Fool's Steps

Embark on a text-based RPG adventure in a dark fantasy world inspired by tarot. Explore realms, battle enemies, collect loot, and craft equipment. Connect with other players through chat, clans, and parties, or face challenging community events.

Highlights
  • Text-based RPG gameplay
  • Dark fantasy tarot world
  • Explore 10 realms
  • Craft and collect equipment
  • Multiplayer chat and parties
  • Community events
  • Avatar customization
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The Fool's Steps is a text-based online RPG set in a dark fantasy world inspired by tarot. Take a step, discover a story, battle an enemy or find your next piece of equipment. Build your character and share the journey with other players. EXPLORE AND COLLECT Travel through ten realms, read 1,000 journey stories and hunt for rare loot. Gather resources with axes, pickaxes and shovels, craft equipment at the Workbench and combine item stats with set bonuses to shape your build. FIND YOUR PEOPLE Chat with other travelers, join a clan and form parties of up to four players. Trade equipment in player markets, challenge other players in PvP and choose your protection settings with Safe Mode. FACE THE ABYSSAL GATE When this rare community event appears, work together to seal the gate. Most other activities pause during the event. Success brings rewards; failure destroys half of every account's carried gold, including offline accounts. Bank gold and Nova are protected. Full rules are explained in the game. MAKE THE JOURNEY YOURS Customize your avatar, complete quests, fish and visit the Wishing Well. Marry another traveler and care for a shared animated pixel Home Spirit: feed it, wash it, sing to it and play together. Play in 13 languages, including English. An internet connection and an Apple or Google account are required. Optional in-app purchases are available.

Screenshots

Luminariah4 screens
The Fool's Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Fool's Steps at 5.0 against Luminariah's 4.4. The Fool's Steps also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Luminariah's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Luminariah sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and The Fool's Steps 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

The Fool's Steps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Luminariah has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Luminariah's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Fool's Steps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luminariah ships an update every 9 days, The Fool's Steps every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Luminariah versus The Fool's Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuminariahThe Fool's Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB277 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperParallel FiveYunus Karen ALVER

Customer experience

Luminariah

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

The Fool's Steps

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Luminariah

Subscriptions5
  • Tier 1$3.991 Month
  • Tier 2$6.991 Month
  • Tier 3$9.991 Month
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  • Founder$99.993 Months
  • Founder (Annual)$299.991 Year
One-time5
  • Adventurer Pack$4.99
  • Hero Pack$9.99
  • Legend Pack$24.99
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  • Champion Pack$49.99
  • Mythic Pack$99.99
10 purchases

The Fool's Steps

One-time10
  • Coffee$1.49
  • Fool's First Step — 30 Days$6.99
  • 50 Nova — Personal Use$7.49
Show 7 more
  • 50 Nova — Gold Market$7.49
  • 100 Nova — Personal Use$14.49
  • Another one!$14.90
  • 250 Nova — Gold Market$35.00
  • 1000 Nova — Personal Use$129.99
  • 1000 Nova — Gold Market$129.99
  • Coffee Addict$149.00

Questions

Is Luminariah free?
Luminariah is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Fool's Steps free?
The Fool's Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Luminariah or The Fool's Steps?
The Fool's Steps is rated higher. Luminariah averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while The Fool's Steps averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Luminariah or The Fool's Steps have ads?
Neither Luminariah nor The Fool's Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luminariah or The Fool's Steps?
Luminariah ships an update every 9 days, and The Fool's Steps every 3 days. Most recently, Luminariah was updated on November 5, 2026 and The Fool's Steps on November 6, 2026.

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