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Magic Research 2

2024

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Deep and engaging gameplay
  • Well-balanced progression
  • Meaningful choices and customization
  • No microtransactions or ads
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Some grind and slow progression in mid/late game
  • Ui can be clunky and overwhelming late game
  • Storyline could be expanded with more player choice
  • Some rng elements frustrating without guides
  • Combat can be demanding for an idle game

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Moonring

  • Crush the Industry

  • The Doors of Trithius

  • Reality Break

  • Tower Tactics: Liberation

  • Rift Wizard

More idle-friendly

Games that feels like Magic Research 2 but with a stronger idle, pick-up-and-play feel

  • Melvor Idle

  • Trimps

  • Dragon Cliff

  • Stuck In Time

  • Rocky Idle

  • Unnamed Space Idle

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Magic Research 2 but with more leadership over others

  • Lootun

  • Approaching Infinity

  • Low Magic Age

  • Mini Healer

  • Pro Wrestling Sim

  • Rogue AI Simulator

Choose your own criteria ->

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Magic Research 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

Magic Research 2: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Continuation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026