Games like Magic Research 2
If Magic Research 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Magic Research, High Fantasy Idle and A Dark Cave — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenges test build creativity, atmospheric and challenging. 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 2: 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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Steam players who put hours into Magic Research 2 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
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, meta progression, story heavy and a relaxing mood with Magic Research 2.
Top pick for Magic Research 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Magic Research 2.
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?
High Fantasy Idle
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Magic Research 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Magic Research 2.
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.
A Dark Cave
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Magic Research 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Survive in a cruel world, build and expand your village, and descend into the darkness below. Gather resources, make difficult choices, and uncover the unspeakable truth hidden deep within the cave in this dark incremental game.
Desktop Clicker
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Magic Research 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Magic Research 2.
Desktop Clicker is an idle clicker game that runs in a small window, letting you click monsters while working or gaming. Battle 90+ unique pixel creatures, upgrade passive damage, and unlock powerful prestige rewards. Enjoy incremental progression without interrupting your workflow!
IsekaIdle
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Magic Research 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Magic Research 2.
A fantasy idle progression game inspired by deep skill-based systems. Train skills through use, conquer dungeons, manage your settlement, and optimize every system at your own pace, with no prestige resets and permanent progression.
Autodelve
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Magic Research 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Magic Research 2.
A watch-it-happen roguelike meets a deep incremental. Your challengers dive, fight, and fall on their own — you spend their legacy to make the next generation stronger, and send up to six delving at once. Idle progress worthy of a second monitor.
Hollowspire
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Magic Research 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Magic Research 2.
A chill clicker-idle game where you dig, recruit and manage miners, and uncover buried upgrades deep underground.
Necromancer Idle: The Endless Drain
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Magic Research 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Magic Research 2.
Defeat The Necromancer and free the world from his evil! An Idle/Incremental inspired by RPGs and Roguelites: choose between Soldier, Ranger or Mage, die and rise again keeping your innate experience, automate your actions and reincarnate until you end the curse that drains your life.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Magic Research 2
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Trimps
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, resource management and a whimsical mood with Magic Research 2.
Reviewers of Magic Research 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Magic Research 2.
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.
Magic Research
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, meta progression, story heavy and a relaxing mood with Magic Research 2.
Reviewers of Magic Research 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Magic Research 2.
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?
Orb of Creation
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Magic Research 2.
Reviewers of Magic Research 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Magic Research 2.
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 2 at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Magic Research 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Magic Research 2.
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 ~50% under Magic Research 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Magic Research 2.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Magic Research 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Magic Research 2.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Magic Research 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Magic Research 2.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Magic Research 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Magic Research 2.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Magic Research 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Magic Research 2.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Magic Research 2 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Magic Research 2.
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.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Magic Research 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Magic Research 2.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Magic Research 2.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Magic Research 2.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Magic Research 2.
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.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Magic Research 2.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Magic Research 2.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Magic Research 2.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Magic Research 2.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Magic Research 2.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Frequently asked about Magic Research 2
- Does Magic Research 2 run on Steam Deck?
- Magic Research 2 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 2 cost?
- Magic Research 2 is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Magic Research 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Magic Research 2 are Magic Research, High Fantasy Idle, A Dark Cave.
- Who developed Magic Research 2?
- Magic Research 2 was developed by Maticolotto.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Magic Research 2.
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