Magicka 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Magicka 2

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

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

What works

  • Fun and chaotic cooperative multiplayer
  • Creative and deep spellcasting system
  • Improved graphics and physics
  • Humorous writing and voice acting
  • Stable multiplayer and fewer bugs than predecessor

Things to keep in mind

  • Short campaign length
  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Some ui and control issues
  • Solo play can be frustrating and difficult
  • Lack of pvp mode

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Magicka

  • Vellum

  • Victor Vran ARPG

  • Darksiders Genesis

  • Dungeon Defenders II

  • SWORN

Less competitive

Games that feels like Magicka 2 but with less competition against others

  • Cat Quest II

  • DYSPLACED

  • Cat Quest III

  • Shape of Dreams

  • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

  • Lost Castle 2

Less intimate

Games that feels like Magicka 2 but with less focus on close relationships

  • Rum & Gun

  • Titan Quest II

  • Dungeon Siege

  • The Wizards - Dark Times: Brotherhood

  • How to Survive

  • Grim Dawn

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Magicka 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation.

Last update: 21/08/2026