Games like Magic Research
If Magic Research is your kind of game, the closest matches are Magic Research 2, Factory Town Idle and Monster Hunting: Incremental Grind Forever — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, chill 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 Magic Research: Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?
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Steam players who put hours into Magic Research 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.
Magic Research 2
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Shares idle progression, meta progression, story heavy and a relaxing mood with Magic Research.
Top pick for Magic Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Magic Research.
Welcome to Magic Research 2, an incremental RPG from the creator of Magic Research. Learn countless spells, face powerful foes, and command a team of Wizards who can cast spells for you as you journey to find or create the Philosopher's Stone.
Factory Town Idle
WHY THIS
Shares offline progression and a chill mood with Magic Research.
Second-strongest match for Magic Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Magic Research.
An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!
Monster Hunting: Incremental Grind Forever
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, meta progression, casual and a chill mood with Magic Research.
Third-strongest match for Magic Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Magic Research.
An idle incremental adventure. Fight monsters, buy upgrades, recruit a party, craft equipment, join a faction, battle across different regions, and complete hundreds of rewards. Unlock a variety of fun features and use them to make your numbers go up!
High Fantasy Idle
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Ranked #4 for Magic Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Magic Research.
High Fantasy Idle is an idle RPG with unique class-based gameplay and hundreds of achievements and secrets to find. Level up by farming, battling, and researching while buying items and perks, then rebirth to find newfound power! Embark on a journey of fantasy and mystery to unravel your destiny.
Next Reign: Kingdom
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Ranked #5 for Magic Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Magic Research.
Next Reign: Kingdom is a medieval strategy incremental where you grow a small settlement into a thriving, interconnected kingdom.
Abracademia
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Ranked #6 for Magic Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Magic Research.
Become a wizard, and a thumping good one! Abracademia is a cozy mage idle life-sim that lives on your screen and keeps you company while you work or play. Pick a coven, manage your daily routine, learn spells, make friends, embark on adventures, and pass exams on your way to graduation.
Between Adventures IDLE
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Ranked #7 for Magic Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Magic Research.
Idle RPG Strategy game where you gather resources, battle creatures, and upgrade your gear. Master 10+ skills to create items you can equip or sell. Your journey never stops, even offline. No Microtransactions, No P2W, just pure idle fun.
Tower Walker: MMO Grind Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Magic Research.
Ranked #8 for Magic Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Magic Research.
Tower Walker is a fresh new type of addictive semi-idle auto-grinder rich with features, inspired by classic MMORPGS and RTS games with indirect control over your hero. The mysterious tower awaits!
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(the) Gnorp Apologue
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Shares prestige system, resource management and a whimsical mood with Magic Research.
Reviewers of Magic Research cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with Magic Research.
(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.
Magic Research 2
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, meta progression, story heavy and a relaxing mood with Magic Research.
Reviewers of Magic Research cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Magic Research.
Welcome to Magic Research 2, an incremental RPG from the creator of Magic Research. Learn countless spells, face powerful foes, and command a team of Wizards who can cast spells for you as you journey to find or create the Philosopher's Stone.
Max Manos
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Shares prestige system, boss fights, casual and a chill mood with Magic Research.
Reviewers of Magic Research cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with Magic Research.
Max Manos is an incremental destruction game where you play as a powerful hand, known as Max Manos, eliminating shapes. Chain explosive reactions, collect shards, and upgrade your abilities to destroy shapes even faster.
Increlution
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Shares a whimsical mood with Magic Research.
Reviewers of Magic Research cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Survive the ever increasing pressure of time for as long as you can! A minimalistic incremental game about time management that takes inspiration from roguelite games, with a focus on meta-progression. Every generation has a better chance at survival, because previous lives influence its instincts
Trimps
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Shares idle progression, resource management and a whimsical mood with Magic Research.
Reviewers of Magic Research cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Magic Research.
A text-based incremental idle game with a ridiculous amount of unique content. Automate old stuff as you unlock new stuff to keep things interesting for hours and hours, no spam clicking necessary! Trimps is everything you love about your favorite games, distilled to their purest form.
Orb of Creation
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Shares offline progression and a contemplative mood with Magic Research.
Reviewers of Magic Research cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Magic Research.
Orb of Creation is an active incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Magic Research at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~80% under Magic Research on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Magic Research.
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?
The Test
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Priced ~60% under Magic Research on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Magic Research.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Magic Research on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Magic Research.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under Magic Research on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Magic Research.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~60% under Magic Research on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Magic Research.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
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Priced ~80% under Magic Research on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Magic Research.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Magic Research on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Magic Research.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Magic Research on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Magic Research.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Magic Research.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Magic Research.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Magic Research.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Magic Research.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Magic Research.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Virtual Cottage
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Magic Research.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Magic Research.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Magic Research.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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Frequently asked about Magic Research
- Does Magic Research run on Steam Deck?
- Magic Research is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Magic Research cost?
- Magic Research is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Magic Research?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Magic Research are Magic Research 2, Factory Town Idle, Monster Hunting: Incremental Grind Forever.
- Who developed Magic Research?
- Magic Research was developed by Maticolotto.
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