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Ilum is an open-world game developed and published by M506 Tec that includes elements of exploration, action and city destruction. Taking place in ancient Babylon and the surrounding region, including cities like Borsippa, Sippar, Kutha and Kish (Sumer), among others. The year is 539 BC, the time when the Babylonian empire feel to the Persians and its Jewish captives released from servitude after 70 years. As prophesied, Babylon is to be destroyed. Ilum accurately depicts archaeological findings and cuneiform inscriptions from buildings such as the Tower of Babel, Hanging Gardens and Nebuchadnezzar's palaces. Entirely voice-acted in Akkadian language in a Biblical and Babylonian mythological background, the game is still under development and is expected to be released in 2022.

Gameplay
The game emphasizes action-exploration and features nonlinear gameplay in an open world environment, using a hybrid camera mode, blending first-person perspective with third-person perspective depending on player movement, with 100 quests in total, the player can enter some Babylonian mythological places where he can "convert" any NPC in the game.

Plot
Nebuchadnezzar II is the king of kings of the near east, the centre of civilization and culture. He had just sieged and razed Jerusalem to the ground, destroyed its temple, captured all Jewish relics, including the Ark of the Covenant and the 10 Commandments, and brought all inhabitants as captives to Babylon. What initially seemed as another Babylonian conquest, it was actually the result of a prophecy known much before: Jerusalem’s destruction was actually the result of the idolatry consuming Jewish lands. The prophecy also set that Babylon itself was going to be destroyed after 70 years, with all captives being released and all sacred relics sent back to Jerusalem. 539 BC. The 70 years are fulfilled, now it is the player's duty to destroy Babylon and take the Ark of Covenant back to Jerusalem.