Games like Magicka
If Magicka is your kind of game, the closest matches are Magicka 2, Foodgitives and FORCED: Slightly Better Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chaotic co op, create your own spells and hilarious moments. 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 →Magicka is a 2011 action-RPG from Arrowhead Game Studios that tasks players with combining elemental forces to construct their own spells, incorporating a friendly-fire system that can turn battles against both enemies and allies unexpectedly chaotic. Set in a fantasy world drawing from Norse mythology, the game follows a satirical storyline where players assume the role of wizards from a sacred order confronting an evil sorcerer. Reviewers highlight the spell-creation mechanics as the primary draw, with players describing co-op sessions as generating hilarious moments through the unpredictable consequences of combining powerful magical elements. The game supports online co-op for up to four players and is rated Playable on Steam Deck. Priced at $9.99, it holds an 83% positive rating from over 8,600 Steam reviews.
About Magicka: Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.
Players who liked Magicka also play
Steam players who put hours into Magicka 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.
Magicka 2
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Magicka.
Top pick for Magicka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Magicka.
The world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure returns! In the next chapter of Magicka, players ascend from the ruins of Aldrheim to experience a Midgård almost wiped free of Wizards after the Wizard Wars, with the few that do remain having either gone mad or extremely hostile toward all others
Foodgitives
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Magicka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Magicka.
Foodgitives is a frantic tilt & roll couch co-op game for 1-4 players. Restaurants want to cook you alive! Dodge deadly utensils, destroy their star ratings, and escape uncooked to become the ultimate foodgitive!
FORCED: Slightly Better Edition
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Magicka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Magicka.
FORCED is a challenging 1-4-player game with co-op at its heart! A mix of tactical arcade action, RPG elements and puzzles will forge you and your friends together. As slaves in the toughest gladiator school of them all, you will face a plethora of unique trials - designed to be your death!
Corgi Warlock
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Magicka.
Ranked #4 for Magicka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Magicka.
Corgi Warlock is a 1-4 player side-scrolling fantasy action game, where one brave Corgi will take on the Skeleton Bunny King's army! Against the power of Narwhals, Fencing Bears, and Crazed Unicorns, it takes more than your average Corgi to survive the King's onslaught... it takes a CORGI WARLOCK.
HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
WHY THIS
Shares friendly fire with Magicka.
Ranked #5 for Magicka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Magicka.
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Magicka.
Ranked #6 for Magicka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Magicka.
A Rhythm Role-Playing Game! Fight party crashing monsters with the power of music! Level your party and upgrade your gear while dancing to the beat of some groovin' tunes. Grab a friend and combine forces in all game modes in The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor!
Legend of Dungeon
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Magicka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Magicka.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
Dumb As Wizards
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Magicka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Magicka.
Magical madness for 1-4 players on the couch and online. Whale on your frenemies with crazy spells in a shrinking arena and be the last dummy standing! Embrace the chaos in this fun-for-all wizard brawler. You're a wizard, Dummy!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Magicka at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Magicka on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Magicka.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Magicka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Magicka.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Magicka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Magicka.
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 ~70% under Magicka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Magicka.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Magicka on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Magicka.
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 ~50% under Magicka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Magicka.
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.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Magicka on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Magicka.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Magicka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Magicka.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Magicka.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Magicka.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
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 Action with Magicka.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Arrowhead Game Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Arrowhead Game Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
HELLDIVERS™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Magicka.
Another title from Arrowhead Game Studios, the studio behind Magicka. Shares Action with Magicka.
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
WHY THIS
Shares friendly fire with Magicka.
Another title from Arrowhead Game Studios, the studio behind Magicka. Shares Action with Magicka.
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from Arrowhead Game Studios, the studio behind Magicka. Shares Action and RPG with Magicka.
The classic Gauntlet 4-player co-op action gameplay returns in a completely new experience! Battle the endless hordes of foes as you and your friends fight for treasure and glory via both local and online co-op multiplayer. Invade the Darkness!
Frequently asked about Magicka
- Does Magicka run on Steam Deck?
- Magicka 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 Magicka cost?
- Magicka is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Magicka have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Magicka supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Magicka?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Magicka are Magicka 2, Foodgitives, FORCED: Slightly Better Edition.
- Who developed Magicka?
- Magicka was developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Paradox Interactive.
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