Magic Research 2 on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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.

Magic Research 2 is a auto battler, idler and text-based game developed and published by Maticolotto.
Released on May 21st 2024 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 432 reviews of which 403 were positive and 29 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 5.89€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+) or higher
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: N/A
  • Storage: 700 MB available space
  • Sound Card: N/A

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Jan. 2025
This is a legitimately good idle game that doesn't make me feel guilty when playing it. There is a lot of game to it, but there is also some "just sit there and look at number go up when life is really bad". It has plot. It has fun synergies to figure out. This is a good game, play it (you should also play no. 1, but do it first - I don't think I could go back to MR1 after all the tasty QoL in MR2)
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Sept. 2024
You can definitely tell the creator played this game himself, because everything that could possibly annoy you about the incremental genre is either non-existent or solved with a NG+ bonus for completing a specific objective right around the time that it starts becoming a pain point. And to be clear, I would largely classify this as an "incremental" game over and "idle" game. You will generally be actively managing your resources and while there are a few times later in the game you might benefit from watching a show while waiting for the numbers to go up, these are surprisingly rare given the amount of content in the game. The game also features a pretty engaging story that makes it worth playing, and there is even guidance on how to trigger every event so you'll never feel like you're flailing around with no purpose. I don't think there was a single time I started a new game where I felt like I hadn't gained something from the previous playthrough, and oftentimes what I gained was quite good. If this genre of game appeals to you, I can't recommend it highly enough. If you aren't sure about the story or if it's worth playing, just try it out and see what you think. That's what I did, and I quickly found myself looking forward to the full game.
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June 2024
These days, it's really hard to find an idle game that has an ending, but MR2 achieves this in a good and reasonable way. You are not really idle as the game keeps you busy with many interesting mechanisms to "research" on your own and to boost different ways of gameplay. Out of many idle games that I've played, I highly recommend this one!
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June 2024
Take notes, dev. This is what an idle game should play like. Non-penalizing AFKing, multiple possible paths, RPG elements, some story to tie it all together. Very good idle game, thanks!
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May 2024
Maticolotto is a legend and has made a peak incremental/upgrade/idle game. He's taken everything from the genre and made it fun and interconnected in a way that most new idle games fail to do. He's remembered that while these games are inherently grindy, they must also be fun and keep you coming back for more. He's found the right balance.
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Magic Research 2
8.6
403
29
Online players
141
Developer
Maticolotto
Publisher
Maticolotto
Release 21 May 2024
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