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Magic Research

2023

Should you play it?

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?

What works

  • Deep and strategic incremental gameplay
  • Engaging storylines and progression
  • No microtransactions
  • Well-balanced challenge and pacing
  • Responsive and caring developer

Things to keep in mind

  • Ui and quality of life could be improved
  • Early game slow pacing
  • Some grind and micromanagement required
  • Minimal graphics and sound
  • Occasional opaque mechanics and progression gates

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Caves of Qud

  • Approaching Infinity

  • Magic Research 2

  • Lootun

  • xiuzhen idle

  • Low Magic Age

More intimate

Games that feels like Magic Research but with more focus on close relationships

  • cyberpunkdreams

  • Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road

  • Heroes Rise: The Prodigy

  • Tin Star

  • Community College Hero: Trial by Fire

  • Farm RPG

Less social

Games that feels like Magic Research but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Your Chronicle

  • Kingsway

  • Trust Me, I Nailed It

  • Meme Mayhem

  • Military Incremental Complex

  • Midnight Protocol

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Magic Research but with less imaginative fiction

  • Idle Bouncer

  • Emily is Away <3

  • Antimatter Dimensions

  • Incremental Adventures

  • Football Coach: College Dynasty

  • Tech Support: Error Unknown

More idle-friendly

Games that feels like Magic Research but with a stronger idle, pick-up-and-play feel

  • Trimps

  • Melvor Idle

  • NGU IDLE

  • Dragon Cliff

  • Idling to Rule the Gods

  • Wizard And Minion Idle

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Magic Research: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026