Title
Luminids
Press resources
Luminids Press Kit
Luminids is a cozy colony-building sandbox where you shape one living island for a growing colony of small luminous creatures who earn quirks and form bonds. Build from above, then step into first person and walk the world you built together. No combat. No fail states.
PC via Steam. Planned for Early Access in February 2027.
Quick Facts
Essential information for editors, creators, press, and curators.
Platform
PC via Steam
Release
February 2027
Status
In development / Early Access planned
Genre
Cozy colony-building sandbox
Engine
Godot 4
Developer
Luminids Studios
Location
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Play Style
Shape the land and build from above, then step into first person and walk the world you built together. You are a landscaper and a neighbour, not a manager.
Shape the land Guide a colony Build from above Explore in first person
About the Game
Luminids is a calmer kind of colony-building game. You shape one living island and help a growing colony of small luminous creatures make it home. Each Luminid earns quirks through what it does, forms bonds and becomes more individual over time.
What makes it stand out is the shift in perspective. You plan and build from above, then step into first person to walk the same world at ground level. That change makes the colony feel less like something you manage on a grid and more like a place you can actually visit.
It is a cozy sandbox, not a survival grind. No combat. No fail states. Farming, fishing, mining, crafting and exploration give it depth, and the point is to make somewhere worth belonging to.
Press & Contact
For press inquiries, preview coverage, review key requests, and partnership conversations, use the contact route below.
Press inquiries
Interviews, fact checks, article requests, and general press questions.
Contact the TeamReview keys
Use the contact form for coverage requests and review-key inquiries.
Partnerships
Publishing, platform, creator, and collaboration conversations.
Technology / CRI enquiries
Developer infrastructure and character-cognition technology are handled separately by LuminidsAI.
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If you need larger files, transparent masters, or raw capture that is not in the public press pack, request it through the form.
Main public asset pack
Download Press Pack
Download the main Luminids press pack for approved assets and reference material. This public pack is intentionally compact and coverage-ready, with heavier files handled on request.
Download Press Pack ZIPWhat’s in it
- Approved logos, including the new Luminids wordmark
- Key art: Luminids in a moonlit meadow
- Steam store and library capsule art
- 11 screenshots from the current build (the Steam store set)
- 9 silent gameplay loops (MP4)
- One-page fact sheet
- Trailer, video and Shorts links
Larger files, transparent masters, raw capture, and B-roll are now request-only rather than left as open public downloads.
Press Screenshots
The same set as our Steam store page: real captures from the current build showing how Luminids actually looks and plays, from individual Luminids up close to colony life, building, flight and the sanctuaries across the island.
Every screenshot is 1920×1080 and included in the press pack.
Coverage Highlights
Creatures
Wrenna in the Golden Grass
Wrenna peeks out through the golden grass at camp, the lantern arch glowing behind her.
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Building
The Colony Raises a Home
Choose where a home goes and the colony raises it together, the roof flying in on light.
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Creatures
They Look at You
In first person the Luminids come right up to you, curious about whoever just walked into the village.
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Exploration
Wings of Light
Step off a tower on wings of light and glide out over the cliffs, the lakes and the sea.
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Colony
A Friend on the Bench
An afternoon on the bench, with the rest of the colony pottering about in the grass.
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Creatures
A Tundra Hello
A tundra Luminid says hello, one of seven kinds from meadow and forest to tundra and volcano.
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Colony
Faces in the Glow
At night the whole colony gathers round the fire, their little lights warm against the dark.
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Creatures
Up Close and Grinning
Every Luminid has its own face and its own way of saying hello. Some get very close.
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Screenshot Library
Colony
Night on the Green
After dark the colony drifts across the green, past the bench and under the lantern arch.
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Discovery
Temple Companions
Two companions exploring a torch-lit sanctuary, one covered in flowers, one glowing warm orange.
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Discovery
The Golden Hall
A sunlit hall in one of the forgotten sanctuaries waiting to be found on the island.
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Featured Videos
The official gameplay trailer, “One Light”, plus recent clips from the colony and the art team.
Trailer
One Light: Official Gameplay Trailer
A Luminid hatches, the colony raises a village, and you step down into first person to live among them.
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Colony
By the Campfire
The colony settles in round the fire for the night. Watch for the shooting star.
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Development
New Variants and 3D Model Work
Astra, Quill and Barnaby in their new models, including Quill the scholar in his magical cap.
Watch on YouTubeGameplay Loops
Short, silent, seamless loops from the current build, the same ones on our Steam page. Free to embed in coverage; all of them are in the press pack too.
The colony raises a home
Download MP4A camp becomes a village
Download MP4Step into their world
Download MP4Coming home
Download MP4Wings of light
Download MP4She wakes / her first night
Download MP4The midday meal / the night gathering
Download MP4Four kinds of Luminid
Download MP4Wings of light / the waytower crowned
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Copy-ready text for previews, store listings, articles, and fact sheets.
Short Description
Luminids is a cozy colony-building sandbox where you shape an island for a growing colony of luminous creatures, then step into first person and live in the world you built together. Your Luminids earn quirks, form bonds and grow through what happens to them. No combat. No fail states.
Detailed Description
Luminids blends colony simulation, world-building and first-person exploration into a calmer kind of sandbox. Shape voxel terrain, place structures and help a colony of small luminous creatures build a home across one island of nine distinct realms.
The defining shift is perspective. Plan from above, then step into first person and walk the same paths, forests and settlements at ground level. The creatures living there aren't disposable workers: they earn quirks through experience, form bonds and become more individual over time.
There is no combat, no game-over state and no creature can be permanently lost. Farming, fishing, mining, crafting, exploration and the story campaign provide depth without turning the world into a survival grind.
Boilerplate
Luminids is an upcoming cozy colony-building sandbox for PC via Steam. Developed in Cambridge, United Kingdom, by Luminids Studios, it lets players shape one island of nine distinct realms, guide a colony of luminous creatures who earn quirks and form bonds, and step into first person to walk the world they built together. The game has no combat and no fail states. It is currently in development and planned for Early Access in February 2027.
Key Features
The clearest ways to explain what players actually do in Luminids.
Build It, Then Live in It
Raise, lower and carve the land, lay paths and place structures from above, then step into first person and walk the same world at ground level.
Every Luminid Becomes Someone
Luminids earn quirks through what they do, form bonds over time and carry important experiences forward, so you come to know them by how they live.
A Neighbour, Not a Manager
You shape the world and the Luminids decide how to live in it. Create the conditions, lend a hand when you want to, then watch the colony make the place its own.
Calm Without Being Shallow
Farming, fishing, mining, cooking, crafting and exploration give the colony real work to do, with a story campaign and plenty of the island left to discover.
One Island Worth Knowing
Nine distinct realms share one continuous island, with landmarks, caves, ruins, beaches and places you learn to recognise.
No Combat, No Fail States
Luminids cannot die or be permanently lost. Their needs create reasons to care without turning the game into survival pressure.
Suggested Headlines
"Luminids lets you build a colony from above, then step inside it"
"In Luminids, small luminous creatures earn quirks and form bonds on an island you shape"
"Shape an island of nine realms, then walk it in first person with the Luminids who live there"
"No combat, no fail states: Luminids is a colony sim that is calm without being shallow"
Press Tags
Cozy Colony Sim Sandbox Terrain Shaping Building First-Person Exploration Farming Crafting No Combat
Source of truth
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