Underplayed Gems

Fire Emblem: Illuminated (2025)

Fire Emblem: Illuminated cover
Platforms
Game Boy Advance
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Main story
about 15 hours
Completionist
about 2.0 hours
Where to get it
Website

How it feels

A sprawling, custom-built tactics campaign about searching for purpose amid a war-ravaged continent.

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About

Fire Emblem: Illuminated is a FE8 romhack that has been in development for over 6 years. The game spans 44 chapters and nearly everything about the game is custom, including story, maps, characters, weapons, music, and much, much more. Follow Jay as he travels around the war-ravaged continent of Ralspar searching for both his place and purpose in the world… While also running from his fate!

Screenshots

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