Single-player games like Magic Research
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Magic Research, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Magic Research 2
Single-player alternative to Magic Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Idle Awakening: Mages Path
Single-player alternative to Magic Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Magic Research.
Embark on a journey of a fledgling mage. Start with nothing. Improve yourself, develop your skills through a vast tree, unlock upgrades, learn spells, gather resources, and craft unique items. Your progress never stops – it continues even while you're offline.
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Factory Town Idle
Single-player alternative to Magic Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Orb of Creation
Single-player alternative to Magic Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons
Single-player alternative to Magic Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Magic Research.
Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons is a First Person Idle Dungeon Crawler with 6 unique races, robust combat, a grand saga spanning a continent full of unique dungeons, a classless skill system, and extensive guild management system to master as you uncover the secrets of the world of Dragaea!
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Tower Wizard
Single-player alternative to Magic Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Magic Research.
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
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Gaiadon: Eternal Quest
Single-player alternative to Magic Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Magic Research.
An Epic Incremental/Idle RPG
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Military Incremental Complex
Single-player alternative to Magic Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Magic Research.
Make weapons, make money. An active incremental game where you amass as much money as you can by starting a Military Industrial Complex company. Produce multiple different weapons, research upgrades, manipulate the stock market, and lobby the government for favors.
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(the) Gnorp Apologue
Single-player alternative to Magic Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Max Manos
Single-player alternative to Magic Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Increlution
Single-player alternative to Magic Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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
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Trimps
Single-player alternative to Magic Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.