Games like Professor of Magical Studies
If Professor of Magical Studies is your kind of game, the closest matches are Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery, Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress and Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Professor of Magical Studies: Professor of Magical Studies is an interactive magical school novel by Stephen Granade, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

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Steam players who put hours into Professor of Magical Studies also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Top pick for Professor of Magical Studies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Professor of Magical Studies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
In a Persian steampunk empire, will you use your arcane alchemy to repair a spaceship, or pilot a mech? Ignite a revolution, or snuff it out?
Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Professor of Magical Studies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!
Atlantis Academy
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Professor of Magical Studies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Can you and your friends master the ocean's magic and save your school? Dance, fight, and flirt with the other sea nymphs, selkies, and sirens!
The Bread Must Rise
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Professor of Magical Studies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
The Great Godstone Bake-off has arrived! As a hapless baker deeply in debt, you finally have the opportunity to rise to fame and fortune! Under the tutelage of famous chefs , you will learn the arts of baking, breading, and dare you whisper it...necromancy?
The Dragon and the Djinn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Ranked #6 for Professor of Magical Studies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
You hold a djinn in a bottle. Make a wish! Will you slay the dragon, or overthrow the emir? Or will you free the djinn, and accept the consequences?
A Crown of Sorcery and Steel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Ranked #7 for Professor of Magical Studies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Swing a sword, delve dungeons, and lead a resistance against the tyrannical queen of a war-torn fantasy realm. Will you unite the realm and end the queen’s reign of terror... or join her and rule by her side?
Battlemage: Magic by Mail
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Ranked #8 for Professor of Magical Studies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Will you defend your kingdom with forbidden magic, or backstab the crown? Win tournaments, kiss a prince/princess, or just seize power for yourself!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Professor of Magical Studies at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Professor of Magical Studies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Professor of Magical Studies.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Professor of Magical Studies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Professor of Magical Studies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Professor of Magical Studies.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Professor of Magical Studies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Professor of Magical Studies.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under Professor of Magical Studies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Professor of Magical Studies on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Professor of Magical Studies.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Professor of Magical Studies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Professor of Magical Studies on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Professor of Magical Studies.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Professor of Magical Studies.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Professor of Magical Studies.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Professor of Magical Studies.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Professor of Magical Studies.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Choice of Robots
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Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Professor of Magical Studies. Shares Indie and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Professor of Magical Studies. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?
Heroes Rise: The Prodigy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Professor of Magical Studies. Shares Indie and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?
Choice of the Deathless
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building and an atmospheric mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Professor of Magical Studies. Shares Indie and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Professor of Magical Studies. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Professor of Magical Studies. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?
Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Professor of Magical Studies. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Gather your allies to hunt the vampires that terrorize your town! Study their ways and exploit their rivalries, or you'll become a vampire yourself.
Heroes Rise: The Hero Project
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Professor of Magical Studies. Shares Indie and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
The Bread Must Rise
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
The Great Godstone Bake-off has arrived! As a hapless baker deeply in debt, you finally have the opportunity to rise to fame and fortune! Under the tutelage of famous chefs , you will learn the arts of baking, breading, and dare you whisper it...necromancy?
The Dragon and the Djinn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
You hold a djinn in a bottle. Make a wish! Will you slay the dragon, or overthrow the emir? Or will you free the djinn, and accept the consequences?
A Crown of Sorcery and Steel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Swing a sword, delve dungeons, and lead a resistance against the tyrannical queen of a war-torn fantasy realm. Will you unite the realm and end the queen’s reign of terror... or join her and rule by her side?
Battlemage: Magic by Mail
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Professor of Magical Studies.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Will you defend your kingdom with forbidden magic, or backstab the crown? Win tournaments, kiss a prince/princess, or just seize power for yourself!
Frequently asked about Professor of Magical Studies
- How much does Professor of Magical Studies cost?
- Professor of Magical Studies is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Professor of Magical Studies?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Professor of Magical Studies are Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery, Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress, Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow.
- Who developed Professor of Magical Studies?
- Professor of Magical Studies was developed by Choice of Games.
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